1977 the Comic

Do The Dew

Byron — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:01:00 +0000

A few more sketches. See, I can draw Bud with his bass if I try… Then it’s his Centerfold sister Rhonda/Brenda who’s coming back sooner than later, then some really happy girl I drew for a guest comic and didn’t use, then ME. I saw a Twitter last night that simply said “Draw Yourself Now [...]

Take The Long Way Home

Byron — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:01:00 +0000

Well, rock me like a hurricane, Trevor Kent of Taka Comics has graced 1977 with a guest comic strip! The genious that is Trevor has managed to put the entire storyline of 1977 into three panels. This is how MOST musicians end up. Whatever happened to the members of Frijid Pink, the one-hit wonders from [...]

Crossroads

Byron — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:01:00 +0000

Seems doing an “Abbey Road” take-off is mandatory for rock and roll comics like 1977. I wasn’t about to actually draw them crossing Abbey Road mainly as it’s been over-done, and I’m not drawing all those damn cars in the background! I actually have some logic to the order in which the 1977 gang appears in [...]

Rumors

Byron — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:01:00 +0000

Rumors of the comic’s death were greatly exaggerated and these are sketches from upcoming comics on its RETURN on August 2nd. Oh, yes, Jeff gets his own chair! Love Bud’s pose… so me. If you hang with me long enough, you’ll learn that when something is completely in my control, then my word is golden. Now, [...]

Summertime Blues

Byron — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:01:00 +0000

I did these a while ago at some website called South Park Studios or something and thought I’d toss them up for you to enjoy while the “working vacation” I’m on ramps up. I’m finishing up some sketches and I’ll scan them in for you to see. Custom characters for $10 is a great price, and [...]

The Song Is Over

Byron — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 06:01:00 +0000

And here it is. Late for sure. Bud get’s his just punishment today, but I don’t think I’d want to be around when they do finally cut him out! With today’s comic, I have decided to take a break. Yes, I’m going to put the comic on hiatus. The comic will return on Sunday, [...]

Subscribers Only, Man!

Byron — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 06:01:00 +0000

Like PBS, I make the occassional (frequent) request to new and old readers alike to help support the site by subscribing. The desktop image above is only a portion of the new desktop available exclusively in the subscriber area. Plus I’ve done a version with each individual character, so that’s five versions this time! It’s about [...]

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

Byron — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:01:00 +0000

No, I’m not doing the color vs. B&W topic again… I had to cover for a client on a live broadcast last night plus when I got home BOTH my older sons were in the house and “wanted to chat” so life kinda got in the way. I will finish this up today, but not [...]

Spaceman

Byron — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:01:00 +0000

Google Major Matt Mason if you are not aware of this ultimate action figure from the late 1960s. Supposedily based on “real” NASA equipment, a young boy of 10 (me) really dug good ol’ Matt. But this was the day before injection molding made some really cool looking toys and Maj. Mason suffered from really [...]

Ten Inch Record

Byron — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:01:00 +0000

And let the penis jokes begin… Inspiration for this came from “Animal House” and a very similar scene… The “real” Chet (my real life friend) probably never used that particular pick-up line, but I know he thought about it… and I’m sure his Mr. Happy works just fine under pressure… Aerosmith’s “Toys In The [...]

Welcome To My Nightmare

Byron — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 06:01:00 +0000

And that was the worst thing, man… If you couldn’t get Frenched on the first date, it was like over already. Bummer for Chet… Let’s see how he does tomorrow! “Welcome To My Nightmare” was not one of my favorite Alice Cooper albums (those would be Billion Dollar Babies & School’s Out) but the appearance Alice [...]

The Long and Winding Road

Byron — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 06:01:00 +0000

I wrote three versions of this comic before deciding on this version. Bud’s expression and little dance in the final frame makes it for me. The other versions were essentially following the guitar from manufacturing to several owners then to Bud, but I didn’t like the fact that the bass was not new and always [...]

Willow’s Gove: A Review!

Byron — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:24:37 +0000

Through the marvel of Twitter I have met a fellow comic creator named Karl Kleese. Based on our 140 character conversations, I say I’ve gotten to know Karl as well as one can via tiny text messages. Regardless if he’s a fine gentleman or a roaming lunatic, he creates a grand webcomic called “Willow’s Grove”. Karl’s [...]

Surf’s Up!

Byron — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:01:00 +0000

The belt sander getting away from the operator and running down the floor or hallway has been done many a time for sure… and like a pie to the face, I laugh every time I see it, but I wanted something a little different for Bud. He’s been putting people in harm’s way all week [...]

IF I Fell

Byron — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:01:00 +0000

How is it some people just seem to know every damn thing? My “Chet” was one of those folks and the really irritating part was he did know everything. What class in high school did I sleep through that these types seem to know a sprocket from a socket? Lesson one in home demolition… look [...]

Blinded By The Light

Byron — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:01:00 +0000

Thanks to the best readers in the webcomic world, I was able to rewrite my original comic of Chet getting shot by a nail gun and turned it into this. I couldn’t find any good sources of nail guns in the 70s and reader not_a_monkey sent me some great links and a photo that I [...]

If I Had A Hammer

Byron — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:01:00 +0000

The pisser of this comic was originally Bud was to have shot a nail through a hat Chet would have been wearing, but it seems nail guns didn’t come around until the 1990s or so. At least I couldn’t find any references to them before 1990, so I changed it to a saw, which is [...]

Welcome Back My Friends!

Byron — Sun, 31 May 2009 06:01:00 +0000

And to finish today’s title: “…to the show that never ends!” Karn Evil #9 Part 2 or some nonsense like that from Emerson, Lake & Palmer’s “Brain Salad Surgery” Cool album cover. So, what did you do on your “vacation” from the comic? A lot, mainly house stuff and regenerated myself to doing 1977 5 days [...]

Guest Comic Strips

Byron — Wed, 27 May 2009 23:41:29 +0000

Yes, I am off this week, but I produced these guest strips recently and they are now publishing on the ol’ internet! First up is “Anomaly” a webcomic based on “If God had a God…” and I did the latest installment. The main character, Anomaly, is a God and apparently semi-transparent, so this B&W comic was [...]

Give It Time

Byron — Sat, 23 May 2009 06:04:04 +0000

The past couple months have been interesting for me, and most of it not in a good way. I know the world is full of all types of nasty stuff going on, and my life could be a LOT worse, so I normally don’t complain… and I’m not now. But, I felt I needed to [...]