You know Otto, you love Otto. When doing Simpsons character sketch requests, Otto was one of the more common ones, which I found surprising (and annoying, as using that much ink for his hair always...
2022-02-03 09:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The shorts and the first episode were significant for the amount of characters introduced, but I think as we go forward we'll be seeing less and less new characters per episode, as the heavy hitter...
2022-02-02 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Sneaking this one in before we do an episode round-up. I chose to keep Bart clothed, but I think the naked green Bart that we see at the end of the episode was probably revolutionary for it's day. ...
2022-02-01 09:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
And so we reach the end of "Bart the Genius"! I feel like this episode has flown by.
This is the lady playing, presumably, the titular "Carmen". Her 'line' that qualifies her for inclusion is...
2022-01-31 09:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
This was accidentally an interesting little experiment for me.
When I started this drawing, I assumed this was the only shot of the opera conductor:
2022-01-28 09:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Someone within the Simpsons organisation is paying attention to these things. Martin's father appears in one shot at the opera, annoyed at the noisy Simpson family up in a box (sidenote: The Simpso...
2022-01-27 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostHey all! I have a little issue to discuss.
Every month I've been sending the Patreon print out to backers, and it's been great fun! Super pleased that people seem to enjoy them. But due to th...
2022-01-26 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
These guys are the soldiers from Carmen. They always creeped me out a little.
Their synchronised ...
2022-01-25 09:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The Simpsons attend the opera "Carmen", composed by Georges Bizet, which first premiered in 1875. This character appears to be Escamillo.
I'm going to level with you friends, I did not get in...
2022-01-24 09:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
We made it to the end of Smart Kid Week! This is the last character in the school with a speaking role.
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Day four of Smart Kid Week!
We know Ian's name because he is addressed in the free will debate in...
2022-01-20 09:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
The only girl in Smart Kid Week!
Cecile is a little nicer than the first two kids, at least initi...
2022-01-19 09:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Day two of Smart Kid Week!
Sydney introduces himself to Bart with a backwards greeting. I'm start...
2022-01-18 09:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to SMART KID WEEK!
Five updates this week so we can cover all of th...
2022-01-17 09:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Marcia Wallace plays two characters in this episode! And then, as far as I can tell, no other characters, ever.
Ms Mellon is meant as a counterpoint to Mrs Krabappel, which is funny to consid...
2022-01-13 09:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
The evolution of the show's priorities is constantly on display in these early episodes. It's clear that a lot of thought was put into the world they were building, defining how the lead characters...
2022-01-10 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
A graphic novel for you to read this weekend if you are so inclined!
"The Price" was an experimental comic I wrote and drew between February 2018 and August 2020. The idea was that I write an...
2022-01-08 16:34:58 +0000 UTC View Post
The final entry in what I'm retroactively dubbing "Imaginary Train Week."
I felt like I had to draw one of these freaks, even though they don't speak. They look so strange and un-Simpsonsy, t...
2022-01-07 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
A one-shot wonder from Bart's daydream.
This guy is meant to represent to represent Martin, bleed...
2022-01-06 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
I had a different print planned for this month, but this piece performed pretty well on Twitter ...
2022-01-03 14:18:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy New Year!
We are delving back into the mind of a Simpsons character, attempting to determine if these characters that are fictional within the reality of the show "count", even though I...
2022-01-03 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
This might be a bittersweet one, because of the passing of Edna's voice actress, Marcia Wallace. It's hard to believe that Wallace has been gone for 8 years, but a testament to her work that I stil...
2021-12-30 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
FIFTY CHARACTERS! Feels like a big moment, a landmark in our journey. And I can't think of anyone more appropriate for such an accomplishment than a character that you sorta recognise but have no e...
2021-12-27 09:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Merry Christmas everyone!
(Or Happy Whatever You Celebrate.)
It felt only right to hold this one back, even though we're done with the first episode. In the spirit of the season I'd lik...
2021-12-25 09:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Martin is a character that I hated as a kid...probably because I saw too much of myself in him. But let's not celebrate him by playing armchair psychiatrist.
Now, I appreciate Martin a lot mo...
2021-12-23 09:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
We've covered every character in the first episode! Obviously the Simpsons themselves (including Abe) are also in the first episode, but we covered them before. Sadly classic Tracey Ullman characte...
2021-12-21 09:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
By my own rules, this one is a little tenuous, but it felt wrong to finish the first episode of The Simpsons without honouring their beloved pooch. He doesn't "speak", per se, and I won't be coveri...
2021-12-20 09:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
I‘ve made a new comic! Here it is for you lovely people, nice and early. It’s very silly.
I might do a print version, I haven’t decided yet.
2021-12-17 20:18:56 +0000 UTC View Post
In Les Moore's first appearance, this is all we see of him:
His full appearance, comes much late...
2021-12-16 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
This fella has a single line, and it's to tell Homer the odds of Santa's Little Helper winning his race:
"Ninety-nine to one."
A classic line we all remember, I'm sure.
It will n...
2021-12-13 09:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post