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I’m super crazy busy and needed a little help this week. So today’s comic strip comes to us courtesy of Gabriel Reed. Gabriel is a long time Raccoon Toons reader and creator of his own comic strip: Vise Verca. Thanks again Gabriel for helping me out on short notice!

And now, as has become custom on guest comic days, you get a list of random things you may not have already known about Raccoon Toons.

1. The current storyline about making a movie was inspired by the fact that I just finished [finally] writing my own screenplay. I need to polish it up in the 2nd draft, but it is something I am proud of, and was on my mind which is why it’s made it into the comic strip.

2. Clips from this baseball cartoon that I made can be seen on the scoreboard of home games for the San Jose Giants, a professional minor league baseball team. That’s pretty flippin’ sweet if I do say so myself.

3. It’s summertime, which means the number of readers visiting the site is lower than it is during the rest of the year. But you’re reading this. And that makes you my favorite.

4. Once, many many years ago, I considered drawing Wendy with blond hair. I drew one picture, and immediately decided against it.

5. Advertising revenue has increased as of late. Go team.

6. I have some cool projects for the site that I’m hoping to start work on in the fall, once all the summer craziness is over. I’ll give you a hint. One of them involves both my animation and camera skills.

7. There are over 400 comic strips on this website. Good heavens, where did I ever find the time to make over 400 comic strips??

8. One day, Michael will pay the rent. Both literally and figuratively. Ok, maybe not literally…

9. Wendy doesn’t have whiskers because I thought it might look like facial hair and make her look less feminine.

10. I work 6 other jobs in addition to doing Raccoon Toons. That isn’t an exaggeration. I have 7 jobs. But Raccoon Toons is my favorite.

11. This list isn’t terribly exciting, but this post goes live in 10 min., so whatever. Thanks for stopping by. You’re aces.

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I’m not sick. I’m not sick. I’m not sick.

Scoff at my clever strategy if you must, but everything is going according to plan. You see, the first step is to go about your daily business like nothing is wrong. Inside the germs get all confused.

“Wait…what’s going on?? He should be coughing up a storm and blowing chunks! What’s the deal? Why is he still out and about like nothing is wrong?”

The viri (that’s the plural form of virus by the way) start to argue with each other and point fingers…er…I mean… point hemagglutinins at each other.

“Flem! What’s going on?! This guy should be cursing life and staying in bed! Clearly you aren’t doing your job!”

“What?! Are you kidding?! I’ve been putting in overtime as it is! This guy’s nose should be running like a faucet! Have you talked to Gastro?”

“Gastro!! What’s the problem? Why hasn’t this guy called a doctor?”

“Don’t look at me! You should see the amount of stomach acid over here! I’m lighting fuses all over the place! Everything should be explosive on its way out!”

At this point the germs are all completely beside themselves. They have no idea what’s going on. Their time-tested techniques aren’t producing their desired results. They start second guessing their methods of operation. Panic ensues. Pretty soon they’re swimming around in circles aimlessly.

That’s when my body strikes. My white blood cells attack the confused and bewildered team of invaders, literally annihilating them before they have ANY IDEA of how the carnage fell upon them. Well, I mean…I’m not really sure viruses really have the thinking capacity to have any ideas to begin with…but you understand what I mean. Carnage. Destroyed. Etc.

I practice this method of overcoming illness all the time. And I must say it’s extremely effective. Why, most of the time this strategy can defeat a cold in just 7 days! Impressive right?!?! I TOLD you my plan worked.

It’s genius really. Those viri don’t stand a chance.

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We’ve all heard the phrase “money can’t buy you happiness.”

I’m assuming that’s true.

I wouldn’t know. I’d love to test it out though.

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Keep playing your drums. The music will follow.

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We have a contest winner! Last month we had our “Who Wants to Be In a Comic Strip?” contest, and many of you shared your favorite comic strip and entered! I wish I could draw everyone into the comic strip all the time. You guys are the coolest.

This year’s winner is………………………… (drum roll)………………………..

Devin Burgraff of Salt Lake City, Utah!

Congratulations Devin! You will be featured in a future Raccoon Toons comic strip!

Thanks to all who entered and participated! Thanks for stopping by. Thanks for reading me.

~Matt

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It was my pleasure to participate in the creation of this week’s comic strip. Maybe I’m just a big softie, but I love stuff like this.

Have a fun time you two!

~Matt

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Admit it. It’s your lifelong dream to be drawn into a Raccoon Toons comic strip. Of course it is. I mean, if it isn’t your lifelong dream, then your dream is stupid and you should get another dream. Like being drawn into a Raccoon Toons comic strip for example. There. Glad we’re all on the same page.

