Quick Publishing Schedule Update

This week, a New Episode of SEA SHANTY FUNNIES™ will be released on Sunday morning, May 24th. It'll be the full Sunday Fun Day main storyline comic strip.

As many of you know if you're following, I had to take a bit of a breather the past two days at my wife Jennifer McCullar's request. I took last Saturday night off and also took all-day Sunday off to spend with Jennifer doing stuff. We went downtown to an art fair and I ended up with all those BEETLE BAILEY books by happenstance as we were browsing a nearby old bookstore.

I'm rested up and all is good. I'm ready to get back to drawing.

At this time, there are no new comic strip episodes planned for the weekdays this week (sorry about that) as I play a little catch up on drawing the big comic strip for Sunday. I'm also finishing up a few side related projects (including SEA SHANTY FUNNIES fan club stuff).

Thank you for understanding.

This week, I plan to resume and finish up the big Sunday Fun Day comic strip (Episode 117) as "Detective Week" reaches its conclusion (more as an epilogue and a launch to the rescue mission). I plan over the next three weeks to probably focus on just the main Sunday storyline to get that Sunday publishing schedule back on track. After I finish everything and if I have "spare time", then I may squeeze a few weekday short gag comic strips as I can.

I am also planning on finishing up the printing of the remainder of the trading cards and stickers for those that purchased the fan club package that have held me up. I plan on getting everything packaged up and out in the mail by the weekend. I had to make a few substitutions on paper cardstock being used for the cards which delayed things.

More updates when I can.

Here is Teaser #1: Next week, I've been asked to do a livestream video chat interview about Popeye, SEA SHANTY FUNNIES, perhaps my work on GREEN ARROW over at DC Comics or my other indie comic book series THRILL SEEKER COMICS, plus my love of comics in general, on Wednesday evening, May 21st. Details are forthcoming in a separate post we'll make.

And Teaser #2: Sometime coming up very soon in June... Jennifer and I are planning a trip to Chester, Illinois to pay our respects to the hometown of E.C. Segar and see the Popeye Museum and see each of the Thimble Theater related statues of Popeye and friends (& foes!) that are sprinkled throughout the riverport town.

We plan on taking some videos, photos, and seeing the sites. It will be my first time ever trip to Chester. We live driving distance (I'm in Springfield, Illinois). I'm really looking forward to the pilgrimage journey and seeing the Popeye sites.

Just letting you know where things stand in my plans for this week if all goes as planned... that is.

Scott

SEASHANTY FUNNIES delay...

 

My wife Jennifer's post and directive from FACEBOOK last night...

Apologies. Today's Sunday Fun Day comic strip has been put on hold and it will need to be rescheduled. I got a late start and began drawing it last night and my wife Jennifer asked that I put a hold on it. She said that she felt I needed to take a break from working in my studio. I guess I bit off more than I can chew this past week with all things and I needed to take care of myself and some matters on the home front. I do appreciate her looking out for me when I sometimes get a little blindsided with things that I lose track and need to take care of myself and others. I appreciate your understanding. 

We'll be back after this break. (But here is a sneak peek of one of the panels of the next comic strip...)

 

Please check back later for an update.

 

Thanks,

Scott and Jennifer 

SEA SHANTY FUNNIES™ - Episode 116

 

SEA SHANTY FUNNIES™ - Episode 115

 

And that is that... NEXT: The Weekend and Conclusion of Detective Week.

 

SEA SHANTY FUNNIES™ - Episode 114

Another dose of "Watching the Detectives" Week Continues...

SEA SHANTY FUNNIES™ - Episode 113

"Watching the Detectives" Week Continues... 

If you are just stopping in for the Wednesday comic strip and haven't been here for a few days, please be sure to check out the comic strips from Monday and Tuesday also. I usually don't run comic strips on those first two days of the workweek, but since I missed out on my intended Sunday Fun Day "BIG" comic strip due to family matters, I decided to go ahead and run a special mini-storyline with Castor Oyl all week. 

 

I'm beginning to think this is what Bob Ross would call a "happy accident" because I am really enjoying expanding out a little here with all the detective guest stars making cameo guest appearances in this week long parody. I hope you are, too?

Newest POPEYE Comic Strip Acquisitions

 

Some recent acquisitions of the past week for my personal collection. I'm collecting and archiving old newspaper comic strip clipping of POPEYE that I am collating into portfolios. It is one of my many eclectic hobbies and collections that I do, but if you're here reading SEA SHANTY FUNNIES web comics, you probably understand.

SEA SHANTY FUNNIES™ - Episode 112

 

"Watching the Detectives" Week Continues - Move over, Agatha Christie!

SEA SHANTY FUNNIES™ - Episode 111

 

It is 'Watching the Detectives Week!"

Let the interviews begin... Every. Day. This. Week.