Moon Theater Comics

Lol... so I was hesitant to post this on tumblr considering the last announcement I made, but I still got a fandom here and I don’t trust twitter with much fanart. So here’s the next installment of Moon Theater Comics...

The script for this one was provided by @bitsy83 through the Sing discord. It was too good to pass up.

Johnny’s a very tricky character to ink because of how his black fur and jacket are rendered. I like the results, but each panel he’s featured in can last an hour or more...

I got enough time to finish this comic, but now I gotta get back to work because I’ve spent this long weekend slacking off.

Here’s another one featuring the same characters from the first strip! Mosty because they’re the most fun to draw for me.

I’ve noticed that I don’t really draw Buster with the wide-open smile he often has. Well, that’s because I was worried it would come off as creepy on my style. So I made a strip surrounding that concept. Maybe I’ll still be able to draw his mouth properly.

I’m getting better as I go, but you can see that I still don’t like backgrounds that much... I gotta fix that.

This is a remake of a gag I drew a while ago inspired by the Sing discord, only with Meena as the target of this punchline instead of Ash.

I’m still experimenting with some stuff. This page took me longer to complete for some reason, even though it isn’t supposed to be difficult. I guess it’s because compared to an Ipad, it takes longer to set up the computer and tablet, and it’s not as portable. But it’s making my drawings look nicer.

Name: Christine

Age: 24

Species: Porcupine

Christine is a writer, editor, choreographer, and “DJ” hired by Buster for backstage help. She helps train the crew for certain types of acts, nudging them slightly out of their preferred styles and getting them to try new things, sometimes even for free. However, she gets caught up in her own world, acting distant to those around her. Alongside an affinity for electronic music, she may have a longing to become part of the stage herself...

Name: Lucius

Species: Timber Wolf

Age: 23

Name: Gray

Species: Alligator

Age: 25

Jamar

Name: Jamar

Species: Dog (Chow-chow)

Age: 16

Jamar may as well be Ash’s biggest fan since he first saw her on television. An excited teenaged pup, he owns his own acoustic guitar and aspires to be a rockstar. This leads him to try and participate in the Moon Theater with his friend Diah, but soon discovers that he might feel insecure in the spotlight. He hopes that his admiration for Ash will inspire him to continue on.

And...

Diah

Name: Diah

Species: Komodo Dragon

Age: 17

Diah is Jamar’s loyal companion, who sometimes acts as his voice of reason. Though usually joyful, she’s slightly pessimistic and unsure of taking risks, particularly having to do with performance and body. Self-conscious of her appearance, she hunches down to make herself appear shorter. However, with a secret affinity for flashy dance, she might discover she enjoys unleashing her body’s abilities and being the spotlight even more than she believes.

I regret to inform that for the next couple of weeks, I won’t update any comics or profiles. I’m going away on a cruise to Alaska, where I won’t have internet access, let alone any of my tools. Plus, with Hurricane season rearing its ugly head, I’m not certain at the time of this writing that I won’t return to another disaster or at best inconvenience.

Johnny’s hair looks so unusually slick and well-grommed compared to some of the other animals, especially his dad. I’m guessing he likes taking some good care of it.

Now that I’m using a shorter gag, the structure is slightly better now. But now I think the third panel could’ve used more detail... What do I choose, cluttered panels or nice big panels with the added responsibility of drawing better backgrounds? Oh well. (and maybe the comb should’ve been drawn bigger).

Name: Jake

Species: Dingo

Age: 38

Carly Rae Jespen- Run Away With Me

I’m trying to get a feel for this strip. Maybe this gag could’ve been done in two pages, to prevent tiny panels like this. But I wanna keep my “single” page number consistent, so maybe I should come up with shorter gags. Maybe each strip needs a proper outline in general.

Name: Ember

Species: Badger

Age: 19

Name: Matt

Species: Hedgehog

Age: 18

Name: Carol

Species: Secretary bird

Age: 46