Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #666 (Click on it to see it much bigger)
Originally uploaded by Ape Lad.
Happy New Year!!! Thanks to each and every one of you for making 2007 so great! Here's to many more installments of teh cats, with or without Clyde (may he rest in peace).
Tomorrow, January 2nd, for a limited time, I'll be giving away free fan club memberships with all comics ordered. More details Wednesday. Till then, thanks again a million times over!
Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #665
Originally uploaded by Ape Lad.
This one was actually drawn several months ago, but the person who ordered it asked that I hold off on posting it so the recipient wouldn't figure out it was for them. It seemed a fitting installment before tomorrow's business.
Tomorrow: RAGNAROK.
And Wednesday, for a limited time: buy a comic, get a fan club membership free. Details forthcoming.
I was pretty reluctant to adopt twitter, but 1,300 tweets later I'm still using it. Banality ahoy!
Here's a little walking Pip I made. I've never animated anything of any real complexity before, and relied heavily on Preston Blair's indespensable books for this.
Feel free to use it for a link back to the blog or whatever.
2_men_LG.jpg
Originally uploaded by sharpeworld.
Once again, not really from 2007, but the Maximum Fun podcast of Coyle and Sharpe on the streets of San Francisco in the 60's is one of my favorite things.
You can also see them on youtube.
Okay, so this movie isn't from 2007, but this is the year I finally saw it. This trailer doesn't do it justice, and I highly recommend it. It might even make you cry.
I'll probably post a couple more of my favorite things before this year is out.
A comic will be posted later this evening. I'm going to stick with one post a day once the new year rolls in for two reasons: my parents will be in town. I guess that's only one reason, but two people.
There is a backlog of comics, and I am sending comics as they are done, so there is no slow down in mailing them. My turnaround time is still about two weeks, so if you've ordered something over two weeks ago and it hasn't shown up, let me know.
Finally, even though I'm slowing down to one a day (and none on Sundays...usually), I'll probably do catch-up days where I post several at a time. We'll see.
LOL Cats Shrine
Originally uploaded by Beth E. Dogg.
Beth E. Dogg has set up a shrine to Kitteh and Pip. This is exactly the sort of thing I never expected but greatly appreciate.
PersuesReading.JPG
Originally uploaded by DiscourseMarker.
Anagramatical!
There are plans in the works for a third newsletter and a secret online repository for the previous issues. You'll read about it here once I figure it out.
Caturday Framed
Originally uploaded by ctmagnus.
I spotted this in the Foundlings group on flickr! Have you joined yet?
Aloysius is on youtube now, and in the spotlight. I'll let you know how he feels about this the next time I speak to him.
From the youtube description for this clip:
"I have over 45,000 lights synchronized to music using 216 channels of Light-O-Rama. The music is from "Linus and Lucy" by Vince Guaraldi. You can see more of my display at www.ChristmasWonders.com"
The show goes through several other songs and is open through the 6th of January.
Christmas Tree at the Rockefeller Center
Originally uploaded by nukeit1.
I hope it's a wonderful one for each and every one of you.
Yes, Virginia, there will be a comic later this evening. (See what I did there?)
O HAI
Originally uploaded by pseudo cyborg.
Thanks again to everyone who ordered Christmas cards and shirts and stuff over on Zazzle. I can't thank you enough.
If you ever wondered who has the original drawing for the cards, now you know.
1,500 Go To Bottom With Titanic
Originally uploaded by trainman74.
Eagle-eyed foundling trainman74 posted this to the group over on flickr.
abcs of lolcats
Originally uploaded by periwinklejane.
Here, periwinklejane shows off a finished copy of the previously blogged booklet. Please note the use of gold thread instead of a measly staple.
page1, side1
Originally uploaded by Ape Lad.
Here's my Christmas present to you!
How to make your own booklet:
1. Click on each image, then click on "all sizes" to download the largest version.
2. Print them on two sheets of paper on landscape setting.
3. Next, cut, fold and staple for your very own little booklet. Detailed instructions are here.
Stuff your stockings! Leave some on the bus! Send them to your grandmother! Et cetera!
Merry Christmas!
KTLA used to show this film every year at Christmas time, before MST3K came along and made it watchable. The full length "Hooray for Santy Claus" holds a special place in my heart.
There will be an alphabetical listing of Laugh-Out-Loud Cat related stuff in the coming days. Written by Pip.
(Clip found via bonniegrrl's tweets. I'm on twitter, by the way, and there is a hobotopia twitterfeed there too.)
Zazzle
Originally uploaded by LinusMines.
Thanks Linus! If you have a photo of something I've drawn for you (anything, not only the cats), post it to teh Foundlings group on Flickr.
Again, a huge thanks to everyone who has ordered something from my Zazzle store over the past year or so. I really appreciate it. Maybe someday I'll meet someone wearing Pip on their shirt. Then I'll dive into the bushes and hide. Cartoonists are supposed to be reclusive.
