Runnin’ In Circles!

Greetings all! Welcome to another Sunday here on Planet Boxcar! This week’s strip is very near and dear to my heart, as it draws inspiration from my beloved dog Brandy, who left our family a couple of years ago. Brandy was a beautiful, vibrant, loving, and energetic dog, especially in her youth. Brandy was known for getting extremely charged up and excited in her backyard, which she loved dearly. She would dash like a blur of black and brown lightning around and around in a circle until she had literally worn tracks in the backyard grass. This strip is a loving and hilarious homage to Brandy and I thank Marc dearly for drawing it so beautifully.

I don’t think that rascal Diogee has ever looked funnier than he does in those first two panels. I love that ultra-hyper, starry-eyed, dizzying look on Diogee’s face, and those manic speed lines do a tremendous job of showing the pure kinetic force and speed of Diogee’s motion. The running around in circles around Robot was an inspired choice; his confusion is palable and seeing that blur of motion brought me right back to my Brandy. It’s all finished of nicely my Ben’s punchline, and we see that Diogee is high on just a bit more than life here! A great, hyperactive strip that really touches a special place in my heart. Rest well Brandy.