Knisley-Whitley Jam Comic

Jason Whitley and I worked on this jam sketch in exquisite corpse mode from August 29, 2008 to Feb. 17, 2009. One of us would draw a section with a bit of overlap into the next section, then rubber-band the pages back so that the other guy could only see about a half-inch of imagery. He would then have to use that as a springboard for a new drawing, overlap it a bit, lock it back, and so on. It was huge fun! Scroll right to see the whole damn thing. The book starts out with these rules:

1. You cannot turn the page back.
2. You can leave Easter Eggs.
3. You must complete one section per week.
4. Ready steady GO!

You can see another one of these, a solo effort, here. Scroll down a bit to see the video!


I started this out with some big fat-line brush work.	Jason counters with a cute grave-digger character and scene.	I could see what looked like a gravestone, so I carried on with that idea. Jason got all freaky with his bubble-blowing Archie.	After some tentative tentacles, I got down to business with a gnome factory.	Jason comes back with some sort of alternate-reality thing where gnomes are changed into wise men.	The section I could see looked like an underwater scene, so that's what I drew, fool that I am!	Jason transformed my undersea vista to a topless dancer performing for a dog. You'll have to ask him what that means. I drew some pixies.	Jason comes on strong with a Greg Irons-like image. The Easter Eggs were inserted by me way back at the start, which the rules allow.	I could only see the baggy pants, something I object to very strongly.	Jason comes back big with marching monsters and a double Easter Egg! Note how I brilliantly riff on these ideas? See? Right there.	The tumbling crates motif is key to these strips, so I use it when I can.	Closing in on the finish, I go for some monumental archictecure. Jason finished it off with a great self-reference!

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