Sound Effects
Originally uploaded by Ape Lad.
Refer to this if you are ever caught in a jam and in need of some quick sound effects.
Efficacy may vary. Please consult a physician if side effects persist.
There are a surprising number of Three Card Monte tutorials on the youtube.
Monster poster
Originally uploaded by Ape Lad.
Here.
Thanks to all who asked!
252: Elephant-Lad
Originally uploaded by Ape Lad.
Those of you who haven't been reading this blog for too long may not be aware of the other "700 Things" projects. If ever you want an excuse to draw, we have about 490,000 for you. Here's a link to the main group on flickr, and from there you can learn about 700 Zombies, Unicorns, Bunnies, and much, much more.
Jan2ATrain
Originally uploaded by ChildOfAtom.
Today I got a surprise in the mail: A Line by Cully Long. It's a collection of his drawings of fellow subway riders in NYC. I love it. Thanks, Cully!
You can buy a copy here and see his handiwork here.
E is for elf
Originally uploaded by Ape Lad.
Here's an alphabetical list of Christmas stuff I drew last during a rare free hour.
hole punch cloud
Originally uploaded by Ape Lad.
There's a hole punch cloud over my place this morning.
For the record, Kid Icarus was my favorite NES game back in the day. It's not too well-known, so there probably won't ever be any references to it in the Laugh-Out-Loud Cats. Though it might be fun to see Kitteh or Pip turned into an eggplant with feet at some point.
There will be a comic later, and I'm organizing the archives on flickr into more manageable sections.
Abandoned cats - calendar
Originally uploaded by Stefan Tell.
I just noticed Zazzle has 5$ off all calendars. I put together a Kitteh and Pip calendar the other day and you can see it here.
The photo above does not appear on the calendar, but it was in the cc pool on flickr.
More Peggy Lee. Please note: some of the Santas depicted are not nearly big and fat enough.
Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #651
Originally uploaded by Ape Lad.
Thanks for the responses to the poll and the comments!
Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #650
Originally uploaded by Ape Lad.
If you own a Laugh-Out-Loud Cats comic and also have a flickr account, will you find yours on flickr and note that it's yours in the comments? You don't have to, but it might be nice to know for posterity's sake. A lot of people have already done this, but if you would rather people not know, that's fine too. I completely understand.
Also, please note the new poll over there to the right. I'm curious about how people are reading these. RSS? Flickr? Something else? A combingation of the three? I suppose asking the question here on the blog will automatically skew the results, but I thought I'd ask anyway.
---UPDATE---
I had to reset the poll. I did it wrong. It's right now. Sorry. Thanks. Good night.
Teshub
Originally uploaded by kevindooley.
From here till the end of the year I'll slow down posting comics to one a day, excluding Sundays. That way, Ragnarok (#666: where someone dies) can conveniently correspond with January 1st.
I'll still take and send orders, but will hold them in reserve until the New Year.
I'll also post stuff I've been meaning to get to: wallpapers, a papercraft Soapo box, and other surprises along the way.
That said, expect #650 later this evening.
On the first day of Cephalopodmas...
Originally uploaded by greyaenigma.
A foreboding photographic dispatch from the Grey Aenigma.
See the ever-growing group here.
Comics tonight. Probably later than sooner.
Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #649
Originally uploaded by Ape Lad.
Created for Glenn's Cephalopodmas project. Check it out and be freaked right out. I know I did.
Glenn is also the same Glenn who ordered the very first Laugh-Out-Loud Comic ever. Up with Glenn!
Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #400
Originally uploaded by Ape Lad.
#400 is finally done and available for auction on ebay. Here's the link. It's a three day auction since Christmas is fast approaching.
Numbers 500 and 600 are still on the drawing board and will probably not be done before the end of the year.
Mr. Vandyke Writhingtwist
Originally uploaded by Ape Lad.
Here's a preview of the Mole Men I drew for the recent episode of BoingBoingTV. The official project will kick off when Hodgman's next book is released, so I won't add these to a group pool on flickr just yet. I might need to update them as more information becomes available.
You can see them all here.
Tie design
Originally uploaded by Ape Lad.
...like an albatross! Hey, there's a fun idea: have any literary fans ever designed a necktie with a big dead albatross on it?
But I suppose there's been enough bird talk around here today.
Tonight I posted this as a necktie design on Zazzle.
buzzards galore
Originally uploaded by Ape Lad.
...is available here* and from which we learn buzzards:
have access to hammerspace
are adept with mining equipment
have sentient tail feathers
have teeth
Re: domesticating a buzzard. It was a rhetorical question. The wife would never allow it, though I am certainly curious. If anyone has ever attempted to domesticate one, I'd wager they did so in Florida.
*Featuring animation by Preston Blair, author of the very best books for anyone interested in learning to draw funny pictures. Accept no substitutions.
1. I haven't watched any late night tv since the strike started and I really miss Dave. I've watched him since I was old enough to stay up too late. My son brought home a Jay Leno joke book the other day and I had to leave it outside.
