Mag Mell That Ends Well — Page 27
Owen has entered the story.
That’s right, my son, Owen. Don’t worry — I got his permission to become transformed into a webcomic character. He’s kinduva natural for it, anyway.
Actually, Owen first appears briefly in the previous chapter in a one panel glimpse of my family, but you only see him from behind, as he plays with the baby. His first appearance in Fetch the webcomic was a few years ago, and he has appeared in other comics I have done. But insofar as Otherworldly Goods goes, this is his first real introduction.
His character design here is based on his former 12-13 year-old self. For all of middle school he had blue hair and wore little else that wasn’t blue, including a blue “pussy hat” his mom made him for the Women’s March. (Those were pink, of course, but he wanted blue. It fit his complexion, I think.) Nowadays he is older and dies his hair a dark brown and wears more black and white. But I like this design and he was about this age when I started putting this story together.
Fetch the webcomic began as a hybrid of autobiographical and political cartooning with some fantasy elements. With Otherworldly Goods it has transformed into a graphic novel with much stronger fantasy elements, but I have not lost sight of the other aspects of this strip. They are all part of this tapestry (or maybe it’s a scarf or a pussy hat, who knows?) I am stitching together.
SFX: You'll make a fine rug, cat!
PANEL 2: Fetch pokes his head out of the TV. Owen screams.
FETCH: Hiya, Owen!
OWEN: AAGH!
PANEL 3: Fetch steps out of the TV while Owen laughs.
FETCH: Sorry. Didn’t mean to scare ya.
OWEN: Haha! That’s okay, Fetch. I was playing SkyRim and thought you were one of the NPCs!
PANEL 4: Fetch looks around the living room. Owen sits on the floor.
FETCH: Is Kevin around?
OWEN: Naw. Dad went to the store. I think. Or he’s looking at guitars he can’t afford.
PANEL 5: Fetch scratches his chin. Owen begins playing SkyRim again.
FETCH: Know when he’ll be back?
OWEN: Uh, I dunno. He said, like, 5? Maybe 6?
PANEL 6: Fetch smiles and extends his arms. Owen looks confused.
FETCH: Great! How would you like to see the Otherworld?
OWEN: The wha-?
Oh no, for Owen, anyway.
As for dying one’s hair… as a natural blonde [guy], I would occasionally go with a Chestnut brown, to kinda match a Scott Weiland (RIP) and it was both striking and complementary to my normal looks,
Until I accidentally used one of my dad’s expired dye’s and it turned my hair a kind of burgundy [not Ron Burgundy], and oh no, I wore a cap to work, despite it being against dress code, because upper management and I were all against the abomination color it turned my hair accidentally for a few days.
Normal Chestnut so much better than expired chestnut.