SEA SHANTY FUNNIES™ - Episode 106

 

Good morning. Sorry for the slight delay in this morning's comic strip, but here she be...

SEA SHANTY FUNNIES™ - Episode 105

 

Special thanks to my "real life" childhood friend Troy Vilayhong who truly happens to be a real life little league umpire and for allowing me to use his likeness and personality in today's brand new character for my comic strip. He is really a true life character himself and one of my best friends. He's also one of the daily readers and supporters here at SEA SHANTY FUNNIES. Thanks, pal!

SEA SHANTY FUNNIES Fan Club Membeship and Issue #1 now available

 

Here is a direct link to go to the online store

 

You can now go to https://www.seashantyfunnies.com and click on the SECURE Online Store (Link is up in the TOP HEADER) to see all the various purchasing options for SEA SHANTY FUNNIES Fan Club Membership and how to acquire the comic book. 

 

I have three main tiers...

BASIC FAN CLUB MEMBERSHIP (both U.S. Domestic and International Options) that includes the first issue.
ÜBERFAN CLUB MEMBERSHIP (both U.S. Domestic and International Options) that includes not only the first issue, but you will also get issue #2 (Available Late Summer/Early Fall 2026*) and a special SHANTY FUNNIES PRESENTS ‘THIMBLE-EYE THEATRICAL CLASSICS’ #1 (Available Fall 2026*) that includes reprints of original works in the public domain featuring Popeye and friends that has had the art respectfully and carefully cleaned up, remastered, and in some instances made available in full color for the first time (by me). (Available Late Summer/Early Fall 2026*). Plus an art print.
JUST THE COMIC BOOK (AND NO CLUB MEMBERSHIP) (both U.S. Domestic and International Options)
ADD-ON OPTION for Original 9”x 12” commissioned inked drawing of a character from the SEA SHANTY FUNNIES Universe by Scott McCullar.
Also while you are there, take a look at my THRILL SEEKER COMICS ANTHOLOGY comic books that I also write and illustrate. The first two issues are available also. Thanks.

SEA SHANTY FUNNIES™ - Episode 104

 

SEA SHANTY FUNNIES - This Wednesday (tomorrow) and Friday will have the 'Gag Comic Strips' -- "Let's Play Ball!"

 

BEHIND THE SCENES STUFF AND WHAT'S COMING UP OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS IN THE COMIC STRIPS:

I'm already breaking my own rules here just a bit. For the next two weeks during the weekdays (at least), I will run the smaller sized "Gag Comic Strips" on Wednesday and Friday mornings that are a mini-story. I've got four short gag comic strips written. I may extend it to six gag comic strips over three weeks. We will see. These will be baseball themed mini-stories separate from the main weekly "big" Sunday Fun Day Comics.

The weekday stories run outside and are separate from the weekly "main" Sunday stories now here on this web comic series. Though they will loosely relate if that makes sense. That's how I'm trying to keep it.

I think you can keep up. If you're having difficulties, email me at scott@scottmccullar.com and let me know. I'm still working things out. I'm aiming for two smaller weekday comics strips and the one big ongoing Sunday storyline comic strip.

I will introduce one particular original brand-new character that is based on a longtime friend of mine since elementary school that I received his permission to base this character on his real-life self and his likeness.  I sent over concept art for him to approve over the weekend and got his approval and blessing. He is a reader of the comic strip, too. You will meet this comic character later this week (and especially in the spotlight on Friday) for his introduction.

Plus, look closely in the drawings and watch the spectators gathered behind homeplate in the stands as some of you longtime Popeye fans with a watchful eye you will catch some familiar faces that are debuting for the first time here in SEA SHANTY FUNNIES. 

So... to sum up.... new comic strips this week on Wednesday, Friday, and then the big one on Sunday as Olive and Popeye pick themselves up after the big news in their personal life and the continued investigation on the abduction of Bernice the Whiffle Hen by Boola.

See you in the Funnies!

SEA SHANTY FUNNIES #1 printed comic books have arrived

 

A couple of cases of the first issue of my new comic book collection SEA SHANTY FUNNIES featuring my take on the public domain-based Popeye arrived Saturday afternoon from the printer. I had 100 books printed up. This collects the first 41 episodes of the web comic (with bonus extended scenes) as well as collects the complete STRANDED: Pooky Jones mini-episodes.

I will let you know how you can get a copy with instructions on Wednesday. I'm making this part of a SEA SHANTY FUNNIES FAN CLUB offering that will include a few other things.

In the meantime, feel free to email me at scott@scottmccullar.com if you want me to personally reserve a copy for you. I will also make this available for international shipping outside the U.S.

