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by **Dave Charlton** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 3:00 am

I have been working on this comic thing on and off for a while. It?s based on a couple of my mates. It keeps me drawing between jobs. That's the idea anyway. In practice I am too lazy, so I figured if I posted them here it may make me draw a little more regularly? And hope fully I can learn something from your suggestions. I would really appreciate any comments or criticisms. I promise I have thick skin. Cheers.
Dave

by **abbashanks** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 6:19 am

cool!

by **Dave Charlton** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 7:02 am

Thanks abbashanks. I checked out your blog. You have a very unique style and a couple of really creepy images. nice.

by **abbashanks** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:51 am

Hey Dave thanks for looking and for sharing

Me make creepy images nah!

by **Dave Charlton** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 5:44 am

I'm working on the next one at the moment but thought I would post some of the older ones. Any feedback would be great. This was the first one I did. It is what Shirty said the would do if he ever got cancer. The character at the bottom is the ex-prime minister of Australia, John Howard.

by **Dave Charlton** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 4:15 am

another old one.

by **Elliotanimated** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:56 am

Hey Dave.
I hope you're havin' fun drawing these.
You should probably acknowledge that you've lifted the name from elsewhere, though.

by **Dave Charlton** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 7:50 am

Good point Elliot. Thank you. I forgot all about that.
I did originally acknowledge it in this (the second shirty pic I drew). The name came about after we had been calling my mate a bear for a while and then watched a video of the old Australian "Late Show" comedy series and saw "Shirty The Slightly Aggressive Bear". That nickname stuck with my mate and years later when I wanted to draw a comic based on him the name was obvious. I am glad someone else remembers the original. It was hilarious.

by **youngatart** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:52 pm

Some of the humor is obviously topical .But I like your grumpy bear.The dead single weight line seems to suit it well.

J

by **Dave Charlton** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 6:50 pm

Thanks Jay

by **Dave Charlton** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:04 pm

A new one. This will hopefully be the first in a stoyline of half a dozen strips.

by **youngatart** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:17 pm

by **Dave Charlton** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 4:38 am

Thanks Jay. I appreciate the support. I am looking forward to some more Public Defender.
Here is the next one.

by **Dave Charlton** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 5:39 am

another

by **Dave Charlton** » Sat Jan 24, 2009 6:32 pm

next one

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