Super Special Thanks for help with this comic: Patrick W. Welch – A mentor of mine who pushed me to go into comics in addition to animation. Kirsten – Who gave me the initial push I needed to pursue my[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for flip-larsen
Come Fly Without Me
This comic was originally a story-board for a short, animated film I was going to make. Then I remembered how long animation takes (forever), and how long this comic would be if it were voiced and animated (about 50 minutes),[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Pushy Penguin Parents Politely Prod Progeny
Your parents know how to trick you into doing a bunch of things you’d never consider otherwise. Like cleaning anything at all ever, in my case. I’ve decided that Updates will be Tuesday and Friday before 3pm, with periodic special[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Important Decisions for Flip Larsen pt 1
Some pages of this comic are laid out for print, some of them are laid out for web. I’m still figuring these things out.
Flippin’ Out
Hey kids! This is just a friendly reminder to loop your bike lock through one of your tires. Otherwise thieves or hungry robots will steal your wheels.
Eye Spry
SPRYSUPERSLAM
I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this before, but this comic was originally made as the storyboard for an animated cartoon. There are places it’s more evident than others, but the sequence leading up to this page is one of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
ESCAPE FROM PENGUIN ISLAND
Hey guys, did you know that a Carl Barks Scrooge McDuck collection came out a couple weeks ago? I think they’re really fantastic and beautiful. The politics in them can be a little old, and the Donald Duck book from[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Takahe’n it easy
Spry Tropics
Today I’m going to try to build my own computer, so if I never update again it’s because I was killed in the ensuing explosion.
Spry Tropics II: Petro’s Revenge
Well, it took a while but I finally got my computer up and running again. Having your computer and your back-up computer breaking within a fort-night? Highest recommendation to avoid.
Page inspired by “101 Insulting Penguin Jokes”
So I got a barter commission the other day where the commiseur ordered me a Yiynova msp19 – basically an off-brand Cintiq. I’m not quite an evangelist for the thing yet, but it’s pretty nice. The MSP19 is definitely worth[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Midnight Owl
No offense everyone, but I’m really proud of this page. Also: In two three weeks issue two starts! Here’s a preview image for it:
Owl Eyes on Me
Can you catch leprosy from your computer? I ask because individual things in my computer seem to be dying at an alarmingly regular rate. After having my Power Supply die, a stick of RAM went bad, and surprisingly shut the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Moment of Doubt pt.1
And this is it for issue 1! Due to a freelance thing, I may not be able to update next week, but I hope to put out the back and front covers for issue 1 then!
The Flight Plan Cover
Whooo! Issue 1 is done! I still want to do something for the back cover, so that might be Friday, but Issue 2 starts no later than Next Tuesday. It might not feel much like a different issue, and that’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Want to see why I didn’t start making this comic three years ago when I originally wrote it? Below is the original version of this comic, done 37 months ago Sunday. It’s actually the first finished piece of art I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yelling Into the Night
WOOOOOOO! Second issue! I’m working ahead a little bit so I can go back and catch mistakes before I post things, but I still might mess up here and there. If you stare at any piece of artwork long enough[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Smallest Talk
I have decided to do three updates a week starting today! Hopefully it doesn’t kill me! Well, I hope it doesn’t kill me, I can’t control the way you think. Not yet.
Chimp Tract
Chimp Chat
Rope-a-Duped
Three pages a week may end up being impossible for me soon, but I hope I can keep it up! I don’t want people to have to wait all the way until next Halloween to read the whole book!
Snake, Rattle and WHOA!(1990, NES)
Fantasy Parsin’ with Flip Larsen
I wanted the rest of the comic to just be 112 pages of this, and then it ends with everyone dying of exhaustion at Flip’s impotent rage/angry whimsy, but I was told it was too depressing.
Gorp Snoob Fananafras
Did you know this comic actually had someone go through and edit it? Not very heavily, just a few notes of what did and didn’t work. Kirsten, my editor and in no small way the reason I’m willing to be[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Stealthy like a pig
Accidentally posted a day late because I got hooked into Final Fantasy 6. I don’t ask for your forgiveness, just your patience because this scene works better when you view it all at once. Designing a graphic novel that also[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Pre-Flashback Anticipation
A Lady of Her Word
Lori’s got a brand new bag
Lori’s Hooked
I got a special Halloween comic that I’m currently posting on Tumblr. I’ll post it on this site after Issue 2 is finished. That’s after Halloween, but it’s not like you just like Halloween leading up to October 31st. If[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dog Days
At the rate I’ve been going, I am going to end up making 200 pages of comics this year, including zine stuff, redoing two 24 hour comics and making one new one. I seriously don’t know how this happened, but[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You Didn’t Give Us Time to Guess!
