"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!










Who wouldn't want to make a snowman out of volcanic ash?
Oohh..... o.0
btw, Skadi has gotta be FREEZING
Diseaseoid's face in the second panel is so cute! Great little strip this week!!
I love the ashman, and they're so happy too!
I love panel 3 most. Diseasoid looks like my daughter this morning on a way to kindergarten.
Of course, it's sad to actually take any cartoon world seriously.
My Dad's a history teacher, so he should like this one!
Actually, I think it WOULD be pretty chilly under that cloud of ash; it's obviously a few days after the initial eruption as Skadi and D haven't joined the doomed crowd.
Best snowflake-on-tongue gag: "Astronaut Fall" from The Perry Bible Fellowship. Ironically, it ALSO involves ash.
Actually, the first "historical event" Skadi was titled "The Flagellants", and it was based on a radical religious movement that took place in the 13th and 14th century AD.
Also, historically speaking, there were indeed barbarians around when Pompeii erupted. The Romans were engaged in wars with people they referred to as "barbarians" long before 79 AD. For example, Julius Caesar was fighting the Gauls (who were known as barbarians) in the year 50 BC.
Yet, you're right to not look too deeply into the time period of Skadi. It's really just a jumble of medieval and prehistoric times. It's fantasy, after all.
Oh, and I completely forgot about your Krumpas strip! So I'm doubly wrong.
I'd like to see more strips where Skadi weaves her way through Ancient history
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyborian_Age
Or else...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon%27s_Lair_II