Outrageously Big Z

Happy Batman Day!!!!

Batman created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger

The Ginger with the Purple Plaid 062: All-new All-different Vincent Sanchez

Created by Zachary Gilmore

Outrageously Big Z

The Ginger with the Purple Plaid 061: Senior Year!!??

Created by Zachary Gilmore

Guess who’s back this weekend?

kirktheboss: What kind of new character will we be seeing this year in GPP?

ztgilmore (creator): No new characters this year. In fact, a few faces disappear to be honest. This year becomes a bit more of an internal struggle for Hary and his close friend group is much more condensed.

jamiepistol: What is your favorite part of this year?

ztgilmore (creator): In my real life that this was based on, nothing really. This year was a bit of a pain. That being said, looking at them a year later, there should be a good deal of conflict to make things interesting.

joshwebb21: Any tips for someone trying to make their own web comic?

ztgilmore (creator): Make 'em. I can't tell you the number of times that I almost quite before I decided to just keep making issues. I wish I had more people reading every issue but that doesn't hinder me from putting out an issue every week when I'm not on hiatus.

jackielovespretzels: Cute artwork! :) What are some of your inspirations?

ztgilmore (creator): Thanks! Well, Peanuts is a big one but I would be lying if I said Fairly Odd Parents didn't effect some of the style.

noahsark: What happened to the rest of Struggle Bus!?

ztgilmore (creator): What are you talking about?

outrageouslybigz (producers): Struggle Bus was discontinued as we felt that it was not in keeping with the tone that we were going for with the series. We apologize for the broken promise but we hope to get "Year 3 Senior Year" rolling so that we can go ahead and put this behind us.

FWCofficial: I would also like to know about the discontinuation of Struggle Bus.

Captain Phasma | Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens

Well, we’re at the end of the summer and only two chapters of Struggle Bus have been completed.

While I could push this off as another promise/project I started only to give up halfway through but I will complete this story.

In terms of changes, I have shortened the story from 7 chapters to only 5. While I’m shortening the length to get it done, it has helped me cut a lot of the nonsense that I think will make a stronger overall story.

Bibleman: Edge | Bibleman/Dredd mashup

I hope this helps you understand how much of mess my life is right now. Also... hit me up if you need a dark and gritty Bibleman reboot.

Human Nightmare Stag (Hannibal)

GPP 060: The Struggle Bus | Chapter 2

It’s up!!! Chapter 2 is here. The chapter is focused on Hary a bit more but that’s mostly just to set up the main story.

Also, still down if anyone wants to do a cover for any of the coming, or already released chapters. Just message me for any specifics.

Make sure you like, reblog, and tell all your friends about this comic.

So, before anyone asks… Yes. GPP is heavily inspired by The Peanuts including the obvious inspiration of the Little Red-Haired Girl.

How did you guys enjoy Chapter 1? I noticed a typo or two and I plan on fixing those later but I think it turned out pretty well.

Okay!! So, if there are any artists (of any kind really) who might want to help out with the project I would like to see some other people doing the covers for each chapter. The one I used for Chapter 1 was really just a placeholder and I think it would be a cool element of the overall graphic novel. If you’re interested or know someone, feel free to message me.

I was doing a quick scope of my summer and it looked like (with my rough math) this won’t get done until September. I really would like to get it done by early August but between my panic attacks over not finding a job and looking for a job, I only have a limited amount of free time to work on the comic. I’ve kicked around the idea of setting up a Patreon or something for at least food money, but I can’t imagine too many people jumping on board. If you can help with any ideas, or even ways to get more notice, it would be appreciated.

(Ugh, I’m asking you guys a lot of questions… unless that’s cool)

How ‘bout some new character bios:

NEW Benji Leon | (However old Atty was)

You already met him for a panel in Chapter 1, but this is Sally’s little brother. He has a dry sense of humor that really catches Hary’s interest. He may find himself getting into trouble in the next couple issues and kickstarting some major plot… yes, that “may” is merely for show.

NEW Sam Richardson | (Same as Benji and Atty)

Samuel is Bishop’s younger brother. He is obsessed with military and hunting ideas and practices. He is not actually involved in either. He always likes to imagine himself as a member of the older kids and gets put down when reminded that he is one of the younger kids.

NEW Sarah Richardson | 22

Sarah has not (really) been introduced yet. You may have noticed her in the drawing of Hary’s on the first panel. Sarah, along with Sally, is one of Hary’s oldest friends. Having graduated college she went off exploring the world and her Timucua heritage. Though she lead previous years, she will get roped back in to help the team once the Struggle of Struggle Bus comes into play.