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Even in later years, Kirkwood never lost his talent for biting sarcasm.
Posted by GarandFan | January 2, 2009 6:04 PM
Posted on January 2, 2009 18:04
Yea, verily... the Puppet maketh the Man.
Posted by Myno | January 3, 2009 1:33 AM
Posted on January 3, 2009 01:33
This cracks me up in the biggest way. In my mind, it's competing with my all-time favorite cartoon--a Far Side that shows a kid practicing his Tuba behind an outhouse, & stunned on-lookers looking at the outhouse from the other side.
2 questions:
(1) Where exactly did Kirkwood come from?
(2) You ink your cartoons with a brush, right?
Posted by Terwiliger | January 4, 2009 11:57 PM
Posted on January 4, 2009 23:57
HEY T
(By the way, I saw "The 5,000 Fingers of Dr.T" recently. The evil piano genius is Dr.Terwiliger. Is your handle a tribute?)
Answers:
1) Kirkwood is an actual neighborhood here in Decatur. It's filled with oddballs and misfits and I thought that the name might make a fun platform for my random gag cartoons.
2) Though I'm familiar with brush line work, I'm more comfortable with a variety of pens and nib sizes that give me all the options I need without the mess.
Good questions,,,,,
Posted by john Cox | January 5, 2009 1:00 AM
Posted on January 5, 2009 01:00
HEY JOHN
For whatever reason, "Puppet Man" cracks me up more than anything you've done so far. I'd like to see him in syndication (even more so than "Quiptoons").
"Terwiliger" is a dual tribute to Dr. Seuss (although the Dr. T. in that movie was actually "Dr. Terwilliker")--& Bart Simpson.
When I had my tonsils out, somebody gave me a copy of "If I Ran the Circus". Fan of Seuss ever since.
Sometimes when Bart Simpson got into mischief, there was an angry authority figure demanding to know his name; one time Bart replied "Why, it's Terwilliger, mate!" (I think Sideshow Bob's last name was also Terwilliger).
I thought that "Terwiliger" would be a funny handle when playing video games with my nephew. I had to drop one "L" because there wasn't enough room in the field to fit all of the letters; thus "Terwiliger".
Coincidentally, Dr. Terwilliker's named student in "5,000 Fingers" is also Bart.
Posted by Terwiliger | January 6, 2009 12:30 AM
Posted on January 6, 2009 00:30
HEY T
Nice. I love the inside scoop on my commenters. Color me "intrigued".
Posted by john Cox | January 6, 2009 1:57 AM
Posted on January 6, 2009 01:57
I'm sure a shrink could make a lot out of what we use for 'names' on the internet.
I heard a rumor that Al Gore likes to sign off with "God".
Posted by GarandFan | January 6, 2009 10:06 PM
Posted on January 6, 2009 22:06
My kind of guys!
I would hang w/them...*
Tara
http://www.threerexes.com
http://3rexes.blogspot.com
Posted by Anonymous | January 7, 2009 4:31 AM
Posted on January 7, 2009 04:31