#4 Glamourization

COMMENTARY:
My first six panel, in honor of the PIRATES movie, which as of this writing (6/7), I have still yet to see. I totally agree with Pickles about PRETTY WOMAN, although one wonders if the danger is quite so high when it comes to pirating.

I read this to my sister and she fell out laughing at "agenda-driven glamourization." I guess that is a pretty funny line.

Why the bay, the spelling of "glamourization" is not my choice, but because both Pickles and Hamlet are British. I would never spell a word that stupidly. (Canada: I'm looking in your direction...)

#3 Names

COMMENTARY:
Here we find out our pirate's name for the first time, which I actually knew the moment I saw him. There's just something about "Pickles the Pirate" that cracks me up. Looking back on this several days later I wish I could have had more of an "oomph" with the reveal in the end, but since I'm still learning I guess I'm reasonably happy.

#2 Salvation

COMMENTARY:
I was a little worried about the whole virgin joke, but both my mom and kaida thought it was funny, so if you didn't, blame them.

This is the first time we see an aspect to the pirate's personality, that being intellectual curiosity. I like the juxtaposition of a philosophical pirate. Argh!

#1 Communication

COMMENTARY:
I can't believe I finally got this up. I've been thinking about the idea for almost two years, but could never find an artist to get what I wanted. My plan was to have six panels showing pirates dressed up in Shakespeare garb in Iconic Shakespeare scenes (like the Romeo and Juliet Balcony Scene). Each day the dialogue would change but the pictures would stay the same. (This is not a new model, as I was inspired by Dinosaur Comics and others, but I do think the Pirates doing Shakespeare was new.

Anyway, Kaida finally convinced me to quit waiting for an artist and go ahead and get SOMETHING up and worry about finding an artist later. So, I did!

Note: the final line comes from how when you read Shakespeare they put the stage directions (like deaths) in the liner notes. Obviously when you watch it they are more dramatic, but most kids grow up READING Shakespeare instead of WATCHING it as intended, so they grew up seeing it in brackets. ALWAYS cracks me up.