Ernesto's actuality is best left unexamined, I think.
Maybe he's a wormholian who can slide between realities (I knew kids like this).
Or maybe he's a projection of the zeitgeist. Whatever, he's good for laffs when used sparingly. For what it's worth, below is my favorite Ernesto appearance. Which is available in the first CdS book at Amazon for only $5.20. So that's what it's worth.
hey bud love your style!! super dynamic i wish i could get movement like that. the drawings are funny in themselves!!
ReplyDeletethe vagaries of publishing aside, your books are priceless! :)
ReplyDeleteHello, since I first saw his drawings was very impressed with the dash, simple but with a load of very strong expression, very good ... interesting to meet people away from country, always seeking to learn more ... goodbye.
ReplyDeleteNot that I know better or anything, but I think the strip of November 17th, where Andre & Petey discuss Ernesto, would have been better with the silent panel third, not second.
ReplyDeleteErnesto's one of my favorite things about Cul de Sac. But he is rather a stiff drink, yes.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part of those early Ernesto strips (beside Ernesto) is Petey's reaction- it rings very true to my sister and I, who would always become inconsolably upset as kids if there were any tiny mistakes made to our treasured works of art. There's a little Petey in all of us.
ReplyDeleteOn a side note- my Word Verification Jumble spells out "Phear".