where wolf?

some 50 or 60 odd years ago i started drawing comic book covers featuring part-time werewolf, a character i thought up in my cubicle at work. the idea came from all the old pulp comics where a robot or monster or alien would carry off a damsel after scaring her unconscious. i thought it would be funny if one of those monsters went about it like a gentleman and went on a blind date. so i did a mock up cover of a werewolf on a blind date with a couple bad puns on there and an "in this issue" blurb. it made me laugh so i did a handful more of these covers with him in various odd jobs. in retrospect the concepts are funny but the execution (though definitely sketches) was pretty bad. after several decades on indefinite hiatus, part-time has returned! i had the idea of a western cover because the two jokes 'home on the mange' and 'who shot my paw?!' after many sketches i did one i liked and behold, a finished cover! complete with new title design and faux comic book brand badge in the upper left. and don't worry, i have 4 more covers already drawn ready for some inks and colors coming soon(ish?). anyway here is part-time werewolf in 'home on the mange'

also, the second line comes from the funniest joke that i didn't get for years. when i was 7 someone told it to me and i laughed until i almost peed myself but didn't actually get it or think about what the joke meant for years later and had an "ooooohhhhhhhh….. i get it" moment which only made me like it more. the punchline is a staple of family bullshit sessions.

"three legged dog walks into a saloon and says 'who shot my paw?!'"

genius.

later
-z