My Cage "Classic" 06/18/2007
If we'd ever gotten an official 1st year compilation book, I wanted it to be called "Escaping the Lab".
Originally run June 18th, 2007.
-Ed
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My Cage "Classics" 06/14/2007 and 06/15/2007
So, I was caught up, then I was told by my day job, at the last minute, that I was signed up for a class, and that threw off my schedule. Sorry. Life.
Anyway, today's tidbit:
In the original pitch, Rex and Violet were named Kille...
2020-12-11 14:17:51 +0000 UTC View PostMy Cage "Classic" 06/13/2007
Our original syndicate's sales force had an average age of 101. For my bio for the sales kit I said my writing comics was part of a prison release program. The sales team wanted that changed. Our editor refused. Hence, almost all of the strip's sa...
2020-12-09 14:05:21 +0000 UTC View PostMy Cage "Classic" 06/12/2007
For some reason whenever I need a random name I use "Steve". You'll see it again in a few more strips. (OT: I've noticed comedian Eddie Izzard uses "Jeff". )
Originally run June 12th, 2007.
-Ed
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My Cage "Classic" 06/11/2007 (and 06/09/2007)
OK. As of this post I'm all caught up. Sorry about that.
Today's tidbit: I'm still surprised that we got to use the character Lidibo considering other things our then syndicate would not let us do. Although, after a few appearances, "The Bra...
2020-12-07 13:49:58 +0000 UTC View PostMy Cage "Classic" 06/10/2007
This strip got raked over the coals on the 'Atop the 4th Wall' review. :D Which, again, you can watcher here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLNaownbvX0
Ori...
2020-12-07 03:53:18 +0000 UTC View PostMore Maureen Cosplay - Senko San
I almost never get requests so I usually draw whatever random stuff pops into my head, but your fellow patron John made a side comment about Maureen cosplaying as Senko San - (an anime fox girl) - so I thought I'd give it a shot.
2020-12-05 12:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostMy Cage "Classics" 06/06/2007 - 06/09/2007
Since:
A. It's Friday.
B. Maureen is one of our most popular characters
And...
C. I need to catch up (Sorry. I'm still figuring out this "help my kids with home schooling, do my day job, do my side hustle, and try and...
2020-12-04 14:21:44 +0000 UTC View PostMy Cage "Classic" 06/05/2007
Maureen was originally going to be a horse named Polopony. We later repurposed that into Maureen's fiancé, Tony Polopony.
Originally run June 5th, 2007
-Ed
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My Cage "Classic" 06/04/2007
I was afraid when we introduced Maureen she'd be considered sexist, instead we got emails from single moms thanking us for making a single mom the smartest and best looking member of the cast.
Originally run June 4th, 2007
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2020-12-02 14:16:33 +0000 UTC View PostMy Cage "Classic" 06/03/2007
Tomorrow the Maureen intro strips start!
Originally run April 3rd, 2007
-Ed
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2020-12-01 14:42:18 +0000 UTC View PostMy Cage "Classic" 06/02/2007
I still make this joke. My wife still hasn't left me...yet.
Originally run June 2nd, 2007
-Ed
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2020-11-30 20:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostMy Cage "Classic" 06/01/2007
When I first pitched the strip, a submissions editor went on and on about what a loser Norm was, not realizing he was my "avatar". That seemed very Norm-like.
Originally run June 1st, 2007
-Ed
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My Cage "Classic" 05/31/2007
When this strip first ran, we got an odd snail mail about it explaining in detail about how Nimrod was a biblical reference and photocopied pages from the bible.
Originally run May 31th, 2007
-Ed
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My Cage "Classic" 05/30/2007
There was a lot of talk if we should use a word like "snuggling" instead of "intimacy", or even just have Norm list 4 things instead, with this strip.
Originally run May 30th, 2007
-Ed
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2020-11-25 14:22:23 +0000 UTC View PostMy Cage "Classic" 05/29/2007
Despite the obvious symbolism, Norm was actually named after a stuffed platypus an ex-girlfriend gave me, who was named after the teacher of the class we met in (the platypus, not the ex).
Originally run May 29th, 2007
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2020-11-24 14:05:03 +0000 UTC View Post
My Cage "Classic" 05/28/2007
When we lived in NJ, my wife did get to work a Kevin Smith signing. I was unable to attend due to work.
Originally run May 28th, 2007
-Ed
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2020-11-23 11:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostMy Cage "Classic" 05/27/2007
Bridget was named after "Bridget Jones' Diary" which my wife was reading when I put the pitch together.
Originally run May 27th, 2007
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2020-11-23 09:31:00 +0000 UTC View PostMy Cage "Classic" 05/26/2007
Never liked the cheesecake posters in Max's office. I was glad when our syndicate put an end to them.
Originally run May 26th, 2007
-Ed
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2020-11-23 08:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostMy Cage "Classic" 05/25/2007
Bridget was supposed to be average looking like Norm. I thought she was. Readers started commenting she was too cute for Norm, so I wrote it in. I guess I can't tell the attractiveness of cartoon animals. Had I known, I would've asked Mel to re-de...
2020-11-20 14:17:02 +0000 UTC View PostMy Cage "Classic" 05/24/2007
Squishy was based on my own soulmutt, Sammy. The character's name came from the movie "Finding Nemo".
Originally run May 24th, 2007
-Ed
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2020-11-19 14:03:54 +0000 UTC View PostMy Cage "Classic" 05/23/2007
We got so many creepy emails from Norm/Ashley shippers, at one point I considered killing Ashley off.
Q: Any thoughts on the upcoming 'Animaniacs' reboot?
Originally run May 23th, 2007
-Ed
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2020-11-18 14:13:40 +0000 UTC View PostMy Cage "Classic" 05/22/2007
The crack addict thing would become a running gag. In year three of the strip we were told we couldn't mention crack. When I told the editor we'd used it several times before he admitted he hadn't noticed.
Originally run May 22th, 2007...
2020-11-17 14:22:46 +0000 UTC View PostMy Cage "Classic" 05/21/2007
For a straight month before I wrote the pitch for the strip, I watched nothing but the British version of 'The Office' and the movie 'American Splendor'.
Originally run May 21th, 2007
-Ed
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2020-11-16 14:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostMy Cage "Classic" 05/20/2007
I wanted the characters' colors to be natural colors. King Features Syndicate wanted them to be "technicolored" in case toys were ever made.
Originally run May 20th, 2007
-Ed
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2020-11-16 04:30:58 +0000 UTC View PostMy Cage "Classic" 05/19/2007
My original plan was to only have Bridget appear on weekends and the office strips on weekdays. That did not last.
Originally run May 19th, 2007
-Ed
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2020-11-16 01:13:03 +0000 UTC View Post
My Cage "Classic" 05/18/2007
Our original syndicate, King Features, wanted Violet to be mint green colored with brown hair. Mel and I decided to switch it since her name is literally Violet. We borrowed the colors from FiFi the skunk from Tiny Toons (although she's black furr...
2020-11-13 14:22:05 +0000 UTC View Post