Tossing Out Ideas, Part the First...
Okay, so the first step in this little endeavor of mine (hopefully culminating in my being published AND paid for my strip work) is to come up with an interesting premise... the bare bones of character and setting. To this end, I've come up with a few ideas... very basic, very sketchy so far, but a good starting point. So, the ideas (in no particular order (or odor, depending on how much you might think these choices stink), are...
The Florida Keyes:
This is one I've been kicking around for awhile, and based in part on my own family's misadventures. It concerns a family of 3 (Mom, Dad and Son) picking up and moving down to the Sunshine State, and all that that sort of relocation entails.
Pros: local appeal, so the Florida papers might give it some preferential treatment.
Cons: local appeal... why should someone in Chicago care about what's happening in Florida?
And Now For A Word...:
A series of strips centered around the shows, commercials and newscasts of one small TV station.
Pros: Variety. Lots and lots of variety... as well as a great deal of pop culture to make fun of.
Cons: Few recurring characters, so harder to find someone to connect with. Then again, that never hurt Gary Larson...
More to come...
The Florida Keyes:
This is one I've been kicking around for awhile, and based in part on my own family's misadventures. It concerns a family of 3 (Mom, Dad and Son) picking up and moving down to the Sunshine State, and all that that sort of relocation entails.
Pros: local appeal, so the Florida papers might give it some preferential treatment.
Cons: local appeal... why should someone in Chicago care about what's happening in Florida?
And Now For A Word...:
A series of strips centered around the shows, commercials and newscasts of one small TV station.
Pros: Variety. Lots and lots of variety... as well as a great deal of pop culture to make fun of.
Cons: Few recurring characters, so harder to find someone to connect with. Then again, that never hurt Gary Larson...
More to come...