The Annotated Li'l Depressed Boy

[Struble]

Pages 30 & 31

TITLE:  Letters
ART:  Sina Grace http://sinagrace.com

+ It's the Pablo's Inferno shirt again.  Speaking of which, last week at Comic-Con International in San Diego, I bought another of this shirt.

+ This strip went up at the end of October, but was written about an event that happened on my birthday the month before.  My parents sent me a card, but all that arrived was an empty envelope.

[Struble]

TITLE:  The Li'l Depressed Boy's Sing Along Blog
ART:  Chris Fenoglio http://chrisfenoglio.com

+ Kermit reappears.  Kermit hasn't been in the comic since this strip.

+ LDB is dressed as Dr. Horrible from Dr. Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog for Halloween.  http://www.drhorrible.com/

+ Chris Fenoglio decided to throw in a poster for the Clash's London Calling on the wall, because he was tired of "drawing" blank walls.  I find this funny, because you don't really draw blank.  You just leave that part of the page white.  Anyway, London Calling is a great record.

+ On the TV, LDB is watching Evil Dead II.  A Halloween watching staple since I was a kid.

+ The three kids trick-or-treating at LDB's house first appeared in another strip Fenoglio and I did for a horror anthology.  In it, the three kids trick-or-treat at a house, where a guy is playing a pretty convincing dead man.  Turns out the man is really dead, and was being puppeteered Weekend-at-Bernie's-style by the killer.  Apparently, LDB lives on the same street.  However, in the time between drawing the strips, Fenoglio decided to improve the costume for the Frankenstein kid.

[Struble]

TITLE:  Election Special
ART:  Zach Trover http://too-hectic.com/

+ Somehow, I bet you can guess who I voted for.  Love me or hate me for it, I was just happy that for the first time, I was excited about a candidate and not just voting against somebody.

+ LDB is wearing a Captain America sweatshirt.  Because I'm a big nerd, I like to wear Captain America shirts on election day.

+ The two kids running through the third panel are Zach Trover and his wife Sarah.  Aren't they cute?

+ I think the guy standing in front of LDB in line is supposed to be me.  If so, I might have to cry because I feel my hairline isn't that far back.

[Struble]

TITLE:  Post Election Wrap Up
ART:  Justin Stewart http://popstewcomics.com/

+ I love the "I voted" stickers they give out when you vote.  I always take extras.  Stick 'em to my musical equipment, notebooks, etc.

+ This was a real conversation between Drew and I.

+ This is Drew's favorite rendition of himself in the comic.  He had the final panel as his avatar on various social media for awhile after the strip was posted.

[nicofopolous]

I've missed the annotated bits.
How would one see the original strip with the three trick or treaters?

[Struble]

I'm looking for the file.

[Struble]

Here it is:



Man, those letters are bad.

[orcscream]

That page tells a brilliant story in just one page . Fabulous. (letters too )

[Struble]

Thanks.  I'll disagree with you on the letters, though.  I look at it and I see 1,000 mistakes.  Wish it weren't already in print, I'd go back and change it.

Oh how I love working on a webcomic where I never really have to be finished.

[Kantai Alpha]

Thanks.  I'll disagree with you on the letters, though.  I look at it and I see 1,000 mistakes.  Wish it weren't already in print, I'd go back and change it.

What didn't you like about the letters?

[Struble]

The lines are too widely spaced.  Not that fond of the perfectly shaped ovals anymore.  And the tails on the balloons being straight looks weird.

It was the first thing I ever lettered for someone other than myself.  If you compare it to a more recent LDB strip, you'll see how much I've grown since then.

[Kantai Alpha]

The lines are too widely spaced.  Not that fond of the perfectly shaped ovals anymore.  And the tails on the balloons being straight looks weird.

Wow, I didn't even notice the balloons and the tails. There's a lot to keep in mind when lettering!

[Struble]

Yeah.  It's a slow learning process, but I think I'm getting better.