Everyone Predator-Prey relationships don’t last long. Too many conflicts of interest. Right now I’m posting an additional, kind of Halloween themed comic on MY TUMBL(E)R! I’ll post it here when Spry Adventure Comics: The Quest for Flight is finished, but[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Midnight Snacks in the Mausoleum
You guys have no idea how close I just came to making a Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever joke for this page title.
Doughy, Yeasty Thoughts
I’m going to switch my website over to ComicEasle from Comicpress next Wednesday, and I’m excited to see if it DESTROYS EVERYTHING.
Just Follow Your Nose
Just a reminder that my THE GREAT TUMBLOR is paying host to a daily comic I’m doing for the month of October!
Slip and Slide
A little tip about radiator heat: It sounds like a good idea, but also sounds like your apartment/house is falling apart.
Running Interference
If It Bounces and is Round a Dog Will Go After It
Sorry I’ve been late with my comic posting. I’ve been posting an additional comic on my tumblr. I did the finale yesterday, as well as doing a 24 hour comic on Saturday. I’m afraid I won’t be posting the 24[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
WHOA! HEY!
Dog-Gone Rodao
No rabbits were hurt in the making of this scene. ALSO: Super sorry for being late on updates. I will be updating all five weekdays to make up for it. This issue is actually already done. I just didn’t post[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
DYNAMIC THROW! FLIP SAVE THE DAY!
The end of this action sequence! I hope it read well! I have a hard time following action in comics, so I tried to make mine as easy to follow as I could. I know that’s a personal issue that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Colonel Distraction Rallies the Troops
Leave Only Footprints, Take Only Bananas
Lori and the Sprytone’s hit album “Skadaddle”
There was originally a different line at the end of this page, but I felt the need to voice my concern.
It’s called being a team player guys.
I learned an important lesson about working ahead, but not so far ahead that you forget about your comic on a regular basis.
Onehundredthousand_Crates.exe
Pig with Package Peril
Wait, how do we get this crate down from the roof?
That’s it for “Issue 2” of Spry Adventure Comics! Thursday I have a bonus comic, Saturday the cover, and then next Tuesday I will begin posting “Issue 3!”
Bonus Track 2
So, for kicks I did a page of my comic on ~*REAL MEDIA*~. I feel that instead of explaining what my comic process is, this untouched paper comic reveals my digital process. There’s all sorts of mistakes and scaling issues,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I got this issue covered!
This issue is OFFICIALLY DONE (officially!)… However I am going to take a week to try to figure out why stuff on my website isn’t working. I want my RSS readers to be able to look at my comic easily[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A Pig’s Peculiar Package is most Perplexing to a Procyon
ISSUE 3! I tried fixing my site up, but I’m going to have to wait until a web-designer friend can help out. So BEAR WITH ME until then. I appreciate any non-spambot comments. Even if you hate my comic! As[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Racquinquiries
So, in December I’ll be doing a freelance illustration gig, two holidays, a wedding, working on Dungeon Panic (give if you can! I’ll do some work on the game no matter what, but I’d really like to be paid to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
No Need for Raccoons!
After reading some Archie comics I changed panel 2 to make the whole page a little more interesting compositionally. Archie comics tend to tell simple stories very directly and briskly, so reading them is like reading comics 101. ALSO PUNS.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Crate Balls of Fire
Thinking of crate puns isn’t that hard, but I wouldn’t want to do it for a living. However, if you want to hire me and have me do it for a living I’m open to it.
Piece of Snake!
I can’t wait to link you all to the freelance thing I’ve been working on for the past couple of months. I think it’s fun! And I’m not just saying that because they’re my favorite client to work for and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
ENTER THE FLAMINGO DOME
Oh, I don’t remember if I mentioned this but Lori is a blanc de hotot. That’s where this chapter title comes from. If you were never tasked with looking up different kinds of rabbits there’s no reason for you to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A Rabbit Weasling a Pig? That’s Gnus to Me.
So, to explain why I am angry at past Ian, I am posting my layout for this page imported into Manga Studio ex4. While it’s may be interesting to see how and what I change from the layouts I made[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A hare-brained scheme
For the curious, if I were to make my comic in color this is what it would look like. It’s not a significantly larger amount of work but I don’t think it looks as nice. There’s also a theme going[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hook, Line and Oinker
Sorry this is a couple days late! I was just finishing up a really fun freelance gig that I can’t wait to tell you about. It may be a while yet.
