Well technically it’s my birthday, but why not make it Whubble’s as well, and use it as an excuse to post a new strip up. Happy birthday Whubble!
Woo, so, it’s been a year since any new Whubble strips. Really sorry about that, hope this might help in some small way. It was weird to draw – clearly my style has changed a little bit since I did the last ones. I draw Whubbles quite large, bigger than they need to be, because I like how my linework gets thinner when it’s shrunk down. This one I drew just the same size as previously, but my line still looks thicker and looser to me. I don’t mind it, it’s natural to change a bit over time (and I’ve become far more used to inking in the bolder style of my other, more adult, office webcomic Corporate Skull), but I wonder if it looks inconsistent.
Anyway, before I deconstruct everything I’m doing, I’ll leave it. I would still like to return to drawing Whubbles regularly, I just need to find some time, and it’s in short supply these days. But sometime yes :)
Hello all!
Aww, i miss writing Whubble-related blogs. But hey, as Christmas is rolling up, I saw fit to suggest a few THINGS WHAT I DONE, WHAT YOU CAN BUY should you want to pick up some boggly-eyed face-slappy presents, including the nearly-deleted Whubble T-shirt! So please have a look at the little blog post at fumboo (is here [link]) for details on where you can get
- T-shirts featuring Whubble, Angry Little Robot, Looshkin and loads more!
- Bear plush toys and books!
- Kochi Wanaba prints!
- Find Chaffy and all the other books what I’ve done!
Thank you for looking :)
jx
There we go, with today’s Whubble strip we’re at an end for this current run. I’d like to thank everyone who has supported Whubble and all those who have commented, emailed and promoted it, the affection for that little lumpy purple cat is quite overwhelming and i really do appreciate it.
As mentioned in the previous post, I have to stop drawing Whubble for a while because there is so much other work taking precedent at the moment. As for when Whubble will return, I have no idea. It may be a while, sorry.
The only way I could do more Whubble is if it were a paid gig, running in newspapers and the like. But as any strip cartoonist will tell you, getting a cartoon strip into the press can be like trying to climb up a bear, notoriously difficult and you always end up back on your ass (badoom TISH). There’s been some interest in Whubble from certain publishers over the years, but ultimately these come to nothing, or roll on indefinitely. So if you think the newspapers you read should print Whubble, please do point them this way! All support is obviously very welcome.
But for now, thank you again. I announce new stuff (including any possible Whubble return) on my site and twitter, so click the links to the right if you want to follow me there.
Until next time, file under A. For Awwww.
jx
