Scritch, scratch, he was taking a bath... or scratching... or I don't know what he's doing.
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Dossier
Posted on October 30, 2015 by p.j.
I like how the photograph in the dossier is pretty much what Duffy's doing right in front of North.  How did they manage to get that photograph like that anyway?  What are the odds?  Oh, wait.  I'd say pretty good, considering I drew that photograph.  And is that a hint of a last name for Duffy? Yeah....  

Little behind the scenes Friday:

I usually try to avoid modifying my original inked drawing.  I don't know why.  Maybe it's me trying to embrace old school "what goes on paper is what it is."  However, this time, I decided to embrace the 21st century and hack this thing up for scene blocking purposes.  I wasn't happy with how the first two panels were laid out, plus I wanted something to partially cover Duffy's name. The fur blotches weren't working for me and then there was the matter of Amelia's hair.... So I did some modifications.  The original is below.
2015-10-30-Alternate
Original Strip
Just goes to show ya, not everything is planned. Cheers!

11 thoughts on “Dossier”

  1. jynksie

    A bear scratching his backside is a rare thing to see! [smirk]

    1. p.j.

      rare rear scratching.

  2. Tony McGurk

    Love the expression on North in the 3rd panel as the penny finally drops… The Dossier 1st paragraph is spot on. The 2nd paragraph… Menace to society???
    Oh yeah well there was the burnt down diner but hey everyone makes the odd mistake at times.

    1. p.j.

      True. We should be more forgiving.

  3. Casually Employed

    Welcome to the party!

    1. p.j.

      Apparently, he’s the only one who didn’t know the guest of honor.

  4. David Hurley

    It’s unmistakably Duffy!

    1. p.j.

      We should double-check…. Yep. It’s him.

  5. mikey

    OOOps – Forgot to mention; I really like the behind the scenes stuff!!! I like seeing the evolution of the work. It shows that these things take time and planning.. Two things I try to avoid. 😀

  6. mikey

    Yes, How DID they get that picture?……The continuity check for the real fans….. According to this – there were no pictures 🙂 http://www.flattbear.com/comic/dont-be-a-rhinoceros/ See??? And you thought we never paid attention! 😀

    All he had was a name “Duffy” but this is SO FUNNY!! – A good one P.J.!! I like the ones with no dialect, everything is left to the imagination, and the last panel speaks volumes!!! Poor North…. always the last to know, that’s “if” he even caught on yet.

    1. p.j.

      LOL. Good catch Mikey. I had forgotten there wasn’t a picture in the original dossier. I think I had originally intended for his office to send another dossier to North and then have that dossier go missing as well. I decided not to write a ongoing story line with him chasing down this second missing package. Wasn’t feeling it. But I forgot about that little picture detail. Unresolved. Well, that’s the way it goes.

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