This actually happened to me recently with my twin girls. (In my world, I was watching cartoons though.) All my girls love back rubs, but only for awhile. Not HOW LONG you do them, that can go on forever and it’s hard to find a mutually agreed upon stopping point. No, I mean, at what AGE they are when they are no longer interested in them- at least from me. It seems to time out to be about the same time there is a bra strap back there. Not that it has anything to do with said strap, but it has everything to do with the “don’t touch me” emotions that go on at that age. Also, I don’t think I’ve ever given one of my twins a back rub without the other one popping up wanting one too. Because of that, they will never know what a two handed back rub actually feels like, the poor children.
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They may never grow out of it! My dad gave me back rubs for as long as I can remember and I always made him do it up until I got married. Now my husband rubs my back all the time 🙂 great strip! Made me reminisce 🙂
Tom Bancroft inhabiting the comic strip genre is DEFINITELY something to get excited about for 2013!!!!
Great strip, Tom. Glad to see you’re spreading your talent into the comic strip world. Your art has that professional look and quality that will make “OUTNUMBERED” a survivor. And basing it on your personal experiences makes it REAL for the readers. CONGRATULATIONS!
Wow, with you and Ron’s awesome words of encouragement, I feel like a million bucks. Even though I’m making zero bucks on this so far! Thanks Marcus!
Hey Tom…. what a blast!! What better subject for a cartoon strip than your own family!! Your sense of movement, gestures and facial expressions are perfect for this. I was doing a lot of illustrating some years ago for Tribune Media.. the syndicate that has Dick Tracy, Mother Goose and Grimm and Jeff McNelly’s strip Shoe. i saw the strips come ion by the droves there and most of them went out by the almost droves… just like in the disney days… you were one of the talented and blessed ones to make the cut… not a lot of cartoon strips do these days. But i love what you are doing. I have always thought that if i could harness everyday matters ( that are usually funnier than fiction) and use my characters in a strip it could appeal to so many of us everyday people living everyday lives and helping us to see the humor in so many of the things that might usually be seen as irritations or bothersome. You are doing it brother…. you have all the info you need right there in your own home. wow!
Hank Ketchum tols me once that doing cartoon strips is like acting in a play on paper. I love that. I hope to see this strip out there with the best of them Tom. you have my vote. I’ll keep watching.
Oh yeah… as far as getting enough strips done ahead of time.. Hank used to play golf every day and right before his deadline with the syndicate he holed himself in a room and drew, drew, drew, for days getting enough done for the next weeks and then back out on the golf course again…. not sure if the ideas would come that fast for me but everyday must be a treasure trove for you. God bless bro.
Wow, thanks for the high praise. I had no idea you worked knew Hank Ketchum also. He’s one of my all time favorites. Do I have to take up golf if this thing takes off? I hope not!