Not long after beginning my winter ’17 co-op in Boston, I became homesick and started drawing comic art of my dog while commuting to and from the MFA on the T. Juno, a young Boston Terrier, is still in Yellow Springs with my sister. Since starting my sketches on the T, I’ve given my comic strips the title “How’s Juno?” after the first lines of my first comic, and the first question I usually ask my sister when we speak on the phone.
Since my notebook doodles evolved into comic strips, my character art for each of the household’s three dogs has improved overall and become more consistent (although my human characters might need some more practice).
-
- Comic #1, finished 01/28/17. Originally, Juno was only going to be able to speak in hashtags.
-
- Comic #2, finished 02/01/17. Dogs are allergic to a lot of things besides chocolate.
-
- Comic #3, part 1, finished 02/12/17. Sweet Pea is my sister’s dog, a Brussels Griffon.
-
- Comic 3, part 2, finished 02/12/17. Sweet Pea has been in the family for a long time.
-
- Comic 3, part 3, finished 02/12/17. My sister and I currently have shared custody of Gigi, our mother’s dog.