SEA SHANTY FUNNIES™ - Episode 103 "A Quick Study in Pink" (My apologies for today's delay and your wait)

 

My apologies for today's delay and if anyone has been waiting. Here is this week' "Sunday Fun Day" comic. This story continues here in long format next Sunday. I will strive to have it finish in time next week for a morning release.

SEA SHANTY FUNNIES™ - Episode 102 "Happy Superman Day!"

 

Today is Superman Day. It was officially moved recently from June to today by DC Comics to commemorate The Man of Steel's first appearance in Action Comics. I offer my own homage to celebrate.

SEA SHANTY FUNNIES™ A Key Moment - Mini-Episode #1

 

 

It was 95 Years ago today...

(Drawing based after E.C. Segar's original comic strip.) 

 

Done for fun.

 

...and by the way, everything in E.C. Segar's original newspaper comic strip series is "in continuity" as part of my SEA SHANTY FUNNIES web comic series. It is all a part of the 'Earth 24-C' Alternate Universe that traces back to this. That's all for now. Just a general thought of mine on the creative process that I wanted to share with behind the scenes. It is the backbone from which all is built from and proceeded. 

Come Back Saturday at Midday for the Next SEA SHANTY FUNNIES

Sorry. There will be no new SEA SHANTY FUNNIES comic strip today (Thursday) or tomorrow (Friday).

However, I'm working on two BRAND NEW FULL LENGTH PAGES  for both Saturday and Sunday.

Saturday's will be a special edition "BANDITO ENTERTAINMENT™ SATURDAY MATINÉE COMIC" and Sunday's comic will continue the story of the missing Whiffle Hen.

Thanks,

Yer pal, Scott 

 

SEA SHANTY FUNNIES™ - Episode 101

 

A short gag feature. (Through the weekdays, I will post these shorter comic strips that are published for a quick laugh)

The ongoing longform storylines are now featured on Sunday Mornings in a larger and longer format.

Also, please check back on Saturday mid-day for a Special Comic Strip you don't want to miss.

SHOW-AND-TELL: 1939 Thimble Theater Popeye Newspaper Comic Strips

This came in the mail today. These are original Popeye Thimble Theater newspaper comic strips from the Spring of 1939 written by Tom Sims and illustrated by Doc Winner. 109 comic strips that I will archive into a portfolio for preservation and to read. This is the conclusion of the Spinach Juice Springs storyline with Susie the Sea Nymph which I revisited recently in my own SEA SHANTY FUNNIES comic strip.

SEA SHANTY FUNNIES™ - MILEMARKER Episode #100

 

 

 Thank you for helping and encouraging me to get to this point!

SEA SHANTY FUNNIES™ - Episode 99

 

Check back Sunday morning for Episode #100.

SEA SHANTY FUNNIES™ - Episode 98

 

SEA SHANTY FUNNIES Web Comic Publishing Update for this week..

Just a quick note about online web comic publishing plans for this week for SEA SHANTY FUNNIES.

I will publish online a regular SEA SHANTY FUNNIES weekly web comic tomorrow (Wednesday, April 7th) for Episode #98 that's already finished and loaded in the cue to automatically publish. I will then post Episode #99 this Friday, April 9th that I'm finishing up tonight with the artwork on.

THEN.... I will then have what I consider my first special oversized "Sunday Fun Day Morning Comic" this upcoming Sunday morning on April 12th. It will be our 100th Episode mile marker web comic for SEA SHANTY FUNNIES. It will be the same size as traditional Sunday newspaper comics that the big boys publish. That's all I want to say right now. So, check back on Sunday, too.

I am aiming for publishing automatically at 7:30 a.m. Central Time on social media sites and blogs. I will manually upload and publish the webcomics earlier at 6:00 a.m. Central Time on my own personal website at www.scottmccullar.com for those eager beavers.

After that, I will post an update about a new publishing schedule for the remainder of this Spring (April and May) for continued weekly SEA SHANTY FUNNIES web comics as I adjust things to release a new THRILL SEEKER COMICS web comic series (my creator-owned indie comic series) coming this June that will also be ongoing and run on just Saturdays afternoons as a "Saturday Matinée" web comic series that rotates the cast of heroes around with brand new ongoing storylines about every 8 to 12 weeks. I will be drawing these pulp action and adventure comics in a more animated style.

So, that's the tease for now. More later next week with more detailed plans. 

And don't worry, SEA SHANTY FUNNIES is continuing forward into the next phase.

Thanks again for all the support. I hope you are enjoying and being entertained.

More news and updates next week. 

