I realized later that this punch line might have worked better in my “Cottage & CO” strip because here in “Tuttle’s” there’s the possibility of an armed buffalo being a character who draws little notice because all the other animals have been packing at one time or another.
When I hit middle age, my tolerance for caffeine was greatly diminished, so now I only have one caffeinated drink a week. Caffeine Free Dr Pepper helps to lessen the pain of withdrawal.
I was really happy with how this raccoon looked, so much so that I couldn’t think of a way to color him in that wouldn’t diminish what I had already done–even if leaving him in B&W looks odd.
