Sketches: The First Jim Ever

The earliest images of Jim ever made. I originally wanted him to be a giddy, manic daredevil character, but I decided to move those qualities into Jerry. He's on a skateboard because he's preparing for an incredible, death-defying stunt, and is explaining to the interviewer how he hopes to accomplish it. But Super Dave hasn't been on for 15 years and Jerry plays off the others better, so don't expect me to return to this concept.

As for Jim's design itself, I gave him some very Ace Ventura hair here. I think that's where I got the idea for the curly-cues along the side of his face. Also note his tail, something I decided to drop from my animal characters, since they tend to look clumsy with it.

Artwork is Copyright (c) Chris Woodward, 2008

EDIT: My bad, Super Dave had a brief thing a few months ago. Still, nobody wants to be thought of as the guy who ripped off Super Dave to make a comic strip about a cartoon cat.