So, now’s your chance to fulfill that lifelong dream of yours by entering the “Who Wants To Be In a Comic Strip?” contest!! There’s a lot of words in the name of this contest and I’m kinda tired of typing them out, so we’re just going to refer to it as “WWTBIACS?” from now on. Hmm. I kinda hoped that acronym was going to spell something cooler than that, but hey whatever. I guess it is what it is. But I digress…

For the rest of March I will be posting comic strips FOUR DAYS A WEEK!! Why you ask? Because I love you. We should really go out for milkshakes sometime. We could cuddle. Just sayin’.

During this month-long comic strip posting bonanza, you have the opportunity to enter the WWTBIACS? contest! The winner will be drawn into a future Raccoon Toons comic strip, thus fulfilling all your hopes and dreams and allowing you to die happy. You’re welcome.

Entering the contest is super easy and super free. Here’s how:

1. Subscribe/Like/Follow

Subscribe to Raccoon Toons in some capacity. Pick a method. RSS/email, like us on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, etc. (RSS or email guarantees you the most updates.) Pick one. Heck pick all. More is always better. Go big or go home.

2.Share

Share your favorite comic strip/post/cartoon/whatever from the site. The rule here is that it needs to be your FAVORITE. Don’t just pick the most recent. Poke around the site and find that comic or post or cartoon that speaks to the very yearnings of your soul like no other. Than share it. Post it on Facebook. Twitterize it. Email it to a friend. Post it on your blog. Write the URL in a letter to your grandma. Share the crap out of it. Because nothing says “this cartoon fulfilled the very yearnings of my soul” like sharing it with everyone you know on social media websites. And if you have more than one favorite, than clearly you need to share them all. Clearly.

3. Tell Me You’ve Entered

Leave a comment somewhere on the website or on the facebook page telling me you’ve entered. Or email me directly and let me know to enter your name into the contest drawing. Bottom line: if you do not tell me what and how you shared, I won’t know that you did it, and your name won’t be entered into the contest. And you want your name entered into the contest. It’s your lifelong dream.

4. Eat a Cookie

Yes, I will also accept the eating of Fig Newtons, even though they are fruit and cake and technically not cookies. But so delicious… Mmmmmm….

That’s it! SO easy!! At the end of the month, one lucky winner will be selected at random and will be drawn into a future Raccoon Toons comic strip! YES!! So don’t wait! Ready go!

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Today’s comic strip features last year’s “Who Wants to Be In a Comic Strip?” contest! Congratulations once again to Bob Slye of Los Altos, CA!! Thank you for reading!!

So you know what that means… Time for another contest!! That’s right, this year’s “Who Wants to Be In a Comic Strip?” contest is right around the corner and will be starting on March 4th!! The contest will last all month long and during that time Raccoon Toons will be updating with lots and lots and lots of extra comic strips! Yes!!

So get ready. Prepare yourselves emotionally, physically, spiritually. Check back on Monday for the official rules of how to enter. And good luck to you all.

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I’m not picky. Everyone says I’m picky. I’m not. I’m not picky. I’m selective. It’s totally not the same thing. At all.

But honestly even if I WAS picky, is that such a bad thing? In a world where serious and committed relationships often end in heartbreak or disaster, shouldn’t I be a little selective? Shouldn’t I wait for something or someone who makes sense and feels right and shares my [baseball] values? Shouldn’t I hold out for surety and that feeling that makes woodland creatures go all crazy mushy like? Shouldn’t we all be sure about the kind of person we want to raise little baseball-loving babies with??

I mean, we’re all totally different people. We aren’t all the same. We can’t just “pick a horse” and hope to get lucky (so to speak). I can’t just marry the first baseball loving singer/actress/PHD graduate/part time swimsuit model who comes along! That would be sheer lunacy! What if she didn’t like raccoons?? Or cartoons?? Or raccoon cartoons??!? See?!? One has to consider these things! That could have ended in disaster! -Whew- Dodged a bullet there.

Being selective: it’s important.

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I’ve complained about this before. Hollywood is out of ideas. And I’m not just talking about Avatar although that is a pretty blatant rip-off from movies that came before.

Actually, you know what? I’m just going to come out and say it. I AM just talking about Avatar. I mean really. You all went ga-ga over that movie with all it’s special effects and fancy computer rendered visual eye candy. You went and nominated it for best picture. Best picture??? Really?? I mean sure it looks pretty, but c’mon! That story is so tired! Honestly, how many times can we rehash it over and over again?! How many times can our protagonists reach across cultural differences to find that which was truly missing from his life?? How many times can we learn that despite our differences we’re all the same on the inside?!?! How many times can our protagonist decide to fight with the native Indian metaphor against the American military metaphor?!?!

And you all love it. You ALL love it. And now the sequels are coming. But you know what? I can already tell you they won’t be any good. You know how I know?

Because the Dances With Wolves sequel still hasn’t been produced, and both Pocahontas II and FernGully 2 both went direct-to-video.

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