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Marlee Terry's avatar

Brilliant! More, please.

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Jason McBride's avatar

Thanks! I'm so thrilled you liked it! I will be making more of these

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Sarah Farley's avatar

This is so fun!

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Jason McBride's avatar

Yeah! Thanks! I never know how the ideas that come to me in the middle of the night will translate in the daytime.

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Zeralda LaGrange's avatar

Yes! More

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Jason McBride's avatar

You got it! More Clark and Rocket are on the way

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Zeralda LaGrange's avatar

Yay!

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Richard Blaisdell's avatar

C=oil

L-ike

A=ok

R=Eakins

K=ool

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Jason McBride's avatar

I love this! You always leave the most wonderful comments, thanks!

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Richard Blaisdell's avatar

When will Clark wear a Superhero costume?

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Jason McBride's avatar

🧐 We'll have to see. That could make for some interesting comics!

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Richard Blaisdell's avatar

AI = auto correct incomplete.

R=eal not Eakins.

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Kent Peterson's avatar

The AI went rogue

and would only answer with

genuine haiku.

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Jason McBride's avatar

I know that many people have taken to talking to Chat GPT and other AIs like they're therapists or close confidants. I don't think I could do that, but I would be a sucker for a bot that answered in haiku or even iambic pentameter. 🤣

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Stanley Wotring's avatar

Great, I want to join the chorus of those wanting more.

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Jason McBride's avatar

Thanks! I can't wait to make more of these.

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

Yes more! The dog is like a dog should be! Am I the only one counting syllables? List on the haiku… is it 3 lines 5-7-5? Regardless, I love it!

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Jason McBride's avatar

Thanks! Rocket is loosely based on my dog Loki and the dialogue I imagine he and I having.

Clark is speaking in 5-7-5 (unless I miscounted somewhere). I'm still trying to figure out how to structure his dialogue so it's clear it'e meant to be in three lines, when the space of a comic panel can be a bit narrow. Maybe I can use dashes or slashes to signal line breaks. 🧐

I'm excited to work on making more of these in the very near future!

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Richard Blaisdell's avatar

A. I. Al go rye mmms like taste buds treat.

# ies or EEEs + & % £ ?>=zip /0.

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Mya Dexter's avatar

More please!

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Jason McBride's avatar

I'm happy to comply! More on the way!

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Ray Zimmerman's avatar

Great comic. You should do a series.

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Jason McBride's avatar

Thanks! I love how excited so many readers are about this! I will be making this a regular part of what I do here.

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David Wagenfeld's avatar

That was great, more please! :)

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Jason McBride's avatar

Thanks! Will do!

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Sue Cauhape's avatar

Love Clark and Rocket

Their friendship makes me laugh loud

Giggles and gaffaws.

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Jason McBride's avatar

💙 Thanks! That is a great haiku about them!

Could I use that for a book blurb is I ever publish a collection about these guys?

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Sue Cauhape's avatar

Of course, be my guest.

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Saumya Sharma's avatar

I already love Clark 😅❤️

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Jason McBride's avatar

Thank you! As my 16-year-old C says, Clark's a silly little guy.

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Weston Parker's avatar

I really get a smile out of the great difference in their communication style. It's a great contrast and naturally funny, doggy warmth and metallic, stiff language.

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Jason McBride's avatar

Thanks! I love hearing that their differences come through. I sometimes get these ideas, usually around 4 am, and I never know if I'm going to be able to pull them off or if they will translate in the clear light of day.

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Weston Parker's avatar

Yup, sometimes the light of day is cruel

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Sarah Allen's avatar

This is absolutely delightful! I'd read a whole book of these!

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Jason McBride's avatar

Thanks! I'm already getting ready to make more in this series. I'm thrilled with the reactions to these so far. I'm going to make Clark and Rocket a regular part of what I do here!

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Amy Cowen's avatar

Love this sequence, but especially the final haiku.

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Jason McBride's avatar

Thanks! I'm excited to see what Clark is going to say next, he already has a way of saying things I wasn't expecting

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Amy Cowen's avatar

I love the whimsy of that. I bet it’s fun to see what unfolds. And fun for us, too!

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