Betty Blonde is so much fun. I can do whatever I want with it. If I’m feeling a little 80’s, I’ll indulge an 80’s rock star. If I feel that Betty Blonde (the character) has been a little clichéd lately, I can make her repaint speed limit signs. If I feel like drawing buff guys (and I often do. They’re my favorite to draw. Scandalous!) I’ll bring in the Hankster. Betty Blonde is a limitless creative playground for me. But for a limitless playground, it’s really hard to break the limits. Christian and I often argue over whether or not to break the unwritten rules of Betty Blonde’s world. Christian’s world of Betty Blonde has a different set of rules than mine. Characters can do crazier things. While my Betty Blonde will do crazy things, she does crazy things within the laws of physics. For example, in Christian’s graphic novel, Betty Blonde and co. build a gigantic mountain and jump off it to get to China, all while citing pseudo-physics that totally apply to Christian’s Betty Blonde’s world. The same thing might look kind of off in my strip. At the same time, nearly all of my Betty Blonde’s punch lines would never dream of entering Christian’s Betty Blonde world. We’re going to try to achieve the best of both worlds in the strip soon though, because Christian has tons of great ideas.
Right now however, I’m feeling very warm towards men’s and pair’s Olympic figure skating. We’ll see where that goes!
I support this warm feeling you are having toward figure skating! Maybe you could do something about skiing versus snowboarding too since I know you have an opinion on this matter. 😉 I’m looking forward to Betty’s future endeavors.
Ruthie
ooo, I vote for speedskating, starring Apollo Anton Ohno! He is our favorite, and there has been a joke around our household for years….that he is my boyfriend….I started it! haha! We just love watching him skate. John calls him An-twan (pronunciation).