Back From Hiatus! Huey + Goop Lunch Date!
Added 2021-07-01 19:39:49 +0000 UTCHello everyone!!
I got back from housesitting yesterday and was reunited with my computer, so I started working on this comic! I also packed up all of Goop's things and will start looking for a shelter to give them to. It was... Hard. I'm so glad you all encouraged me to take time off-- Usually I just work through my sadness, bonus points if I've got a manager breathing down my neck and a customer screaming at me. So it's been great to have time just to feel my feelings! Soup is doing better as well, but I can tell she still smells Goop here. Been giving her extra extra love. I also didn't notice how much my wrist needed a break, I don't have anymore pain, drawing this was so much easier! So thank you. <3
A bit I wrote about this comic:
For the past four years, I’ve had the prompt “Comic where I take Huey and Goop to McDonald’s with no punchline” at the top of my art ideas list. I always had it saved for a rainy day, but just never got around to it. After Huey died I thought about deleting it, but the idea made me too sad, so at the top it remained. I felt like continuing to draw my dead dog in silly situations would make me look like a creep who can’t let go of the past. (Which is, admittedly, very true.)
And now, so soon after losing him, I’ve lost my beloved Goop. As many of you know, he passed away after 4 hospital trips and many sleepless nights. Cancer is a complete asshole. Never have I loved a cat so much. My heart absolutely broke. There just wasn’t enough time. It’s all just so unfair. I would give anything to change it, and I can’t help but blame myself, even though I did all I could. But I can’t change what happened, the only thing I can change is myself.
So, if I can’t see him in life, I want to see him in art. I don’t want to stop loving them the same as I did before. Life is just too short, sometimes you don’t get another chance to have good times together. So you know what? Fuck it!
I’m finally taking Huey and Goop to McDonald’s. No punchline.
Comments
I love how sweet and polite this comic is, it made my heart swell with joy. I haven't been on pateron for a while because financial issue and didnt know about Goop. I instantly broke down and my heart aches for you. I am so sorry for your loss; your artwork and comics all showed us he was a special cat. Nothing about this is creepy and everyone grieves in their own way. This is a beautiful way to work through your grief in my opinion and I think others feel this way. I'm glad you took care yourself and I hope you continue to do so. 💖💖💖
Erin Arnold
2021-07-03 02:51:40 +0000 UTCthis is absolutely precious and sweet... i especially love how you showcased their personalities here. also loving the panel with Goop having a sip (and baby Soup!)
leafnosedbat
2021-07-02 22:47:12 +0000 UTCThis is a sweet way to give a tribute to them. Its not creepy and its not the past. Your love for them is always there. Past present and future!
Grodie Chan
2021-07-02 17:19:40 +0000 UTCSeeing Huey and Goop together again is beautiful ahhh <3 I am glad you're feeling better. Take time for yourself more often!!
AlfaFilly
2021-07-02 08:09:30 +0000 UTCI just checked in to see how you are doing and this comic is just, ah, I'm cryin', it's so good. like, it's good on all of your normal levels (an extremely high bar) but now, also, a little memento mori comic... is that a thing??? it is now imo. this is so freakin good and good and GOOOOD!!!
Rachel Kelly
2021-07-02 06:00:33 +0000 UTCi think remembering your loved ones through art is lovely, not creepy at all. I'm glad you were able to give Goop and Huey the love they deserved
Marsh
2021-07-01 22:08:28 +0000 UTCThere's absolutely nothing creepy about it! I just ordered a ring with my late dog Leela's name on it this morning, even though I already have another Leela ring... And a Leela necklace... These little trinkets make me feel happier when I touch them and they bring me happy memories. If that's not creepy, then this DEFINITELY isn't creepy. I truly believe that the love we feel for pets is the purest and most uncomplicated love that we can feel. And all your lil tunnies love you!!!!
Lee
2021-07-01 21:41:11 +0000 UTCI really love it . thanks
NarizRoja
2021-07-01 21:32:53 +0000 UTCthis is the cutest shit on earth. i don’t think it’s creepy at all to draw your passed pets! i think it’s a way to keep their memory alive 💖 also i’m living for goop playing with the car on the table holy shit
lettuce
2021-07-01 21:21:58 +0000 UTCI think you're the opposite of a creep, I think this is amazingly sweet and wholesome and cute!!! 😭 Everyone processes loss and grief in different ways and I think drawing cute and fun art of friends you miss is a way to rememebr and honour them, keep that love and memory alive 💖 Im glad the time off helped and if you feel pain, physical or emotional, i hope you can take time off again to heal in the future 🥺💕 sendin lots of love at ya!!
Alex Reeder
2021-07-01 21:11:12 +0000 UTCI cried reading this. It's a lovely (and humorous) tribute to them both. Sending love to you and Soup.
amyeastment
2021-07-01 21:00:50 +0000 UTCIts not weird to draw dearly departed friends! Whatever helps you thru the grieving process, however long it takes.
Jiji
2021-07-01 20:59:54 +0000 UTCThis is so sweet. Its not creepy AT ALL to honor the ones we love in art, do what makes you happy!
Trashcan-Teddie
2021-07-01 20:48:49 +0000 UTCwas crying by the end of this comic! it’s so beautiful. goop deserves that soda sip. thank you for making it and for sharing it with us all <3
Amanda Hester
2021-07-01 20:48:21 +0000 UTCAmazing. One of the best comics to date. Hope you are taking the time you need to heal. Much love ❤️
Zachery Taylor
2021-07-01 20:38:59 +0000 UTCThis was so heartwarming and wholesome. Thank you for sharing your talent and precious angel babies with us, it made my day.
