A contaminated universe…
on August 26, 2019 at 12:01 amNever really followed up on that Contaminated Universe angle, huh?
Anyway, hey, hello, look, it’s Head Alien II. We’ll be seeing a bit of him, both in these pages and also over in Shortpacked!. He has an obligatory redesign because he’s an alternate Head Alien. Sure, add some boot cuffs. They’re extra.
And also hi, Bobby Walkerton. He’s named Bobby because Joyce lists “Bob” as one of the names she has planned for her future children early in Roomies!. And in that strip it’s a reference to Bob Forward, co-story editor of Beast Wars. So, yeah, Bobby Walkerton is essentially named after Bob Forward.
In this strip, a trick of my sloppy coloring put a shaded line down the middle of Bobby’s teeth. At the time, Maggie asked if it was a gap in his incisors, which she thought was cute, and since it’d be a nice distinguishing feature, I started drawing it intentionally going forward. (Not right away, but eventually.) I had to recolor this strip, and so I tried to… recreate the accident? Whatevs.
RIP Machete tag, you were short-lived
Hey, he’ll still be Machete. Just like Walky is still Walky, even though we know his real name is… … wait, what’s his real name again?
Aww, hey Bob. How cute.
Was the ending of Shortpacked! not following up on the contaminated universe angle?
Retroactively, now it is.
I love the Back to the Future pose—perfect for momentous single panels.
Bobby also appears when Joyce maps out the life she wanted with Walky: http://www.itswalky.com/comic/yer-right/
I mean, that Walky maps out! To Sal! Whoops.
That’s actually the one I was thinking of, I forgot the initial names from Joyce =o
I should prob use our kid name choices for whenever I get a cat, since the “kid” thing is increasingly unlikely as we dawdle (I mean, have you SEEN the price of just HAVING the thing in America, RIP OFF)
So I guess abductee strength is genetic, since Bobby was able to lift MM like his dad Walky?
If that’s the case then he can also use a jetpack like Joyce.
Wow, I never knew the teeth shadow in this wasn’t intentional. And it IS cute. Also, the Brown eye reveal still holds up.
Head Alien II’s superpower is speaking in Dramatic Yellow and I appreciate that.
Appropriate Gravatar is appropriate.
Okay, that explains the resemblance.