Many of my cartoonist friends brag when their cartoon character ends up with a guest appearance in another artist’s cartoon. Well I don’t have characters (besides I could never draw the same one twice if I tried).
Then I realized that I am a character. And much like David Hasselhoff, my appeal is stronger overseas than in America. It became clearer when I got an email from DuncanR of UK who posts frequently at the Madhatters that he has immortalized me in a short story. In fact many of the regular posters of Madhatters are in it. Go read it here.
Now I don’t appear until page two but this is how I am introduced:
At this point, a big fellow, by the name of Bearman – braver or more foolish than most – spoke up.
‘Call yourselves men. You’se are just a bunch of Jessies. There’s no such thing as ghosts. Once you’re dead, you’re dead. And that’s that! It’s only imagination, or drink, that makes you see ghosts’
‘If you’re so hard’, said a voice from the crowd. ‘Why don’t you go into the Wailing Wood and bring us back the cap from that cattle thief we hanged today?’
‘Bugger the cap’, said Bearman. ‘I’ll bring back the firkin head!’ So saying, he pulled on a big pair of boots, tucked a bottle (to keep out the cold) into his pocket and strode from the castle.
“Braver or more foolish” would tend to be how many would describe me. Now I admit while I knew what bugger was, I had to pull out my English to English dictionary to figure out what a Jessie is.
So go check it out now so you can say you were one of the first as soon my popularity will increase to the point that they will be making movies about me.
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Your self in a story and a ghost story at that! Nice! 🙂
In the end my running like a little girl must mean I just was more foolish than most.
I did go over there and read the entire post. Hilarious! You should feel very honored!
Are you jealous..haha
most definitely!! 😉
Ya didn’t bring back the head ya big Jessie!!!
I know I know.
Ah, brings back memories. Luckily, doesn’t bring back heads. Returned squirrel heads not desirable.
What????haha
This is so cool!
I am just waiting for the Bearman plushie.
Hey, you’re a somebody now.
Shall we now bow down, smack our collective heads on the concrete, have blood run down our faces and say, “We’re not worthy!”?
No…You are a writer…make me a sequel. Get on it..haha
Levity aside, I did write two stories specifically for a couple of friends, and they’re both on the blog.
Shouldn’t be too hard of a stretch to write one featuring you.
Let’s see…whacked out cartoonist….no….cartoonist who’s da man….no….hmmm….well, I should be able to come up with sumtin’
I am glad you decided to leave the levity aside.
Wow, Bearman! You’re slowly heading up the famous ladder here (or step stool)! I’ll be first in line when the movie goes straight to DVD!
By the time a movie gets made about me DVD’s will be gone the way of Beta.
Bearman you scared all my friggin conspiracy theorists away. I need a retraction ASAP 🙂 . Come on, I’ll raise you one bomb in the basement for it probably was Osama behind the planes hitting the WTC. Please, pretty please!!
Conspiracy theorists are like roaches. Just when you think you have cleaned your house of them, they breed and come back stronger. Just give it time.
The legend lives on! 🙂
wait a minute..don’t you only say that if someone is dead. I am not dead.
I’ve always considered you a character. 🙂
And, yes, I am extremely envious. 😀
Dont’ know if it was…but I’ll take that as a compliment.haha
oh i couldve told ya you were famous. i know in fact you re famous in florida anyway.
In the whole state or just your house??
Funny I didn’t see my picture on billboards when I was there last year.
UGH. you’re like, so, uncultured.
Another writer…well not more like a press release writer. eh…you’ll figure out something lol j/k