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Crushed Spirit of Christmas
Posted on December 19, 2014 by p.j.
He does NOT have luck with Christmas trees.  At all. Anywaaaay.... Today marks the 200th Flatt Bear strip.  Good grief!  I never saw that coming.  We all love milestones.  First 100th strip, the one year anniversary.  Marking time with events is what we do as cartoonists.  And with those milestones, we always examine our material and consider big changes coming. Uh-oh... big changes?   Is that how it's going to be for Flatt Bear? Naw.  I'm continuing on, full steam ahead, no change of course. Welllll, almost.  At the top of 2015, I'll be introducing some new characters to the Flatt Bear set.  One in particular has been a long time coming.  Like a year overdue.  But I wanted his entrance to be just right.  Now it's right.  There might also be some minor tweaks to our current cast as well.  Mostly in the  tightening up some of some of the artwork and methods.  I need to get more efficient in how I draw my characters, especially Duffy.  You all might not know this but, even after drawing Duffy for a year, I still find it a challenge in keeping him consistence looking from one panel to another. So, what else?  Well, I've started advertising Flatt Bear on other sites, just to see if I can generate more traffic.  I had some pretty good response the few weeks I advertised.  Strangely, most of the visits came from Europe.  You might notice too, I've placed some add space on my site as well (although, at the time I am typing this, it appears Project Wonderful is down).  And finally, I'm investigating (big emphasis on investigating) some options in merchandising.  Someone keeps bugging me about Duffy plushies and I've had a query or two about a Flatt Bear book.  There's a lot to consider in that area, and a lot of initial expense. That's it for now. Cheers.

16 thoughts on “Crushed Spirit of Christmas”

  1. Doc Kenny

    Way to go on 200
    Looking forward to the new characters

    1. p.j.

      Oh, they’re a-comin’

  2. jynksie

    Maybe he should try a fake tree… what could happen?!? [SMIRK]

    1. p.j.

      Like an aluminum tree?

  3. Court

    200 down, and many many more to go. Congrats.

    1. p.j.

      Hopefully. Thanks Court!

  4. Tony McGurk

    Congratulations on #200 PJ. I think he needs to focus more on motor speed regulation. Can’t wait to see what new characters are coming & I hope Carl never leaves as part of the changes.

    1. p.j.

      Yeah, me too. Guess I should start working some character sketches now. 😉

  5. Mark Stokes

    Every time a fir falls through the floor, an angel of death gets its wings!

    1. p.j.

      Nice. Well played.

  6. Bill Murphy

    Congrats on 200 PJ!
    I’m looking forward to meeting this new cast member you’ve been alluding to. 😉

    1. p.j.

      thanks Bill. It’s been a long time coming, that’s for sure. Kept promising this for a long time.

  7. Michael corley

    They’re a little like Indiana jones style death traps.

    1. p.j.

      Very true. Even have the snakes.

  8. N Gauger

    2C’s huh??? The Big 200!! Congrats P.J.!!!! I know, you know about books.. I have an autographed copy of your Mother’s book.. 🙂 I could force myself to make room next to it, for an autographed copy of a Flatt Bear book!! 😀 😀 😀

    Looking forward to meeting new friends of Flatt!! 🙂

    1. p.j.

      Hey I have that book too. Go figure. And thanks N for being such a great and die-hard fan of Flatt Bear. Think you’re one of the originals.

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