Saturday, July 6, 2013

Will Twilight and Trixie be able to save Larry?


The first panel shows Babs Seed and Twilight having a conversation.  It appears that Babs Seed is a gymnast to have made herself into a pony bridge between two turnstile structures.

The second panel shows that ponies can ride motorcycles.  Two (pony sized) helmets are inside the sidecar and unseen.

The third and fourth panels show the “Great and Powerful” Trixie relaxing beside a swimming lake in the ponies’ home world.  These panels also show that the ponies can move from their world to ours and back again with ease.

The fifth and sixth panels show James Buchanan and Hayate Anderson running in a hurry to the central command station.  I would imagine that it would be unfortunate if a strong enemy were to attack in the next few days, when their most experienced WASS agent is in the hospital.

What is that artifact, who built it, and why is it so powerful that reading an inscription can trigger it?  Keep reading my Angry Cab Comic and you will find out.

P.S.  If I ever have three daughters, it would be cute if their first names were inspired by My Little PonyFriendship is Magic characters.  My first daughter will be named Twilight, the second daughter will be named Luna, and the third
daughter will be named Trixie.

Thursday, July 4, 2013

My online comic - printed and then posted in the physical world.


On this Fourth of July, I will celebrate the many, hard won freedoms of past American generations by creating art and telling stories.

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Larry’s ponies find a magical stone artifact


At this time, I’m learning on my own the skills to be a digital artist.  By trial and error, I’m finding out how different software assets appear on the page or screen.  I don’t have the money to attend comic book classes, but would like to do so in the near future.

I’m still learning how to use the available tools.  I still have no idea why my Garry's Mod props and ragdolls cast shadows in some shots and not cast shadows in other shots.

I’m making plans to upgrade my computer in a month or two, so I can start creating with Source Filmmaker (SFM).

Sunday, June 23, 2013

“Larry's ponies recreating scenes from Gangnam Style!”


These scenes turned out better than I expected, given the inbuilt limitations of the Garry’s Mod pony ragdolls.  These pony forearms are so short - to make posing these to match South Korean musician Psy’s dance moves - difficult at best.  So, I did my best at recreating what the ponies could do to recreate shots from Gangnam Style; while hoping that you, my audience, will like the results.

Larry Hunt commented on this page, “Yes, very creative.  But how about mimicking "The Wizard of Oz" or "The Sapranos".  Something less current pop and more culturally iconic?”

I will consider Larry’s suggestion.  I will also consider ideas from my audience for future story arcs.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

“The most surprising thing about working at WASS is . . .”


First, from now on I’ve decided to use the Garry's Mod ponies for my main characters and use the pony vectors as background art.

Second, the second panel, (upper right) features my Duluth and north shore of Lake Superior photography.

Third, regarding the last (lower right) panel, could a “My Little Pony:  Friendship Is Magic” pony, as described in the show, give comfortable massages with their hooves?

This panel depicts two Earth ponies named Lotus Blossom and Aloe who work as masseuse therapists at the Ponyville Day Spa.


According to this page, “The spa offers many services in (the episode) Green Isn't Your Color, such as massages, mud baths, seaweed bath wraps, steam rooms, and even horn filing for unicorn ponies.”

Lastly, I know that Larry Hunt might be the only member of his next high school class reunion to be featured in an online web comic.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Ask WASS Base Commander Larry Hunt


On this page, Larry Hunt answers the simple question:  “The most surprising thing about working at WASS is . . .”

I love the facial expressions I can achieve with Comipo’s Manga Software tools.  I have a hard time keeping a straight face when I see Larry’s face on the first panel.

I’m having a hard time posing pony ragdolls using Garry's Mod.  With more practice time, I’ll get better.

What do you like better, the two dimensional ponies or the three dimensional ponies?

I’m looking forward to watching the movie “My Little Pony:  Equestria Girls”.  I’m also looking forward to including human versions of the ponies in my online comic.

Monday, May 27, 2013

Ask WASS Staff


This page asks and then answers a simple question:  “The most surprising thing about working at WASS is . . .”

This is another page where the characters talk to the readers, breaking the fourth wall between my fictional work and its audience.

The pony images were taken from “#MLP-VectorClub”, while backgrounds are from “Garry's Mod”.