Guest Strip by Derek Egy…
Folks, Derek draws a strip called “A Fair Trade” – click the link, I think you’ll really like it. Just be advised that you might find an F-Bomb here or there.
Anyway, Derek draws the strip and Edward Wolden writes it. I don’t know Edward but Derek and I belong to a webcomics Facebook group and he saw my post asking for Capes & Babes guest strips and cranked this one out in an incredible amount of time this week. And every time we were both on Facebook, he’d send me snippets of what he was working on.
To tell you the truth, it was one of those great little surprises that you kind of antagonize about because Derek’s first little preview was so incredibly great, I couldn’t wait to see the rest. I hope you guys really enjoy his unique style as much as I did when I first saw it. I’m definitely adding A Fair Trade to my webcomic booklist.
Here’s some promotional art Derek created as well that I thought I’d share too:
And now on to some sad news…
I had a very disappointing discussion with my daughter yesterday afternoon. It pains me to say this but apparently, I have utterly failed as a parent.
For some strange and inexplicable reason, my daughter – who admits to hating ALL of the Twilight series – somehow sadly prefers – and considers – bad CGI oversized, full bodied wolves as being TRUE WEREWOLVES.
Despite all forms of superior logic, I could not convince her that a TRUE WEREwolf is a half-man/half-wolf hybrid. Instead, she is utterly convinced that only humans that turn into over-sized wolves are the true definitions of a werewolf.
As I said, I have utterly failed as a parent.
So, I thought it might be fun to ask all of YOU what kind of werewolf do you prefer…
Do you consider over-sized CGI wolves like those in Twilight and Underworld to be true werewolves?
Or do you prefer half men/half wolf hybrids like that in The Wolfman to be THE true kind of fantasy werewolf?
The only true werewolf is a man-wolf hybrid
I know, right?
Like I said, I’m a bad, bad parent…
That’s the kind of art that makes me want to draw better. Excellent work Derek!
Yeah, pretty awesome stuff, huh, Tim…
I was always partial to the American Werewolf in London type myself.
Great job Derek!
First off, Derek & Edward, great job on the strip! 😀
Second, Chris, you did not fail as a parent. Your daughter is obviously teasing you and should be severely punished for doing so.
Third, I’m not well informed on Werewolf lore. I only saw “American Werewolf In London” and always thought Werewolves turned into complete monster wolves and the Wolf-Man hybrid was the “Wolf Man”. Both I refer to as werewolves. 😉
Failure as a parent? That’s one of the milestones! 😀
And regarding werewolves, I am o fthe belief that it is all in how you use them as a character. The menacing wolves with little contro lover their wolf personality are at their best when they are half-human hybrids. The wolf that is a tracker, a stalker, a hunter, and has a full on personality, like in the movies and tv shows, is best as a full wolf.
So to me you are both right! 🙂
Hopefully, my little smiley avatar at the end of my blog post is a good indication that I’m just having a bit of fun with my daughter.
As I explained to her, she was arguing about A FICTIONAL BEING and that no one can TRULY be wrong in this “debate”. It IS all a matter of personal preference OR what your universe or particular story dictates.
For me, even though not many people saw the Anthony Hopkins-Del Torro Wolf Man movie, one of the coolest shots of the movie is when Del Torro has transformed into a half man/half wolf hybrid and he’s on the top of the London cityscape howling at the moon with a half-ripped up flannel shirt and pants. To ME, THAT is the true definition of a “werewolf” – even though IU still enjoyed Underworld, American Werewolf in London and so many others. I just don;t think an over-sized CGI wolf really qualifies as being a true werewolf. 😉