Tag: madame croc

Posted on October 31, 2020 by softmanpillowboy
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Happy Halloween, everybody! This year’s Halloween might be pretty different than usual, and a lot more scary in all the wrong ways, but that doesn’t mean we still can’t have fun and connect with our friends. No matter how you’re celebrating it, Softboy Pillowman and everybody in Chrisville wishes you all a lovely, spooky holiday.

Also, let’s give a warm welcome to Chris’s two best human friends, Lorrie and Makena! They won’t appear too frequently, since this blog is centered around the toy world in Chris’s bedroom, but they’re currently two of the most important people in Chris’s life. Lorrie is dressed as a pirate, and Makena is wearing an impressive homemade costume of Wolf from the cartoon Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts.

Fun facts: The two spooky movies that Chris mentions in the second panel are, as you can see from the posters, The Nightmare Before Christmas and the 1990′s version of The Witches.

Also, don’t worry. Chris likes all the “gross” candy his friends are giving him. 

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Posted on October 24, 2020 by softmanpillowboy

We’re back to Halloween planning with this week’s comic! Madame Croc can get a little flustered when it comes to her crush on the Butterfly Bear, but it won’t stop either of them from having a fun Halloween. This comic also features the return of Moth, and the debut of vis cryptid humming speech.

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Regarding the change in the Theatre/Theater Society sign, which of the cast are Team Theatre and which are in Team Theater? And which team is winning?

Posted on October 17, 2020 by softmanpillowboy
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The answer is a resounding “Americans outnumber Brits” with Team Theater firmly in first place. 

Honestly, only a few members of Chrisville actually insist that “theater” is the only proper spelling of the word. The rest are just there to mess with Leo. 

Fun(?) fact: This week was supposed to continue the cute saga of our loveable characters figuring out their Halloween costumes. Unfortunately, my old drawing tablet finally reached the end of its working life, and I was left without digital drawing instruments for a few days. By the time I got a replacement, there was too little time to do such a long comic. This week’s drawing is the first work I’ve done on my wonderful new tablet, which was kindly donated to me from one of my nearest and dearest friends. Hopefully, we’ll be back on the Halloween track next week!

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Posted on October 10, 2020 by softmanpillowboy

They’re still working on the hat, but Leo’s almost all prepared to join Softboy in Chrisville’s Halloween celebrations. That is, if these strange little arguments don’t keep interrupting everything.

Fun fact: I was going to put in a more fitting punchline, where Leo brings up a number of beloved properties that were sullied by tacky American movie adaptations (ie The Smurfs, Alvin and the Chipmunks, almost any work by Dr. Seuss, etc.). However, not only could I not think up a list long enough for the punchline to be suitably funny, but also my computer started to malfunction and I lost a day or so of work because of it. Exhausted, I finally scrambled to shove in an actual argument I had with a British friend a week or so ago about calling ketchup a “tomato sauce.” I checked this argument with another UK friend, and it seems to be a legit difference in understanding.

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Posted on October 3, 2020 by softmanpillowboy

October is here, and Softboy has already prepared his Halloween costume. However, he may have started an interesting discussion on whether or not toys need dress codes.

Fun fact: This comic contains a sneaky little reference to a Softboy comic I drew in my notebook a while back and shared with a select group of friends. I couldn’t redraw the comic for the blog, though, since its humor was obviously 13+. I thought I might as well smuggle the fun bit into another story.

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Posted on September 26, 2020 by softmanpillowboy

Looks like Softboy and Leo may not be Chrisville’s only power couple…

Fun fact: The ideas written on the chalkboard- Monarch, Peacock, and Very Hungry Final Form- are all types of butterfly! (At least, this is what a quick Google search told me in regards to the first two) However, this doesn’t mean the Butterfly Bear will stick with the butterfly theme. There’s a lot of time between now and Halloween, after all.

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Posted on September 12, 2020 by softmanpillowboy

Softboy always tries his best.

Fun fact: This comic is based on how, while I seemed to constantly hear the Cha Cha Slide as a young child at every field trip and dance-like school event, I could never, for the life of me, remember all of the steps. 

I’ve actually been sitting on this comic for quite a while. Since last November, it only existed as a series of sloppy pen sketches in one of my college notebooks. Until now, that is.

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Posted on September 5, 2020 by softmanpillowboy

While this blog isn’t your typical “ask blog,” we’re always happy to answer asks! If it’s a simple question, then you’ll probably get a typed answer, or maybe a one-panel response. If it’s something juicy, though, your question could be the foundation for a weekly comic! (And if it’s a disrespectful ask/anon hate, your letter’s going straight in the trash. Return to sender, baby.)

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Posted on August 22, 2020 by softmanpillowboy
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This comic is a bit of an apology to anyone who has been wondering why the antics of Softboy Pillowman have been so theater-focused as of late. This is because Softboy Pillowman and I are both huge theater nerds. Rest assured, we shall begin stories that specifically focus on LGBT-issues very soon!

Fun fact: Softboy actually started the free trial on his website earlier than this comic was published, so he’ll only have it up until a couple weeks from now. Still, he’s happy to have the possibility of expanding on it once he gets some more disposable toy income.

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Posted on August 8, 2020 by softmanpillowboy

And with that, we have a humanoid form for Dirk and a finale for our latest multi-part comic. You can read Part 1 here, Part 2 here, Part 3 here, and Part 4 here.

Fun facts: In the second panel, when Softboy says that the Chrisville Theater Society should do “Pirates,” he is, of course, referring to the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Pirates of Penzance.

Dirk’s lineart was inspired by the way My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic uses colored outlines. Dirk may not like to hear that this was a source of inspiration for me, but it’s true. (This also means that Softboy’s earlier comment on how Dirk is ordinarily hard to draw was largely ignored for this form’s design. This method took me forever to figure out, and Dirk’s human form will be used sparingly as a result.) 

Also, Dirk’s grain made me download an additional brush asset for Clip Studio Paint for the first time. I’ve just been making do with the basic brushes until now.

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