I would like to thank my dear friends Ryan (different Ryan, not the Man lol) and Destry for kindly allowing me to model the lab tech characters after them. Not everyone would chance being the (sort of! More just “in over their heads”) bad guys in a lighthearted comic. They were such good sports. Writing these characters as them helped give them a little more depth and humor too, I think. I like to hope these characters did go on to open that store! (Also, Ryan and Destry are each some of the best Dungeon & Dragons DMs I know, so that felt like a good next chapter for their characters lol.)
And—The origin of the Destry Home Hearth’s name revealed! It was so much fun reading everyone’s guesses, I didn’t want to spoil it this summer. It’s named after one of my lifelong best friends, who was a good sport then too when I asked. I felt like Destry would be a great name for an Alexa-type robot. In real life Destry is someone I turn to for advice or guidance as well, so it had a sweet element. When I asked if he’d be willing to be one of the scientists with Ryan, he said “How am I going to be a robot AND a scientist?” And I said, “maybe you’re the scientist who invented the Destry Home Hearth!” Lol! …Maybe that’s how he and Ryan got the funds for the table top game store.
A little peek behind the scenes of the writing process, I hope you enjoy hearing about it! And thank you again to Ryan and Destry! You are good friends to let me draw you fending off adorable bunny zombies for weeks!
I would like to thank my dear friends Ryan (different Ryan, not the Man lol) and Destry for kindly allowing me to model the lab tech characters after them. Not everyone would chance being the (sort of! More just “in over their heads”) bad guys in a lighthearted comic. They were such good sports. Writing these characters as them helped give them a little more depth and humor too, I think. I like to hope these characters did go on to open that store! (Also, Ryan and Destry are each some of the best Dungeon & Dragons DMs I know, so that felt like a good next chapter for their characters lol.)
And—The origin of the Destry Home Hearth’s name revealed! It was so much fun reading everyone’s guesses, I didn’t want to spoil it this summer. It’s named after one of my lifelong best friends, who was a good sport then too when I asked. I felt like Destry would be a great name for an Alexa-type robot. In real life Destry is someone I turn to for advice or guidance as well, so it had a sweet element. When I asked if he’d be willing to be one of the scientists with Ryan, he said “How am I going to be a robot AND a scientist?” And I said, “maybe you’re the scientist who invented the Destry Home Hearth!” Lol! …Maybe that’s how he and Ryan got the funds for the table top game store.
A little peek behind the scenes of the writing process, I hope you enjoy hearing about it! And thank you again to Ryan and Destry! You are good friends to let me draw you fending off adorable bunny zombies for weeks!