Pcottraux's Friday FReeptoon

January 6, 2006 | pcottraux

[pcottraux]

And now, the first *official* Freddy Dinkelmeyer cartoon:

After the first few I had done, a few people had read what I was drawing. But personally, I was not satisfied with the way it was going. One day early in the school year I decided to change it completely. I tossed the graphic notebook aside, got a regular notebook, and begin drawing the cartoon as a STRIP SERIES. I gave the main character a name, gave the strip a name as well, “The Dinkelmeyer Zone,” and began putting more work and detail into it.

So Freddy Dinkelmeyer, as his new name became, had his second first day of High School. I hope this is legible and readable enough for everyone. My handwriting is not the neatest in the world, and the old notebook has been stored in boxes for years.

This is it now. There’s no going back. We are delving into Dinkelmeyer’s world now, and we’ve passed the point of no return. Hold on to your seats.

[pcottraux]

I've been forgetting to mention in the past few weeks that the archives are on my home page. Shame on me.

Enjoy.

[pcottraux]

[alisasny]

You are so talented. Keep you the good work. My son is 13 and delves into writing cartoons from time to time. I share your work with him.

Thanks.
Lisa : )

[Irish_Thatcherite]

Excellent!! Both cartoons, excellent!!

[pcottraux]

Thank you! Hope your son likes it too. Children can be tough critics.

[pcottraux]

I was originally going to make Fox into a bandito, but I thought it would be funnier and weirder to make him into a lucha wrestler. It saved me the trouble of drawing a real caricature.

[Irish_Thatcherite]

LOL!!

[pcottraux]

Lucha wrestlers are funny.

"I will break you weeth my foot, like so!"

[Irish_Thatcherite]

"I will break you weeth my foot, like so!"

Or,

"I could kill you with my thumb!"

[Maximus_Ridiculousness]

Vicente is hilarious. Good work on that!

[pcottraux]

He was hard to create and get right.

[wildcatf4f3]

i recognized him right off!

[pcottraux]

I'll bet Bush could take him in the ring.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Bumpity bump!

[pcottraux]

Archives? Yes?

[pcottraux]

HUGE REVELATION....

I've been spelling the character's last name wrong for a long time. It is Dinklemeyer, not DinkELmeyer. And I created this guy! Well, it's been a long time.

[Hoodlum91]

I still love the shark.

[DollyCali]

Thank you PC.. just getting in. appreciate the ping.

[pcottraux]

Hooray!! More people!!!

[pcottraux]

Hey, I ping for your pleasure. It's no trouble at all.