(And by the way, the printer is shipping me 100 issues of the newly printed SEA SHANTY FUNNIES #1 comic books by the end of next week. Details on how to get a copy next week also.)

Scott

SEA SHANTY FUNNIES™ - Episode 97

 

PHILATELY: Carving Out Time for my Stamp Collection

 

It’s been a while since I’ve carved out time to work on my stamp collection. I’ve been so busy lately. However, I’m taking some tonight and I’m going to try to make Sunday evenings my own time to do this on a more regular basis. And doing so while spinning vinyl records while I do it.

A Drawing of Daredevil (in Yellow) by Scott McCullar

 

A drawing that I put together of DAREDEVIL to share. He is my favorite Marvel Character. Frank Miller's take on it blew my mind as a kid. I also always loved the original unique look of the"Yellow Daredevil" and Wally Wood's Silver Age take on the character. I thought I'd let this be my ode to Mr. Wood.

I look forward to sitting down and watching Season Two of the DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN series on Disney+. 

SEA SHANTY FUNNIES™ - Episode 96

 

SEA SHANTY FUNNIES™ - Episode 95

 

♫ Treat me like a Fool...

SEA SHANTY FUNNIES™ - Episode 94

 

THRILL SEEKER COMICS ANTHOLOGY™ #2 is available for purchase on my new secured online store

 

My self-published indie comics THRILL SEEKER COMICS ANTHOLOGY #2 is now available. It is 40 pages. Printed copies are on hand here in my studio at home and being mailed out right now. 

 If you're interested in picking up a printed copy of the comic, I'm selling on both eBay (if you do a search) and own my personal website's online store. Digital copies aren't available just yet. You can purchase from my website through my online store where PayPal is accepted at https://scottmccullar.com/store/

 

 

SEA SHANTY FUNNIES™ Update: Psst.... a Sneak Peek

 

 

 

Guess what I'm working on to send to the printer at this very moment? 

 

Yep. The answer is SEA SHANTY FUNNIES™ #1 (collecting past Episodes #1 - 41 plus the STRANDED featuring Pooky Jones mini-episodes). The artwork is cleaned up. Includes a few new comic strips added in that extends the New Year's Eve story.

 

This is going to be a SEA SHANTY FUNNIES Fan Club souvenir book. The first issue is a full four-color traditional comic clocking in at 28 pages plus the inside and back cover has something special too. In my mind 30 pages. You'll be able to have one to keep for posterity and enjoy traditionally reading the comic in your own hands.

 

I should have a case of 100 comic books back from the printer the second week of April. Details are forthcoming on how you can get a copy with an affordable fan club membership that I'll set up here soon that'll have some extras also. Mainly to cover costs for me doing all this that'll include printing and shipping. I'm doing this public domain-based POPEYE comic series out of love and not trying to earn a second income out of this. 

 

But I'd thought you'd like to know that things are in progress with the first book headed to the printer.

 

 

 

Quick Note. New comic strip tomorrow

The next SEA SHANTY FUNNIES comic strip is completed and I decided with delays I had this morning, I will go ahead and instead release it tomorrow (Tuesday) morning at the usual time (7:30 a.m. Central Time) because it is already so late in the day today. I'm also working on Wednesday's special comic strip for April Fool's Day. See you in the funny pages soon.

New Website for SEA SHANTY FUNNIES and ScottMcCullar.com

So, on Saturday evening I was able to update my new website at www.scottmccullar.com .

For those reading my SEA SHANTY FUNNIES public domain-based Popeye comics, I have created a landing page for the web  comic series at www.seashantyfunnies.com that has the archive of all of the previous episodes all now posted for those readers that want to re-read or for those that are new and want to catch up. 

SEA SHANTY FUNNIES™ - Episode 93

 

Back to the Ongoing Storyline...

Hot off the digital press finished mere second ago. Sorry for the delay. We're getting back to our current ongoing storyline... 

SEA SHANTY FUNNIES™ - Episode 92

 

Happy National Spinach Day!

Here is a special comic strip just for today's significant event in Popeye's life.

New SEA SHANTY FUNNIES comic strip tomorrow...

Things are getting a little better and more manageable for me on the home-front. I'm ready to get back to the digital drawing board this evening.

Come back tomorrow as I will be posting a new SEA SHANTY FUNNIES comic strip tomorrow featuring our pal Popeye. Barring any unforeseen disasters. All is good!

Thanks!

Scott 

 

Update - I'm still in the process of migrating to a new website plus when it rains it pours

 

It has been a heck of a few weeks. Like I mentioned before, I had some unexpected hurdles thrown at me all at once in my personal life. For those readers of my SEA SHANTY FUNNIES web comic strip featuring the public domain-based POPEYE, I apologize that we've had to take an unplanned break.

