The Return of the Eggs

The Mischievous Eggs are back! Originally based on Spook and Rosanna, my nephew and niece, they've come for a prolonged visit this time. They've burnt their nest down and Ollie has to Eggsit them while his sister rebuilds it. She takes her time. It'll be weeks before she collects them again.

Coincidences

I love my coincidences. Today I've been inking and coloring up a sunday comic all about a meteor and look what my Astronomy Picture of the Day home page photo is today.

Mop

I like today's comic but I HATE THAT MOP! Why did I draw it like that? It looks like a crazy haystack or something. I should've drawn it like the above. Darn.

Controversy

I am not surprised this comic didn't make it through the final approval stage. What was I thinking? Because 'Ollie and Quentin' isn't controversial, isn't cynical, political, topical and rarely has a message of any weight I guess I hoped people would read this strip as it was intended, just to be a bit of fun about two eggs not really existing until they hatch. How naive can I be?

Today's Drop Panel

Rabbits Against Ollie and Quentin

I think Jonathan Lemon's 'Rabbits Against Magic' feature is 'Ollie and Quentin's' long lost comic strip twin. We obviously share a sense of humor as we seem to touch on such similar topics. (Remember our "Homophone" coincidence recently?) Not at all surprised to learn that Jonathan originated from the UK, after all it's where the best sense of humor comes from. Cough.

Cow Attacks

The world is definitely getting madder. There have been a spate of cow attacks here in the UK, usually on people walking their dogs too near cows with young calves. This reminds me of a story my mum told me when she was walking her little fat pug in a field of cows last year. The cows got spooked by little plump Otto and chased after him. Trouble is he has a habit of fainting when exerted and promptly keeled over in mid stampede. My mum had to scoop him up and run out of the field with him slung over her back like one of those soft animal backpacks kids buy.

Stupid Idiot Gary

Gary is Quentin's rival for Rosie's affection and is always referred to by his full title of 'Stupid Idiot Gary'. Apologies to all those Gary's who aren't stupid idiots.

The Rhinomato

Off topic here but I had to show you this weird tomato we grew. We call it The Rhinomato or Hippomato for obvious reasons.

Crossover Comic

My attempt at a crossover comic. Apologies if, like me, you're not a fan of these rather embarrassing strips.

Chable and Dork

I think that's probably it for this joke. Spife? Knork?
Nah.

Party Crasher

Hee Hee, every now and again my Google ad appears on other comic sites. I've seen it beside the excellent Pooch Cafe and Pearls Before Swine Comics and today it made an appearance on the Dilbert site. Looking at it now has made me decide to include an Ollie and Quentin comic strip which I could change weekly. Is that a bit cheeky?

Talk Like A Pirate Day

Happy 'Talk Like A Pirate Day' Everyone!
I don't really like adding my signature to my comics, it seems like unnecessary clutter but I guess it's got to be there. Anyway in today's strip I had a bit of fun with it.

One of my favs in Swedish

Roddy Reid the Veterinarian

This is Roddy Reid the Veterinarian. He looks nothing like the real Roddy Reid who also happens to be a Veterinarian and is, in fact, one of my very good running mates. The above photo shows me running the London 10k with Roddy loitering right on my shoulder, almost coming out of my neck and about to overtake me, the swine.

Samples Update

I've added 6 bonus comic strips to the samples page on my Ollie and Quentin website. Click here and see if you can find them.

Space Hopper

Here in the UK Space Hoppers are funny looking orange things that look like this pencil rough. Trouble is they don't have these in the US so I had to change it to the rather dull hopper in the color final. Wish I'd just scrapped the joke.

Lawnmower

I'm a big user of Google Images for reference but in today's case I used my own lawnmower. It's a hand push version so I had to invent an engine. You can see I'm not an engineer or mechanic as my motor looks decidedly odd. This strip was originally nixed by my editor because it seemed a bit too cruel and grim for my comic. I've toned down the grinding noises of the cutter and added a "Grrr" from Ollie to show he's angry but not dead.

Free Comics in The Guardian

This Saturday, The Guardian newspaper starts giving away a free classic comic every day for a week – including the Beano, the Dandy and Jackie.
I was always a 'Sparky' kid myself.

"Where do you get your ideas?" #664

This week's 'Key' Series comes courtesy of my 17 year old daughter who NEVER remembers her key. I work three floors up in the attic of our house so have to struggle down a narrow spiral staircase and two flights of stairs to open the door for her.