Nina nilsen
2021-07-01 20:24:40 +0000 UTCThis comic is so gorgeous. The love you have for these guys really shows through. I honestly really love comics about people’s dead beloved pets, I’ve made a few myself.
Chloe Adams-Lopez
2021-07-01 20:24:17 +0000 UTCI had a long running monologue that Huey was a staunch Olive Garden defender, as it was his favorite restaurant. That should be the next one! 😂
Little Tunny
2021-07-01 20:21:32 +0000 UTCThis is one of my favorite things you’ve done so far. You could begin exclusively doing comics about taking them to various restaurants, and I’d never unsub. You the best!
Max Brown
2021-07-01 20:19:27 +0000 UTCi cried reading the description thinking about goop, but laughed so hard at the second panel. thank you for your art, im gonna love my cat every day
pericrone
2021-07-01 20:16:33 +0000 UTCthis is so sweet. it's funny how inspiration ends up working out like that! i had a similar experience myself with a pet that passed a couple months ago. and i think its an extra special tribute for loved ones to be immortalized through art 💕💕💕💕
Diddle
2021-07-01 20:08:26 +0000 UTCNgl this made me tear up you’re not a creep the bond between humans and animals can be so strong I still think abt my childhood cat and dog that I lost over 11 years ago everyday let them live on through art like those ancient Roman mosaics of beloved pet dogs
Sophia Holderman
2021-07-01 20:07:41 +0000 UTCYou draw them as much as you want, here's the art pass [🐾] Personally, I don't think it makes you a creep or sad, I think its a way to keep their memories going in new fun ways! They are such expressive animals and as long as it makes YOU feel good to draw them, do it. Give them the best afterlife.💚
Ellen Fox
2021-07-01 19:58:28 +0000 UTCMy dog is really similar, she loves the squeaky animal toys but she rips them to shreds and breaks the squeaker and gets sad when they don't squeaky anymore, dogs have a silly way of loving their toys but who am I to say if it's wrong or right
Conrat
2021-07-01 19:56:20 +0000 UTComggg they would terrorize all the children at that play place!! And yeah its amazing how every animal is such an individual. I'm so happy I got to meet them! Huey really did love baby dolls more than any other toy, but he always ended up eating them. I hold no judgements.
Little Tunny
2021-07-01 19:53:43 +0000 UTCThank you so much! Wow I did not know that! I want to practice loving him lots every day and drawing goofy pictures, in that case! I always want to remember all the silly times we had together, instead of the sad.
Little Tunny
2021-07-01 19:50:10 +0000 UTCIt's nice to see Huey and the Oops together even if it's just in art form, I bet Goop would love the play place at McDonald's and Huey and Soup would love the ball pit and all the strange and mysterious smells. Pets always have so much personality and I'm glad you're able to capture and share theirs with your art.
Conrat
2021-07-01 19:49:43 +0000 UTCShe was a last minute addition!! I was like hold on... I can't NOT have a baby Soup in this comic
Little Tunny
2021-07-01 19:48:24 +0000 UTCThis is so full of love and affection. It's like a nice dream your pets got to share as they pass away, remembering in their own way how much you love them. Every time you talk about your animals, it's obvious how much you love and care and that makes it beautiful. I'm so glad you took a break!! Rest is so important during grief. Did you know that the first 6 months of experiencing a trauma basically determines how your brain chemistry reacts to it basically forever? It's wild. Soup in a baby seat is the best thing ever. Thank you for this comic.
Rad
2021-07-01 19:47:44 +0000 UTCAlso this comic is so sweet and gentle and baby soup is the MOST precious
sogswamper
2021-07-01 19:47:17 +0000 UTCIf anyone even vaguely implies any of ur process of grieving is at all creepy or wrong I will personally shave the tread off of all of their shoes and cover their floors in olive oil
sogswamper
2021-07-01 19:45:44 +0000 UTCThank you!! Yeah it just stung in one million ways to lose them. I had so many drawings planned and it feels like I can't make them anymore now that they're gone. But that's BS!! And if it can make others smile as well, all the better!
Little Tunny
2021-07-01 19:45:24 +0000 UTCSo glad to have you back! 💖
Tanja
2021-07-01 19:45:01 +0000 UTCthis is honestly very sweet, and after such a heartbreaking loss, why not have something lovely?
kidlightnings
2021-07-01 19:44:44 +0000 UTCim smiling like a crazy person in the target parking lot thank you for making my day
Elliot Wheat
2021-07-01 19:44:42 +0000 UTCThis is so sweet and I'm NOT crying at work 💜💜💜💜 I understand completely. It's not creepy at all 💜💜💜
Miggea
2021-07-01 19:44:28 +0000 UTCThis is so sweet 😭😭😭
Paprikahoernchen
2021-07-01 19:43:11 +0000 UTCthis is super sweet and i wish you nothing but the best!! really love this comic.
ezra birdhouse
2021-07-01 19:42:53 +0000 UTCThere's nothing creepy about it--this brightened my day. ☺ I know it will take time for this wound to heal, but I think remembering your animal friends through your art is a beautiful thing to do.
Stella
2021-07-01 19:42:39 +0000 UTC
