Meanwhile, In An Alternate Universe…
on March 5, 2018
at 12:01 am
Chapter: Bonus Stuff!
Characters: Comfort T. Tiger, Conrad Tiger, Dover Cheetah, Drezzer Wolf, Eddie Ape, Katie Kodiak, Wally Roo, Yin the Giant Panda
I think (think!) the 16-ton weights have all been dodged, and that next week should get me back to doing things like actually drawing comic pages. This is the piece I was planning to post back on the 19th, so, yeah, it’s been a bit nuts.
On the other hand, I had a ball with this piece and it did my heart good to draw the old gang again, so thanks for the commish, dude!
-The Gneech
*sees Drezzer in pants, promptly faints*
Joins Ace.
So I’m guessing each of the outfits they wear reflects the persona they portray on stage.
Nope! In this AU, Tiffany designed their wardrobe—something she thought would go well, based on everyone’s suggestions.
I’ll try not to go far into it, but I envisioned Tiff in the beginning as an art school student, aspiring to go into the fashion business, and that Tin Man, which she formed with Dover, Eddie and Yin, was just a way to make extra cash until that big break came. She and a later addition, Leonard, would leave the band shortly therafter in order for her to chase her dream—when she got a call from their new lead singer and guitarist, Leona and Drezzer, basically saying, “We want to make over our image—please send designs!”
And Dover’s headboard? In the early days, the band was a bit on the progressive side, since he and Eddie wrote almost all the songs at the time. Dover loved talking about the intricate details of music-making, thus earning him the nickname “The Professor.” Unfortunately, this spilled into their early concerts, and was met with concertgoers urging him to “shut up, or suck on a tomato.”
Thanks for clarifying, Joey.
Dover wearing the mortarboard reminds me of Kay Kyser. In the 1940s, Kay Kyser had an orchestra and he, too, was called “The Professor”, if I recall correctly and he wore a mortarboard. I remember seeing a couple of movies with him in them; that’s how I know.
This makes me so happy as always, Gneech. Thanks again. You can bet there will be a follow-up from slightly later in their careers.
Incidentally, the instruments they all play are as follows:
Wally Roo: lead vocals, violin
Drezzer Wolf: electric guitar
Dover Cheetah: bass guitar
Comfort Tiger: piano
Eddie Ape: keyboards
Conrad Tiger: tenor saxophone
Katie Kodiak: trumpet, percussion
Yin the Giant Panda: drums
(Incidentally, Gneech, you forgot to tag Conrad.)
Which explains why the violin is being gnawed upon?
Yyyyep!
Wait… he’s not in the picture, is he? #conspiracy #PaulIsDead
Gumby Drezzer!