#space deer

Maybe some of you still remember Space Deer? I think that's why most of you ended up following me in the first place. About ten years ago... Time flies.

This is how I drew Space Deer back then.

When I came up with this character I was still a teen in art school. It was a struggle for me to write back then, I didn't know what to say, so I gave up. A lot has happened since and something about this character stuck with me, I always felt sad that I never really did anything with them. But now I'm ready to give this an honest shot!

My plan is to publish regularly for at least 1 year and see how it feels. If I have fun, and if people enjoy it - I'll probably keep going beyond that! My dream is to make a thousand strips.

SPACE DEER SPACE DEER SPACE DEER SPACE DEER SPACE DEER SPACE DEER SPACE DEER SPACE-

I don’t generally talk much about gag-a-day comics, because I don’t generally find I have much to say. How do you provide feedback on the storytelling structure of a newspaper-style comic about a deer in space where most of the strips are “Deer sees something cool” with little connective tissue between them?

I can, however, say that this strip made me laugh just for being kind of stupid.

Oh, wait, actually, I can say something: This strip has a joke before the punchline, with the cactus saying “I needled that” instead of “I needed that” because it’s a cactus. Is that a good joke? Honestly, not really, it’s pretty weak. But it’s a little extra effort, and I appreciate that.

Inktober 2021 - Day 15 - 'Helmet'

(I'm a bit behind, but once again I expected that- work is busy at the moment).