I guess this could be considered the first “Strange Bedfellows” strip, but it was more about working on the character designs than anything else. The conservative character has come along well, but I am still struggling with his progressive spouse. Her look here is still not what I was looking for, but is getting closer. The glasses help define her character, but I don’t know about the blond hair or her outfit.

As for the content of this comic itself, I did a one-panel comic instead of a multipanel (“Strange Bedfellows” is intended to be a multipanel comic like Doonesbury or Garfield) because, once again, I was just working on the characters and not trying to make a real strip. Still, this one is a bit funny an poignant, though I worry that it makes “Dora” seem stupid and clueless. Really, this is okay as I am going to try to play both sides as a little clueless and missing the point from strip to strip.

Still, a definite step towards an actual comic.

I think I may be done drawing cats for a while, and with drawing teenage mice and cyborgs. I really got to reduce the number of things I am doing at once.

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