It's Blobby

Hi...

2009-12-09T12:35:00.000-08:00

...atus.

Perhaps I'll return to this at some point in the near future. I would like to but its been a battle of limited free time for most of the year and it's a little embarrassing to crank out one strip a month. It's also a little embarrassing to write this pretending like anyone is going to read it.

Maybe I'll post the soapstone Blobby (carved c. 1991) or something sometime.

Until then...

Modern Times

2009-11-10T11:49:00.001-08:00

The Pre-History of Blobby- Episode 3

2009-10-28T17:21:00.000-07:00

As we have discussed previously, a lot of blood, sweat and tears were put into trying to sell the public at large on the Slumman character. After all, what wasn't to love? He wore spandex like a superhero, but had a beer gut and smoked. Hilarious and endearing.

One of the latter incarnations of Slumman was a one page strip that actually saw the light of day in a fantastic quarterly called Rosco. I don't know that the strip was ever run enthusiastically, since the publishers had a lot of quality contributors offering materials, but it did run.

Seasons Change And So Do I

2009-10-16T03:30:00.001-07:00

Obfuscation!

2009-10-02T12:22:00.000-07:00

Shame on me for taking so long between strips. All my fan deserves better.

Unlikable

2009-09-15T03:42:00.000-07:00

Foolishness

2009-08-26T18:12:00.000-07:00

All Kinds of Prejudism

2009-08-17T12:09:00.000-07:00

Handicap

2009-08-06T06:45:00.001-07:00

Still in business.

Body Image Issues

2009-07-22T03:45:00.000-07:00

The Future?

2009-07-13T03:31:00.001-07:00

I... Wanna Be...

2009-07-04T10:44:00.000-07:00

The Pre-History of Blobby- Episode 2

2009-06-30T03:41:00.000-07:00

Today's journey into history features excerpts from "Slumman's Wacky Summer Beach Party: A Cautionary Tale" published in a limited edition of 'a couple' some time ago. Reviewers were effusive, commenting that "it just kind of [rambles]... it's like you're making it up as you go along."

from cover

You'll notice that the Blobby portrayed here pretty much resembles the Blobby of today, from the shape of the body to the Barbapapa-like pink complexion. You'll also notice that I've never been able to draw a straight line. References to 'zinc' were quite popular at the time of publication.

Guest Host

2009-06-24T11:46:00.000-07:00

Support

2009-06-15T18:38:00.000-07:00

Bail Out

2009-06-10T10:31:00.000-07:00

Carlos is one of the monkeys. In case you didn't know.

Talk Talk

2009-06-01T11:43:00.000-07:00

The Pre-history of Blobby- Episode 1

2009-05-29T11:50:00.000-07:00

Yes yes... more strips are coming one day. All two or three of you will just have to wait while I figure out my schedule up in this bitch. In the meantime, let's explore uses of the 'Blobby' motif within the creative oeuvre of Pat J M. Sounds like a quality waste of space.

While not the first appearance of a blob in my work, this example does mark the first reference to a character with the name 'Blobby'. It was drawn on the cardboard cover of a drafting table during my post secondary education. It was ripped out of the table on my final day and currently resides somewhere in the top secret archives of awesomeness.

Perhaps most interesting about this piece, other than it's overall crappiness, is the portrayal of the Blobby character as a frightening figure, a gelatinous ghoul and so on with the alliteration.

You'll also notice the final comments in the strip were left blank so that the reader could contribute the stories conclusion. Suggestions, not reproduced here, included "DUH", "Hey! You shot my wife's cookie dough!" and "That'll make a nice rug". Feel free to pretend it's the 1990's and add your own.

The Club

2009-05-18T06:37:00.001-07:00

Hey! You! Get Into My Car! Make Me Win!

2009-05-12T03:21:00.000-07:00

Boy oh boy people... I sure do like Billy Ocean. And t shirts. And hipsters. And money. Now, if only I could find a way to combine these seemingly disparate elements into some kind of non-Blobby related posting...

U P D A T E
Well that's alright. I'm content with being ahead of my time- an innovator, not an imitator. The world will catch up with my genius, much in the way the Caribbean Queen and Billy Ocean learned to share the same dream.

Tae Con Do

2009-05-11T03:38:00.000-07:00

Anyone Remember 'Misfits of Science'?

2009-05-04T18:30:00.000-07:00

'Street Hawk'?

Opinions For Sale

2009-04-29T03:47:00.000-07:00

The Conversation

2009-04-22T03:35:00.000-07:00

And so thus endeth the back catalogue of Blobby strips. Verily, there may only be one strip a week or so at least for a little while. Perchance I shall post some filler if only to keep all four of my repeat readers engaged.

Blessed

2009-04-19T07:07:00.001-07:00

1's and 0's Before Ho's

2009-04-13T03:29:00.000-07:00

Showdown

2009-04-10T04:35:00.001-07:00

Lookout Point

2009-04-06T03:45:00.000-07:00

Hurtful Words

2009-04-03T10:28:00.001-07:00

You Gotta Want It

2009-03-31T03:57:00.000-07:00

Like Rocky With Beer

2009-03-27T17:39:00.001-07:00

Part Time Model

2009-03-25T03:48:00.000-07:00

Poop Jokes are Funny

2009-03-19T08:24:00.000-07:00

Life inspires art.

Living the Dream

2009-03-16T06:25:00.001-07:00

Entrepeneurship

2009-03-11T03:52:00.000-07:00

Up Down A B A B Quarter Turn

2009-03-09T09:09:00.000-07:00

Grizzle

2009-03-04T06:42:00.000-08:00

Check the Cape For That Union Label

2009-03-02T07:21:00.001-08:00

Cloak, Dagger, Hat

2009-02-27T06:51:00.000-08:00

Clothes Make the Blob

2009-02-26T07:46:00.000-08:00

It's Blobby. Yahoo.

2009-02-24T11:23:00.000-08:00

Here is a comic strip that I write and draw for fun and for the ladies.

The first two strips here are older and appeared in a wee tiny comic called Candy or Medicine. Some of the others were part of the "Incredible Spend-No-Money Christmas Gift Bonanza of '08" for the real Eunice, who is exactly as she appears in the comic despite what she might be telling you. The rest are from the pile, which I shouldn't really be digging into if I want this to last more than 2 postings.