2. We have buzzards in the area and I want them to land on our back porch. Any suggestions?
3. (Oops) Are buzzards domesticable?
Lease-A-Leaf
Originally uploaded by Travelling Macs.
Travelling Macs points out that this could be a possible franchise opportunity for Pip! Though I bet Pip would be pretty strict about who could be caretakers of teh leafs.
Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #640
Originally uploaded by Ape Lad.
I stole this set-up from Jerry Seinfeld who stole it from Benny Goodman (if I remember correctly).
Ice leaf for Pip
Originally uploaded by Scoobymoo.
Behold a photo by the foundling known as Scoobymoo: an ice leaf. We don't get those here in Florida.
There will be comics later tonight.
Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #632
Originally uploaded by Ape Lad.
You only thought it was named that in the 30s.
Simple lego dreidel
Originally uploaded by Ape Lad.
4 pieces and masking tape for a label. Really works!
Comics in a moment.
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Originally uploaded by H2Oman.
Today I'll be listening to Barstow's own Rick Steves as I get the jump on the Laugh-Out-Loud Cats orders, as well as a few "secret" requests, which will show up here after Christmas sometime. Posts may slow down a bit.
Also, this week I'll try to post something new to Zazzle everyday in case you still have some holiday shopping to do. Like me.
Finally, information about Ragnarök.
dreidel
Originally uploaded by woodleywonderworks.
Here is how to make and play with a dreidel.
Here is the dreidel song, which everyone should know.
too funny!
Originally uploaded by liberalmind1012.
A note to those of you who may be following HOBOTOPIA on twitter, I'll be posting several comics in the next half hour, so you may want to prepare for the column of H's about to appear on your wall-thingee. If you are not following this blog on twitter, then you probably aren't even reading this sentence.
This picture showed up when I searched for "onslaught" in the flickr creative commons pool. I wonder if "Robert Conquest" is a pseudonym.
LinusMines directed my attention to this video. Thank you.
More later.
Show this to a child. No syncing, docking, DRM, star ratings, bpm indicators, etc. Just a black circle.
There will be comics tonight, but you may notice a slowdown in the coming days as I draw the ones that are not to be posted until after the holidays. You know who you are.
Originally uploaded by Ape Lad.
New on zazzle with a couple other designs. You don't have to be a female or desire a hoodie to enjoy this image. Zazzle lets you put it on other stuff. Even little baby stuff.
hobos_Page_2.jpg
Originally uploaded by majormoscow.
Majormoscow designed this and several other pages. Click on it, read it, *weep. There are several informative pages on his flickrstream.
*Feel free to skip the this step.
Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #612
Originally uploaded by Ape Lad.
You cannot pull a fast one on Radagast.
Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #608
Originally uploaded by Ape Lad.
Admiral Ack-bo visits Hobotopia.
Answer: yes. After Washington Week.
Meanwhile, please enjoy Lumberjack Isto.
Thank you, Fnord, for this link. Suitable for framing I assume.
my original laugh-out-loud cats comic!!1!
Originally uploaded by Bird and Flower.
In gold even!
Thanks again, Bird and Flower!
Bill (and Stuart) are ecstatic over the arrival of Pip Fan Club stuff!
Originally uploaded by Cam Purdy.
Of all the orange cats in the history of comics, Bill is one of them.
(Thanks Cam!)
600
Originally uploaded by CoreForce.
A reminder:
#400: to be auctioned on ebay
#500: to be given away to a randomly chosen fan club member
#600: also to be auctioned on ebay
#666: Ragnarok. Someone will die.
#s 400, 500, and 600 are first on my agenda after the Christmas orders are in the mail.
Thank you.
SearsWishbook.1982.P610
Originally uploaded by Wishbook.
I was temporarily distracted by this set on flickr.
(Found via Fark)
Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #590
Originally uploaded by Ape Lad.
There's a new group on flickr. It's called the Bears in Ill-Fitting Hats pool. It's here.
Minty Cat is a Charter Member of the Pip Fan Club!
Originally uploaded by Dirty Knobs.
Here's #561 with the previously hidden corgi visible in the boxcar. It was hidden in the version I uploaded so as to not alert the person for whom it was made and spoil the surprise. Also visible: Minty the cat.
Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #574
Originally uploaded by Ape Lad.
Click here to read this one a bit larger.
O HAI
Originally uploaded by pseudo cyborg.
I sent David the original drawing for the Christmas card that's on sale over on zazzle. Here's a picture of it, in all it's yellow sketchy goodness.
Again, a note about zazzle: I'm not sure how to tell who has ordered what there, so let this be my thanks to those of you who have. Kthxbye.
I can't hear the Nutcracker and not think of this song. ENJOY!
There will be many comics posted tomorrow, wrapping up the second round of fan club memberships. Thanks again everyone!
Hopefully you can find a way to forgive me for planting this song in your head.
Fox Ridley and Mr. Crow
Originally uploaded by Ape Lad.
