"A Cry For Help" by Gerald DeJesus
August 31st, 2010 by GabeThis is it, the definitive end to Big Pants Mouse. I saved Jerry's masterpiece as the final final final Big Pants. Why? Because it's all there. Like us all, Jerry has always had a soft spot in his heart for this little mouse, but unlike the rest of us, Jerry's heart is quite different.
Jerry is an amazing artist. You have seen his work and you didn't even know it!
My friend Tony introduced Jerry to me at a Carl's Jr. in '99. Tony wanted me to put in a good word for Jerry at Spumco. He was amazing, and we hired him for his flash expertise, but unbeknownst to me, I already "knew" Jerry.
See, some of us guys at Spumco had this contest called the "Ace Card". We would find the nastiest filthiest videos online and share them as our "ace card". Tony always seemed to have a HUGE amount of videos and would usually always win. But those times changed when Jerry started at Spumco. Jerry was Tony's secret supplier of depravity. If I would have known this, I would have told our boss that we needed to hire Jerry on his filth finding abilities alone!
Since then, I think I've worked with Jerry on every flash project I've done, including the Big Pants Mouse pilot at Disney. He is an amazing art director, bg designer, painter, animator, and all around great guy. Thanks for the final word Jerry, you put the final nail in Big Pant's coffin.
Thank you all for all the support over the years. Here's to the end of Big Pants and the start of Life In The Analog Age next week!
BTW, do any of these aliens have names? If so, please share.
And it couldn't have been a car because it was right above us! With a blinding light! My friend was there too and didn't think it was a spaceship, but oh yeah... it was. And we couldn't see anything when we got out of our tent a few seconds later. Although it was dark... :/
And it couldn't have been a car because it was right above us! With a blinding light! My friend was there too and didn't think it was a spaceship, but oh yeah... it was. And we couldn't see anything when we got out of our tent a few seconds later. Although it was dark... :/
FWIW, I disagree with Brandon regarding Porthole. I think it's consistently funny; it has a classic humor sensibility combined with a drawing style that's very much in vogue.
Brandon is entitled to his opinion, but his criticism is as bland as he claims this strip is. Criticism should serve a point, that is, it should specifically point out weak areas that need improvement so the author can benefit from the opinions of his readers.
For example, Brandon says this strip is unfunny. Why? Is the delivery off? Is the subject matter too vague? What is it that he dislikes? If he could put some thought into it and explain his position it would not only cast him in a better light, but Fred might find some way to improve the strip based on said criticism.
Remember anything other than constructive criticism is just infantile whinning.
Anonymously yours,
Wowzers69
Secondly, Brandon is saying he is "disappointed" in us. Come on, that is silly. He is saying we're letting him down, as if we promised him something and failed. So I laugh again at that.
Nobody here thinks we're God's gift to comics or anything like that. I, and I think Fred too (though I won't speak for him), totally appreciate criticism of my work when it's specific and helpful. But what do I say to "Your comic is unfunny" "Sorry", perhaps? I don't know. So I just laugh it off. And this time, I just chose to laugh it off in a comment. I know everyone is entitled to their opinion, but if I don't particularly like something I come across I"ll just pass it on by. Why stop and take a shit on it.
And now you're saying I'm being "touchy" and should "hang it up" because I'm laughing off a person who went out of their way to generically shit on our work? I don't get that at all. I guess if it helps, just think of it as a verbal shrug off, because that's what it was. And unlike you think, my comment actually was addressing the quality of his critique.
Shoot, was I supposed to shrug you off too?
JUST KIDDING! It was a joke, lighten up!
You also say that when you see something you don't like, you pass it by, which would have been the appropriate action here. Yet when you saw a crit that, presumably, you didn't like (see "shit on it", above), you went out of your way to publicly slam the guy rather than pass it by.
Frankly, I'm amazed that you felt you needed to comment at all. The overwhelming majority of the comments posted here are positive, sometimes ridiculously so. And the one vague bad comment merits a response?
You can shrug me off if you like, but I'll point out that your follow-up post managed to ignore the compliment I paid you in favor of telling me to lighten up. Way to court readership - antagonize the people who like your work.
Judging from the most recent comments, both you and Brandon have been chasened by the exchange. That's good; it's a step toward the meaningful critiques that you say you welcome.
I don't expect you to agree with any of this, BTW, and that's fine. Thanks for listening.
Thanks for taking some of the heat of me Ricky!
1) Mark Morgan, That alien up their is named Charles, none of the eyeball aliens have names, it goes against their culture.
2) Thanks Andy.
3) Tara, the planet Charles lives on has very low gravity so bones aren't part of his biological makeup.
4)Tillie, don't be afraid, not ALL aliens are out to harm us!
5) Awesome story Andy, thanks!
6) Awesome story Andy, thanks!
7)Bamboozle, the spaceship IS his wife.
8) Brandon.
9) Hey Sean! Your drawings were good a few years ago and they're amazing now, I've never seen anyone improve as fast as you have!
11) Wowzers69 "Dumm Dumm DUMM!" Duuuuuuuuum!
15) Wowzers69, THANKS!
Or maybe they just think that people who see aliens will be more into their products...