This one was a strip that grew rather organically for me. My initial idea was to do a rather straight forward April Fools gag, where I would “Reveal” the identity of the trucker as someone or something obviously silly and then throw in an “April Fools Day” at the end. But in my mind, it just took off on it’s own, as I struggled to come up with an identity of the trucker that would be perfect for an April fools gag. I really couldn’t come up with anyone sufficiently funny, and I imagined a twist where it was actually a nightmare of Dandy’s and he would just comment on how he really hates April Fools gags.
Then the twist went serious and we came around full to were we are now. There’s still humor in the strip, but there’s also a ligit undercurrent of drama that is starting to build here regarding Dandy’s inability to deal with guilt.
Trust me when I say that this is not only going somewhere, but that it’s going MULTIPLE somewheres. Enjoy the ride.