Melora Pointilleux: Grappling Hook Expert
I used to have more specific advice for throwing a grappling hook properly, but realized that it was probably not true and that I would have to look up the proper way to throw one. Mainly: Spiral is probably bad[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Perfect from Now On
I’ll be changing my update schedule to M-W-F starting 2013. It kind of makes more sense than Tu-Th-Sa I guess. Plus all the days only require one initial, which is nice.
The Gentle Nagging of Friendship.
Out of curiosity, you guys aren’t that interested in Cheap Louis Vuitton wallets, purses or handbags, right? I’ve been deleting comments about them but if you guys really want them, I have some good leads.
Scaling Walls to Scaley Wails
Slithering Up the Building
TIP FOR OTHER COMIC ARTISTS: It does not hurt to put in the word bubbles during the layout phase. These past two pages were an absolute NIGHTMARE to do because of poor layouts. My only excuse is that I did[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Also some frogs are surly
This weekend I took some time out to compile the print versions of issue 1 and 2, putting the title of each comic and the alt text on each page. It was quite tedious, but I am pretty sure that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Raising Dander Over Slander
If you don’t know how, you should really learn how to cook. It’s mostly just following directions and slowly learning what does and doesn’t work or pair right with other things. I have friends nearing and in their thirties who[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
BICKERFEST_2013
Saying that someone is still on about something isn’t that strange of a saying, Lori. No need to put quotes around it!
Hossssssspitality
I was going to try to avoid making a snake long-s joke, but I guess I’m not above it like I liked to think I was.
Lay Some Skin on Me Daddio
Feel free to use these last two panels for all the snake jokes you don’t feel confident about on Tumblr.
Shed Hits
Real poll question that I’d like to see answered in the comments: Do these snakes want to prey on Spry, Lori and Flip, or do they actually want to party? The answer will be revealed later this year, but I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Spryumvirate Celebration
I’ll admit that I don’t have an entirely solid grasp on the way Agnus is drawn, but I went from dreading making the pages she’s in to really enjoying them. I hope that updates won’t slow down this week or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Potential Victory, Potential ULTRA VICTORY?!
It’s Late I’m Tired and I Want to Go Home
Chapter 3
I probably should post these FIRST, huh? Usually I do them last so that they look the nicest. For those curious about my process, this is a piece of the line art from the cover shrunk down by half. If[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A New Night Dusks
I had to take a break for a week to think of what the title for this chapter should be called. Raccoon puns can be a tricky deal!
Spiraling out of… Oh never mind.
Sacked Hunch
Maybe I’m drawing him wrong, but Flip is the easiest character to get almost right, and the hardest character to get exactly right.
Polar Opposites
SPAM COMMENTS I HATE YOU SO MUCH. If the purpose of spambots is to make it seem like having comments turned on on your comic is a bad idea, they’re pretty close to doing their job. I suddenly started getting[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Escaping a Non-Dangerous Situation
Whoa! Getting back into the swing of this was more difficult than I thought it would be! I decided to take a break to recharge but I wonder if it really did me any good the way I wanted it[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Re: Introduction
Computer Alliterates
I rewrite my comic up until I publish it and this is a page that had changes made to it as recently as two hours before posting it.
Skate or Diet
Apparently ruffage can be spelled both “ruffage” and “roughage” That reminds me, I’m supposed to be advertising “Rough Age” the sequel to “Dragon Age.” It’s medieval fantasy, only you’re just a serf who toils forever until you die at age[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Slop Look and Listen
The Truth About Scum Craply
I’ve been so hungry I was willing to hijack a flying machine too! I don’t usually do this, but Monday’s page is so complicated (for me) that I had to post the roughs because they’ve been driving me batty.
Everything Goes Wrong All the Time
I put this in the comic because I feel like this all the time. Right now I’m trying a new approach that’s putting me a few days ahead, but when I finish the comic and it hasn’t all been posted[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Fade Away Jumper
When working ahead, I always forget to post the actual finished pages. Maybe I’ll get better about this eventually?
Minute Possessive Donkeys: Wizardly Camaraderie
A little story about WHY this comic has a parody of Small Pony Amigo Magico: When I was originally writing this nearly five years ago, my future fiancee sent me an episode of the 80s cartoon. The horses were all[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Legalese from Legalapes
Finally!
Perplexin’ and Flexin’
Gonna Fly Now
Unrealistic Flight Expectations
Curbing Impulses
Loriyuken
Perplexing Plank Plummage
Sprylhouette
ABSOLUTE BABIES
It pays to know when your friends are going to chicken out on you. Generally throwing yourself off a roof in a thunderstorm is one of those times.
One Man Street Team
Chewing the Fat
I’m working a little bit ahead on my comic, and today I finished drawing this book! It’s actually not that far out from being all posted, really. I’m really only a month ahead of schedule, but that gives me plenty[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…