"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!
Panel Three: Great Frog Spirit's a little snippy today.
Panel Four: You mean Rad Thibodeaux? (OBSCURE!)
Panel Five: I like Froggy Poofs! They are crunchy-runchy!
Panel Seven: ...Oh, God, please tell me this isn't gonna be one of those tacky, defensive, attack-the-critics things we've seen in other Dumm Comics. I hope not. Don't feed the trolls!
But what I like is that Kyle and John seem to have listened to the griping from people like me who weren't interested in 100% plotlessly written comics. I still see the odd random snipping but I also trust now while it's appealing to the people that like that stuff it'll get back to the stuff I enjoy too, which isn't 100% random as much as it is screwball.
I've come to really enjoy FRS and it's become a favorite for me in the Dumm Lineup next to Skadi and 1930. :> Keep it up I am so charmed by this comic now!
@Happenstance: You're... going to eat Marissa? I googled Rad Thibodeaux. I like how the wikipedia entry immediately calls him a self-proclaimed genius. Nope, no troll baiting in that panel. Just poking light fun at some of my pitching experiences.
@Lauren: Thanks! We're figuring out what Strawberry is as we go along, and I'm glad you like where it's going. I'm enjoying doing this multi-parter and I hope people like the direction it's going to take us in.
Well, since you put it THAT way...
Rad Thibodeaux is both completely smug in his assumed superiority, and totally clueless. Without comprehending the meaning, he introduces himself, in completely seriousness, thusly: "Hi. I'm Rad Tib-bo-de-ux. I'm a self-proclaimed genius."