WAR is Stupid, [4]: Make Jelly, not War!
THE FIRST 'PROPER' Theater of WAR scenario within this series, in which we see the four central characters of B.B., Jet Blanc, Vibes and even Veronica comandeering a heavy-duty tank, which they utilize in the midst of all-out carnage, including ovehead exploding shells.
However, in another apt comment on the absurdity and insanity of War and combat conditions, the quartet have decided it makes a lot more sense to lob gigantic jellies into the middle of the mayhem, and who can argue with them? It's certainly no sillier than 'civilizations' hell-bent on wiping each other out totally, with increasingly industrialized means. If nothing else, using sweet courses in actual Warzone conditions would probably result in less casualties, if you get my pythonesque drift------I doubt if the stiff-upper-lipped brigade would see the funny side of this, though!
One of the most overtly silly ideas thus far within the BABY BOOMER 'comedy archives' yet witnessed, and if you take a swift 'butchers' at the front of the lumbering tank, you will see a small band of 'combat frogs' keeking out of the slit-window, surveying the action.....where the idea of WAR FROGS actually came from [your guess is as good as mine] is a mystery, but I may introduce them as 'fringe sideline characters' in one-off situations: yet another avenue the strip can explore if deemed creative enough.....we'll see, but I reckon there may well be more FROGS of WAR looming on the horizon as we speak.........
ADDED BONUS: the inked illustration may be a candidate for a full-color version, it's certainly under consideration. Also, the above rough pencil composition was the second choice, here is the rough draft of the first: this actual sketch is fine, and you get a better look of the main characters, however, I decided to put in a full-view of the tank, which made for a better composition, if there was inevitable loss in detail of the main characters.
However, in another apt comment on the absurdity and insanity of War and combat conditions, the quartet have decided it makes a lot more sense to lob gigantic jellies into the middle of the mayhem, and who can argue with them? It's certainly no sillier than 'civilizations' hell-bent on wiping each other out totally, with increasingly industrialized means. If nothing else, using sweet courses in actual Warzone conditions would probably result in less casualties, if you get my pythonesque drift------I doubt if the stiff-upper-lipped brigade would see the funny side of this, though!
Good one! I can't make out what Veronica is using as ammo - is it lipstick?
ReplyDeleteCould be, Niblet---looks like a lipstick still in it's metal case!
ReplyDeleteGlad you like the war theme.....I love drawing this sort of thing. The tank and the jelly would look much more effective in colour---I'll see what I can do with this drawing.