Interstellar Incident page 4 of 5
Sunday — July 25th, 2010

Interstellar Incident page 4 of 5

Interstellar Incident page 4 of 5 by guest artist Jason Waltrip

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I figure that secret agent SnowBuni has many assignments while indentured to her  Sylvalagi overseers… some of which are exciting (deep undercover work infiltrating dangerous criminal organizations), and others which are mundane (such as guard duty).  I’m sure she’d rather be doing the fun stuff, but duty calls in many different ways.

The Sylvalagi have colonized (and later abandoned) a number of sites in the Earth-Sol system, including small artificial enclosed habitats on several of the Jovian moons.  It is likely that this story takes place in such a locale, as the Sylvalagi overmasters attempt to reclaim their lost heritage.

Artwork this time around by long-time anime artist Jason Waltrip, whose professional credits include Robotech and the Metal Bikini miniseries.  He is also currently illustrating the webcomics Fans! and Penny and Aggie.

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Classic Reprints

I’m reprinting some of the classic from the SnowBuni print comics and early digital posts.  I’ve been fielding some questions regarding the history of SnowBuni, and I thought these would provide a bit of entertainment and enlightenment into the Sylvalagi universe.

Hare D’Ouevre Story Arc

Hare D’Ouevre page 1

Like many enthusiasts with fond memories of the original Bugs Bunny and crew from Warner Brothers Studios, I was horrified to hear of the planned “reinterpretation” of the classic characters as the Loonatics back in 2004.

As described, the Loonatics concept seemed unworkable… for one thing, the characters in the original theater shorts had been antagonists, representing absurd caricatures of real situations (such as Elmer’s ill-fated hunting trip in Rabbit Seasoning in which Daffy and Bugs try to convince the hunter to shoot the other). In contrast, the characters in the Loonatics are more-or-less interchangeable teammates, without any interesting conflicts or acknowledgment of their differences.

This is the first strip (work-in-progress) of a Loonatics parody (which I actually wrote BEFORE the Loonatics cartoon series was released), in which I highlighted the faults that I anticipated for the series (using my Sylvalagi characters SnowBuni and HoniBuni as members of the Loonatics “team”).

Even though it appears that the animated Loonatics series has been cancelled, I’m thinking to publish my little parody anyway. Call it a post-cancellation critique.

I think it’s worth posting. Or not. You let me know!

The artwork is still a bit sketchy… I’ve inked two panels of this page multiple times, trying to find the perfect procedure. Still working on it.

Also, note that I’ve modified SnowBuni and Taz, with a style containing elements from both the Loonatics show as well as my own Pseudo Comics.

Also… gaps in the previous story arc (Lost in the Haunted House) will be filled by chapters as they become available from their contributing artists.

Lost in the Haunted House

Lost in the Haunted House Chapter 1 Page 1

SnowBuni has a long history with Haunted Houses and all of the traditional icons of the Halloween season. In her published adventures during the last twenty+ years, she’s fought a variety of monsters, mutants, aliens, ghosts, zombies, mad scientists, and other critters from the dark side.

I’ve never organized a creative anthology for the definitive Haunted House experience, until now. In a recent contest, I invited cartoonist friends to contribute a chapter detailing her experiences in one room of a haunted house… when all of these entries are assembled in some kind of logical order, we see how SnowBuni survives being Lost in the Haunted House.

Here’s the original contest forum: Haunted House STORY Contest 2008.