The Fine Art of Strip Writing

[Malc]

Oh, now we're getting down to the real issue. You had it in for that branch didn't you?

Roger liked it and you were jealous...

[Tarquin Thunderthighs lll]

Mine is minimalist humour.

Never a truer word was spoked.

[The Peepmaster]

I thought it was a brave effort, apart from the wording.

[Tarquin Thunderthighs lll]

Which?

[peter]

How come we have branched out of the topic
Lets get back to the root of the subject

[Tarquin Thunderthighs lll]

I thought it was a brave effort, apart from the wording.

K-CHINGGG!

Ah, yes - you're right, Peepsie. I've changed my mind. It's marvellous! Far better than anything you could have come up with.

[The Peepmaster]

I need lessons from the master.

[Tarquin Thunderthighs lll]

Bit busy at the moment. Roger, can you help?

[Roger Kettle]

I'm not sure at this moment who I'm supposed to be helping and with what.

[Fyodor]

Frame 1: (Our man is thinking) "I want to rich and famous."
Frame 2: (Light bulb thought) "I know, I'll be a cartoonist. That's an easy life."
Frame 3: (Now he's thinking seriously) "All I need is the basic idea."
Frame 4: "Got it!" (We see he has written on a piece of paper, "Shuggie and Duggie"

Good eh?

[The Peepmaster]

Roger, I think you should start taking things easy at your age. Maybe you need an ideas team to work as a think-tank, generating possible concepts that you could just buff-up and turn into shape. You're doing far too much alone.

If you ever decide to employ such a team - I'd like to be considered.

[Tarquin Thunderthighs lll]

For what?

[Tarquin Thunderthighs lll]

"Shuggie and Duggie"

Good eh?

No.

[Roger Kettle]

Panel One - Bloke (in flat cap) leaning on a pub bar, saying to barman: "Then I said "If that's your attitude, you won't see me again".

Chalkie walks through the door, saying: "Just been past your old boozer, Arny"

"How come the landlord's throwing a party?"

Much better! You're not quite in the think-tank yet but you're in the think-bowl.

[The Peepmaster]

I've amended the first frame, to make it clearer it's a pub he's talking about.

Panel One - Bloke (in flat cap) leaning on a pub bar, saying to barman: "Then I said "If that's your attitude, I won't be drinking here again".

Chalkie walks through the door, saying: "Just been past your old boozer, Arny"

"How come the landlord's throwing a party?"