Dogs Love Bacon is a comic about life with my rescue dogs: a Pomeranian and a Cojack (Corgi-Jack Russel mix). The comic was started towards the end of 2020 to make people smile, as I wrote in my previous post on Bored Panda.

As the adventures continue and my dogs keep adding spice and fun to my life, I want to share some new comics that I’ve made!

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My comics start off as an idea that gets hastily storyboarded on a scrap of paper in simplified stick figures. I try to do this as soon as I get an idea because I can just as quickly lose it. Having the basic idea is the most important part of the process for me because I cannot progress any further without it. As a result, my pockets are always full of scrap paper and ideas.

Using the storyboard, I will sketch the comic in blue graphite, then ink it using micron pens. After erasing the graphite, I can scan the images into Photoshop for cleaning up, color, and text. While I could draw on my tablet, I have always preferred the feel of paper.

I usually play video game playthroughs on an iPad next to me as I create. The music is great at keeping me motivated, and an occasional glance at the graphics is enough to give my eyes a break. It also helps with my time management, since I love video games, but do not have time to play them all.

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#23: Descendant Of Wolves

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Given that I have no set number of panels for my comics, the time invested in each comic can vary wildly. My shortest comics have been 4 panels, with the longest comic taking up 9 panels, which happened because I detailed the story of Thor eating part of a pie tin and I didn’t want to leave anyone worrying until the next week about whether he was okay or not. I estimate that I spend an hour or two sketching, another hour or two inking, and 3-5 hours in Photoshop if I can stay focused.

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Creative block is a subject I fought with a lot over the years. I recently came out of a decade-long drought caused by my rotating shift work and a toxic environment. I could not create anything and became increasingly frustrated as I struggled with it. I know that some artists speak of their creativity like a fruit tree, where growth/rest cycles must be respected. Using the same analogy, my creative “tree” could not thrive until it was moved to a better, less toxic place.

As I slowly recovered, I wanted to create a positive comic that would be easier to maintain with my work schedule. I recognized that Taz and Thor were the constant shining lights in my life, and there was always fun and humor to be found with them. Thankfully, they always provide me with lots of inspiration, so I have not lacked ideas since I went live with the comic.

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#33: Accidents Happen

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Zorena Deckard
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One of my rescues is like this. It always makes me so sad that he cringes when I see his little oops.

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Dogs Love Bacon is the type of comic that I believe I could continue for a long time, and I am working on it with that in mind. I have to be careful not to overextend myself for the time being due to my job and its challenging schedule, but I look forward to launching a website for Dogs Love Bacon in the near future and working on some other supporting items to accompany it.

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#36: The Outside Perspective

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Frisky
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

my dog tries to eat bees and wasps - she got stung in the mouth and her muzzle was puffy - silly gorl : )

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#39: Garden Dog, Part 2

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

my dog does this too - she puts her squeaky ball in the tomatoes, gets it, and nibbles on the tomatoes/lettuce/cilantro

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Clever girl! "Nope, I'm not stealing food, I am just retrieving my ball! It certainly isn't my fault if something else gets caught in my mouth!"

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LavenderAxolotl
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I thought tomatoes were toxic to dogs, similar to grapes and chocolate?

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Chich
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Our strawberries need tank traps and barbed wire to protect them from our 4 legged scarfer.

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Auntriarch
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I knew a rottie who loved strawberries. My friend was wondering what happened to her crop, when she caught Puss in the act

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#31: The Norm

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Chich
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Our two guys slept through the last bit if fireworks and it was very close to the house. One is a new rescue and I thought for sure he would freak out. Not a worry at all. Butterflies, well that is another story.

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#38: Miss Tazibel Disagrees

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

my dog pinkie was like this she wolud even use the bathroom on the sidewalk

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The Vole Incident

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Ryan Deschanel
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's their nature. They are just predators which like to play.

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#29: Ticked Off

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Huh, my brother practically fainted when his dog got a tick, just as well I was there. What a princess

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