Hmmm, maybe Moon Gazing is more appropriate. The Mother-in-Law called last night and reminded The Wife and I to go look at the lunar eclipse. Very cool.

I got to see it again when I took Frances out for her evening constitutional. At that point it looked about how I’ve drawn it. Made me feel like a kid again for some reason.

Obviously recent events influenced today’s sketch. I dunno, I’m not really sure Fidel Castro is even still alive. We shoulda just let that man play baseball.

Thanks for all the new captions yesterday. Keep ‘em coming!

Just a little sketch of Squeaker, my precocious little squirrel, getting ready to cause some trouble today. I didn’t really like this sketch so much until I added the color.

Also a quick reminder to go show Abby some love by leaving a caption or two. So far she only has 3 submissions (2 by the previous weeks’ winners). I can’t do the caption of the week contest by myself, help me out.

While I am actually off today (and quite possibly not even up yet) I took some time to prep this post.

Last week I got the itch to draw on the cardboard backing of the pad I’ve been using and this is what came out. It’s a slightly different approach for me but I’m pretty happy with the outcome. I may need to try it again in the future.

This week’s PotW is actually from my parents. Please let me introduce… Abby! In all honesty, if I don’t start getting more submissions you will probably be seeing a bit more of her.

Now, I have decided to switch things up a bit with the pic of the week. I am going to stat picking out a winning caption (from the comments section for those of you new to the game) and posting it along with a thumbnail of the original pic the following week (this time you get the two previous). Waiting longer than a week for the payoff isn’t working for me. So instead what I am going to do for the monthly episode will be more of a bonus. I will somehow incorporate the caption into the photo.

We are just going to have to wait and see how that turns out, but for now…

Winner: Last night was a real doozy! -Suzy

Winner: Hey! Why do I gotta go first? There could be scary things in those woods! -Josh B

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For info on submitting a photo Click Here.

Back when I used to do my comic Bassetville (more info on that here) multiple times a week I started a caption contest to fill the non-cartoon updating days. Well, now that I’m getting back into the cartooning world I thought that would be a good tradition to bring back. This time with a little twist.

Every Sunday I will post a (usually) viewer submitted photo that I find either cute or funny. Maybe both. It’s up to you, the viewer, to make me laugh and write the caption. The following week I will post my favorite caption and the game will begin anew.

But wait, that’s not all.

After I have picked my favorite caption I will use it and the photo to inspire me to take it a step further. Want to know what I mean? Well, you’ll have to wait until March 11 when Frances & Friends launches at ClickWheel.net. Then we will find out together because to be honest…

I have no clue what I mean either.

If you are interested in sending in a picture of your furry, feathered or whatever friend do so to potw@bryanprindiville.com and check back every Sunday to play the game.

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(By submitting photos for use the Pic of the Week contest you are giving me permission to reuse said submissions in future Frances and Friends related productions.)

From September 2003 to November 2006 I experimented with my first long-term newspaper style strip. Bassetville started as a weekly black and white strip about a singular basset hound, Dudley, and evolved into a 6x a week full ensemble feature.

Through its many twists and turns (including some dead ends) Bassetville was a very successful learning curve. During its run I created a number of characters that I felt a strong connection to and continue to use in my new projects. I also learned what kinds of stories I enjoyed creating and what kind of storyteller I was. Hopefully, I am a better creator for it.

While I have moved on to new ventures these strips will always have a special place in my heart (even if I find it difficult to look at them). Please feel free to make your way through the archives and enjoy these stories at your own pace.

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