Life happens.

First, we got hit by storms. A giant tree fell in my yard due to tornado like weather that took out power lines and my Internet connection. And part of my backyard fence. We went from winter, to spring like storms, tornado weather, then blizzard weather, then near 90 degree summer weather all here in Central Illinois in the span of 10 days.

 

Well, the 80 ft. giant tree is still laying in my yard at the moment, but AT&T fixed the lines that got my Internet back up.

 

Then my puppy Lulu got accidentally poisoned a week ago and I had to rush her to ER Vet hospital. Thankfully, she is doing fine a week later. She accidentally ate half an Acetaminophen tablet instead of a Benedryl tablet that looked the same. Which is deadly to dogs. Thankfully the dose wasn't fatal. There was an unexpected $700 bill to help save her life... but you'll do anything to save those pups.

And then, as many of you know who come to this website (especially to read SEA SHANTY FUNNIES), my website was having problems with the registrar and not loading correctly. Giving an "unsecure site" notice. And just down at times. Well, I decided heck with it all here with Blogger and just went ahead and spent the money to launch my own new official website at www.scottmccullar.com that will no longer be here on Blogger.

I spent part of the weekend (while nursing Lulu) re-designing a new website. I had problems getting it to populate correctly and was on a service call last night (Monday) with Network Solutions who is hosting my website and they got me up and running. You can see the new site live right now... however... it isn't fully ready yet. 

However, I did launch an online store to sell two of my comics here domestically in the U.S. I need to check on international shipping prices to see what that sells for...but the priority mail was something like $52 which is outrageous. I need to see if there is a lesser cost that I can plug in.

There is a "basic" blog at the new site. However, there isn't much functionality that I can see. I don't see hash tagging or archiving. And there isn't a place for people to respond.  I still like Blogger for just blogging.

Both SEA SHANTY FUNNIES and THRILL SEEKER COMICS are just "pages" within my personal website.  I've got a carousel slider with some of the comic strips from the past month loading in with a third party app, but I'm not happy with it. I'm going to find a new solution this week and hopefully have brand new website for both SEA SHANTY FUNNIES and THRILL SEEKER COMICS to stand alone on their own by this time next week. I'm also trying to find a new solution for having all of the web comics easily accessible to sort through and read. So please stay tuned and hang in there with me.

I intend to have a new comic strip out for SEA SHANTY FUNNIES on Thursday. I will do some drawing on it tonight and tomorrow (Wednesday). Right now, that might be it for this week. I need to get myself back together and refocus on a few things. I also have a bunch of packages to mail out... so if I owe you something... hang tight.

Thanks,

Scott 

We'll be back Next Week. Technical Difficulties.

 

 

Sorry, I'm dealing with multiple technical difficulties on top of also being behind the 8-Ball with other unforeseen events that hit me this week that are preventing me from working on the comic strip that was to be released today. 

 

For those of you having problems coming to this website, I apologize. I'm trying to work with the webhosting site as I get things fixed here. For some reason, they turned off the forwarding to Blogger where I host my site and I'm having problems. 

 

I'll be back when I can be back. It should be hopefully Monday if I can get all these fires put out over the weekend. I do have what was going to be today's comic strip half drawn at the moment before I got hit with all of these multiple things that I'm dealing with. 

 

A bright note, I do have the hand drawn sketches inked and drawn for those winners that won in the free contest and told me what they wanted for me to draw. They've been sitting on my desk for the past few days. Sorry. I think just one person was still needing to get back to me. I just need to package them up and mail them out on Saturday morning with the help of Mrs. McCullar. 

 

I'll give an update as soon as I can after I put out all these fires on the homefront. Thank you for understanding.

Website Troubles

I woke up Thursday morning to find my website was offline and the URL forwards were not working correctly making it look like this was an unsecured site. I'm not sure what the problem is, but I do believe that it has to do with my registrar of where I host my domain names that I own and how I have forwarding go to this address where my website is hosted on Blogger. Or maybe something else. I don't know.

I am investigating what is happening. I'm trying to create some workarounds with direct links here on Blogger. I need to figure out some things and I apologize for broken links and troubles.

I'll post more once I know what happened and how to fix this.

SEA SHANTY FUNNIES™ - Episode 91

 

SEA SHANTY FUNNIES™ - Episode 90

 

A surprise extra bonus comic strip for today. Happy St. Patrick's Day.

We will return to our current storyline tomorrow, but I thought we'd check in with some of our other friends on this special day.