Looking-Glass Thumbnails
Shaenon: Hitty is one of those character designs where I sketched in the easiest cartoony thing possible for the thumbnails, and then it came time to do the final art and I went, “Meh, looks good.”
Channing: I love her little eyes.
Hitty had such character that there’s no need to schmancy her up. Besides, this way she makes a perfect lower half for Hittachio. Or maybe . . . Moustitty?
tune: “Matchmaker, Matchmaker,” Fiddler on the Roof, Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick, 1964
Moustitty, Moustitty, such a great team
She goes abaft, he goes abeam
With his panache and her hammer of sledge
In conflicts they have the edge
Moustitty, Moustitty, Moustachio,
Though just a head, deals a great blow
When his Ramshambler can’t head-butt a foe
Then Hitty will have a go
Now Skin Horse has an enforcer
Who can be either one force or two
Their pair name couldn’t be coarser,
But what are you gonna do?
Moustitty, Moustitty, true love can be
A kind of syn-chro-ni-ci-ty
Pounding, expounding, together you rule
So, joined or apart
You’ll win each heart
And, if that fails
Violence prevails
Moustitty, you’re two, too cool!
Brava! Well done!
It’s good to have one easy character…
Just thinking but I think I know where Gavotte went. See Hitty is fusion powered right? And Gavotte did mention using the fusion pies as a way to power a giant robot.
If so, it’s a real convincing cover act.
Shaenon, are you going to Sasquan? Got a suitcase full of tikis I need to unload.
Look at her banner, just above the art…