Friday, August 7, 2015

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The end! The kids totally got into this panel. They asked, what happened next? Did Hoho get married? Is that his wife buying the hat? Are his kids playing volleyball? To which I answered, "Uh... yeah!" I actually just meant to show a laid back day in Tiger Valley, and they took the drawing and ran with it. Glad that the wrap-up inspired their imaginations!

Thursday, August 6, 2015

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They all need a new hobby.

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

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Yes, I put a cell phone in there. The lizards, uh, snuck back to the squirrel headquarters and got the technology. Totally happened that way.

Monday, July 27, 2015

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That's one meta hat.

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

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A much nicer welcome than his last trip to Tiger Valley.

Monday, July 20, 2015

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If you're a cold-blooded animal, you're just looking to complain if you say it's too sunny.

Friday, July 17, 2015

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With that kind of growth rate, Newt's Fire would make great garden ground cover. If you overlook all the flames and the poison, that is.

Thursday, July 16, 2015

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I'm sure Hoho was glad it turned out this way, but the GIla Master did waste a good DUN DUN DUNNNN! moment.

Friday, July 10, 2015

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One of the few stories that features an egg in a diaper.

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

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The leopard seal is totally a fan.

Monday, July 6, 2015

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Saying "Let's all go to Tiger Valley!" is kind of like saying "Let's go swimming in Piranha Lake!" when you just hear it at first.

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

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If you count the squirrels, then all three sides are crazy. Don't want to leave anyone off the crazy list.

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

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He didn't expect anyone to come up behind him either. Not his best day.

Monday, June 29, 2015

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Camp Cook 1: "Up to now, I wondered why our cookbooks even had a penguin section."

Camp Cook 2: "Mystery solved! This is a great culinary day!" [high fives]

Thursday, June 25, 2015

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Hoho's a bit busy to answer, but I like the helmet at least.

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

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One of the joys of doing this story, as an illustrator, is getting to draw a teddy bear rolling its eyes at the ridiculous thing an evil king says. Even typing that sentence out was fun.

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

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I'm glad I don't need to collect my own ingredients for my pharmacist. Or at least not if they're that difficult to get.

Monday, June 22, 2015

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The maps at the palace need some serious updates.

Friday, June 19, 2015

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I liked drawing the expression on the squirrel sunk in the water.

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

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If you can impress the Cranky Salmon, you've really done something.

Monday, June 15, 2015

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To be fair, I imagine a leopard seal would be pretty slippery to hold on to.

Friday, June 12, 2015

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Fully armed and mounted for battle, it's the return of these guys. Literally the stuff of nightmares. You have been warned.

Thursday, June 11, 2015

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He is. He really is.

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

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Squirrel architects aren't known for their subtlety.

Friday, June 5, 2015

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Originally, he was supposed to be a walrus. Then (fortunately) at the last second I looked it up just to be sure, and found out that leopard seals are the ones that eat penguins. Turns out walruses (walrusi? If not it should be) don't eat them because they don't live where penguins do. Yay research!

Thursday, June 4, 2015

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On the bright side, it's hard to be disappointed that you're not facing a monster.

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

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I wish my house had a trap door.

Or at least battle penguins.

Friday, May 29, 2015

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Being able to legitimately use the phrase "battle penguins" just makes my day.

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

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Heed the wisdom of snails.

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

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Now that I think about it, the squirrels have the most violent video game ever.

Monday, May 11, 2015

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"Gee, kids, I have no idea what inspired today's lunch note."

Friday, April 24, 2015

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These squirrels clearly have a mania for labeling things.

Thursday, April 23, 2015

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Secret fortress! Dun dun dunnnnnnnn!

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Friday, April 17, 2015

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This is why it's not named Mount Pleasant.

Thursday, April 16, 2015

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People say, it's not the destination, but the journey. Clearly these people have never had the Cranky Salmon as their guide.

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

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When my son came home from school after reading this one, he said "Da-aaad, the STAIRS?!"

Monday, April 13, 2015

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I don't know why I post these when I do. Now I want salmon for lunch.

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

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That would definitely make me cranky.

Monday, April 6, 2015

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No room for salmon wanna-be's. You've got to own it.

Friday, April 3, 2015

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What with Easter being this weekend, it's a pity that the one for today didn't have the Bunny in it. Nonetheless, happy Easter everyone!

Thursday, April 2, 2015

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Voted Least Popular Quest Guide - three years in a row!

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

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That bunny. He always keeps you guessing.

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

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I don't know how, but page 71 is missing. From the context, I'm guessing Hoho walked up to the mountain and the Spirit Bunny popped in. Or I may have mis-numbered it, although if I did, when did the Bunny come in? my rational self asks my author self.

My son still has these, or a lot of them at least, maybe I can find 71. If I do, I'll update!

Monday, March 30, 2015

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My son really liked the beautiful crossed out and corrected to awful. I could have saved myself some word balloons up top if I'd known that was going to be the takeaway.

Friday, March 27, 2015

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This is one page where the characters influenced the art. When I conceived it, I thought everyone would run away from the flying swords. Then, when I thought about it, Prince Mo and the Chief Ninja aren't the type of guys to run away from anything. So the final drawing has them acting accordingly.

Thursday, March 26, 2015

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Remember at the beginning of this story, how I said my son asked for lizard, ninjas, and swords that move all by themselves? Finally got to that last one!

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

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The Lunch Notes are back! Had a bit of hiatus due to travel. In Hong Kong and Japan! Japan was especially exciting because I've never been there before. And it was good to see family and friends in Hong Kong again.

But now I'm back (and over jet-lag, which also influenced these not getting posted) so the Notes are up and running again!

Thursday, February 5, 2015

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Marketing is not a good fallback job for either of these guys.