Chesca Hause

Making of "Have a Hunch"

(Catching up on the "making of" posts now I'm clear of my book deadline!) :)

I was walking into Costo when I spotted a small old man shuffling across the parking lot.  Poor guy had a cartoonish hunchback and I immediately corrected my own slouched posture.  Then looked around to see if I could spot anyone else...

DOG COMIC: Open House

Real Estate is a dog eat dog world.

Relaxing Day

BONUS Panel:

I am such an idiot.

You know when you've been sick and you start feeling better, but because you've been feeling so lousy for so long, "better" feels superhuman?  So then so into a mad flurry of doing ALL THE THINGS?  Well, my "all the things" took the form of sorting out my neglected aquarium and -well...

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COMIC: Have a Hunch

It was not lost on me that I drew this hunched over an iPad.

Making of "Taking Twees"

J is a master at leading the kids into funny conversations.  He'll send me text messages with transcripts of the best ones, so when I get stuck for comic ideas, I'll dig back through to find gems like this.

I was a little nervous about comicafying this one because there was a lot of back and fourths, weird angles <...

COMIC: Taking Twees

Real life conversation that happened a little while ago.  

*No arborists were harmed in the making of this comic*

Making of "Cleaned Up"

It says a lot about our family that J and I can't remember if this one happened or not.  Something like it definitely happened, but it's been in my notes so long now that we can't remember if kiddo said the last line or not.  It sounds exactly like something he'd say, but have we just gotten good at writing for him?...

COMIC: Cleaned Up

It says a lot about my family that we honestly can't remember if 8yo said that last line or not.

BONUS Panel:

COMIC: Portals

The veils between worlds become thin on Halloween!  The perfect time for a spooky crossover with my husband's Greetings From Grisley comic!

Making of "Nightmare Fuel"

I had an idea of everything going crazy around Fran while she's doing some universally hated thing.  She wakes up screaming and for a second we think it was because of the horrors she just witnessed, but instead it was mundane thing she had to do.

I didn't yet know what the thing would be, but before anything else,...

COMIC: Nightmare Fuel

Comictober Day 26: Nightmare

Nightmare fuel provided by JTA!

Making of "Creatures Of Ze Night"

For a while now I've had "fat hedgehog dressed as Sonic" on my Halloween ideas list.  I desperately wanted to include him, but the only way I could see to do it would be to have him as a background character in some vast neighborhood scene while the cat family were out trick or treating.  That sounded like a nightma...

Merch Ideas

I've been so busy that I haven't figured out what new merch to put in my store for shopping season!  Then it dawned on me, I could just ask YOU!    Here's the current selection https://litterboxcomics.shop -what else would you like?

Making of "Witch"

I was in a doctors waiting room with my oldest when he was little and a lady with an eyepatch walked in.  I bet you can guess where this is going!  Yes... wide-eyed, voice trembling with excitement, he asked her if she was a pirate.  I can't remember exactly what she said, but she took it in her stride, obvious...

COMIC: Witch

Comictober Day 24: Witch

DOG COMIC: Creatures Of Ze Night

Happy (almost) Halloween!  Let's celebrate with a 3 page dog comic!!  :D

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Making of "Superstitious"

When we handed the Comictober reins over to the new hosts, I also gave them my leftover prompt ideas, one of which was "Monkey's Paw".  I had a vague idea of a comic about Cooper getting attached to a monkey's paw, like how our youngest fell in love with a pair of skeleton hands one year.

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COMIC: Superstitious

Comictober Day 19: Black Cats

I know, I know!  This should have been for Day 2: Monkey Paw, but I only just thought of it and it has 2 black cats, so it will have to do!

Hoping I don't get sued for this one, but I found it too funny not to!

Making of "Specter Halloween"

It was love at first sight for our youngest and our Beetlejuice Sandworm inflatable Halloween decoration.  He was only 2 and ever since he's been obsessed with all things spooky.  

I wanted to do a comic about his favorite shop, Spirit Halloween.  For those unfamiliar, they are Halloween costume and decor...

COMIC: Specter Halloween

Comictober Day 7: Ritual.

This is our family Halloween ritual!

Making of "Youtubaleplex"

Every October I like to do a "What if the family were _______? " comic.  Last year was robots and the year before zombies.  This year was the turn of the aliens!

I'd come up with the basics of this one last year -some sort of cloning malfunction that resulted in a million Coops and Vinces, but I hadn't figured...

COMIC: Youtubaleplex

Comictober Day 1: Eyeballs

Making of "The Spot"

Just realized I never did a write up of this one!  

I started work on a different dog comic for this month.  I got to neat-ish pencils, but the flow wasn't quite right.  It's a good gag and I didn't want to tell it the wrong way, so I halted where I was and scrambled for another idea.  

A good ...

Making of "Susan"

My eyes are rubbish so this happens to me ALL THE TIME.  I figured it would make a nice simple #relatable comic!

As you can see above, it all went smoothly apart from the last panel.  I tired a few different poses and expressions, but sometimes my rough sketches are wiser than I realize and I ended up circling...

COMIC: Susan...?

A bat would have been more appropriate for me than a cat, because this happens to me ALL THE TIME! 😬

Making of "The Witching Hour"

A friend with a newborn was asking for colicky baby tips.  Having been through the wringer with our first, I dug about in my repressed memories.  Along with some more practical advice, I also recalled that sometimes they just cry and all you can do at that point is protect your own sanity.  Dressing up a grumpy...

COMIC: The Witching Hour

My baby lifehack!

BONUS Panel:

DOG COMIC: The Spot

The 3rd exclusive Dog Comic!