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An extra new Year’s Message from The Panda Chronicles…

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It has been an amazing year here in pandyland, as I look back on the trials and tribulations, the frolicking and fun, getting to meet some of you in “Tai-land” and looking forward to meeting more of you this spring at the home of Wu, I sit and watch in wonder at it all.

When I started drawing pandas I had no idea where they were going, and no idea that it would continue this long: five years since I started finding pandas on stray pieces of paper in my studio, 4 years since I started the blog, and the last year has accounted for 72% of the traffic here at The Panda Chronicles (thanks to to record keeping software of the folks at WordPress.)  This January also marks another milestone for me…25 years of being totally self employed and supported by my art work.  The last 4 years have not been exactly pain free, economics wise. Some of the galleries where I show my work have closed, some have “reduced their stable,” one just quit paying their artists.(I left that one)  But pandas, while they are not exactly “self-supporting” yet, have lifted my spirits, both as I draw them and more importantly, as you read them.  A work of art, a piece of writing, a foozle* of panda satire, does not really exist until someone other than the person that created it, enjoys it.

Thank you for making my work here live.  You are the bears!

And now, my favorite new year’s eve with the pandy kindy cartoon!

new years eve party, panda kindergarten

The panda kindergarten wishes you a happy New Year!

*foozle:  a selection of panda cartoons.

Be the Bear!

Bob T. panda

Days 29 and 30….Well, I’ve done pretty good so far.

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Around here we have a saying: “I just HATE my boss!  she’s so MEAN!….oh wait, I’m self employed.”  So no one busts my chops about not getting work done on time like I do.  Glad you all are a little more lenient….um  you are, aren’t you?  No matter!

So today I have 2 (that’s TWO) cartoons for your panda enjoyment.  I also am pleased to say I had several more ideas as I sat drawing these cartoons.  Huzzah!

And I bet you are happy to see that Little Mr. Wu is safe and sound!

And I bet you are happy to see that Little Mr. Wu is safe and sound!

It’s a little funny to have an actual panda as a character in The Panda Chronicles, as many who follow pandas will worry if I let him get in too much trouble with the panda kindergarten, or be concerned for his safety.  Rest assured, I would NEVER let anything happen to his cute Wu self.

Will Bob ever learn NOT to turn his back on the panda kindergarten? No, we didn't think so, either.

Will Bob ever learn NOT to turn his back on the panda kindergarten? No, we didn’t think so, either.

Well, one more day in our 31 Days of Pandas special December Panda Party!  Starting in January, we will attempt to publish on an actual schedule.  After all, I need to get back to my preparations to publish Book 2 of the Panda Chronicles!  It will be even more jam packed with pandas, cuppycakes, and general panda kindergarten mayhem.  And yes Babette, you will be prominently featured in MANY cartoons.  Now will you quit calling me and leaving..um…”messages” on my voice mail?

There is still another day and a half to take advantage of my $2 off offer on The Panda Chronicle Book 1:Your Brain on Pandas ordering from my create space e- store using this code:

MYLV7WC2

Be the Bear!

Bob T. Panda

Day 28! a Furry Friday Cartoon!

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You have probably all been wondering where Mehitabel has been this month.  Needless to say, that after the “rigors” of the Kickstarter campaign, she needed a bit of a break.  Today’s cartoons shows that she is back in her panda kindergarten fighting form, ready for action, and hey! No hard feelings, eh, bears?

Several of my faithful followers and supporters have pointed out that they are fans of MEHITABEL, not just those rascally panda kindergarteners and so this cartoon is dedicated to you all!  While apparently, next year is still not “the year of the cat” it is always the year of Mehitabel!

And a quick reminder that you still have a couple more days to order your book The Panda Chronicles book 1: Your Brain on Pandas for $2 off by using this code:

MYLV7WC2

Mehitabel gets even.

Mehitabel gets even.

This really was inspired by a story I heard on NPR and I don’t mean National Panda Radio!  I swear I am not making this up!

Be the Bear!

Bob T. Panda

 

Day 20 Look Out! The End of the World Approaches!!!!

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OK, do we believe the whole Mayan-Calaendar-End-of-the-World-Scenario or what?  I don’t think I do, but just in case, I won’t bother to do my laundry and yes, I will have another piece of cake, thank you very much!

I really hope it doesn’t end (and just between you and me, I don’t think that it is is going to) because I really want to meet the cute Wu self down in San Diego next spring!  But pandas take no chances when apocalypse threatens…see for your cute Wu self in a cartoon we call….:

The Four Panda Kindergarteners of the Apandalypse!

…The Four Panda Kindergarteners of the Apandalypse!

Be the Bear!

Bob T. Panda

It was the 14th day of December…..

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Today, as promised, there is a full, feature length cartoon for your panda-ing pleasure, but before we get to that, there is an announcement from our sponsor, The Institute for Contemporary Panda Satire and Leaping Panda Press.  (It is a very fun thing about the internet, that you can just declare you are something or someone, come up with some spiffy computer graphics and voila`! You are now The Institute for Contemporary Panda Satire, and before you know it, everyone just accepts that as fact.  Is this cool or what?)

As you probably know, the first collection of cartoons from the Panda Chronicles was just published and as faithful readers of the blog, you deserve a little something extra in your Christmas stockings.  Until the 31st of December, you can now order The Panda Chronicles Book 1: Your Brain on Pandas  here  and get a discount of $2 per copy by using this code:

MYLV7WC2

Meanwhile, here is today’s feature length cartoon!   Huzzah!

What do you MEAN I didn't win?

What do you MEAN I didn’t win?

And speaking of Kickstarter (wait, who was speaking of Kickstarter, There is a fun project with just under 48 hours to go from a fellow cartoonist who has created a dry erase refrigerate magnet comic strip, so you can write your own dialog.  He has a last “stretch goal” and if he reaches it, he’ll make a bunch of his magnet cartoon strips to donate to Boston Children’s Hospital.  What a good guy!  Check out his project here!

Be the Bear!

Bob T. Panda

Lucky Seven! a feature length cartoon, for your viewing pleasure.

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As you know, I am particularly fond of “making it up as I go” and the “planning” for 31 days of pandas is no exceptions.  So the panda and cake theme will continue tomorrow (while I narrow down the choices for a non-contoversial “F” word).  I had already decided that at least one day a week I would post a full (NEW!) cartoon, starring the full Panda Chronicles cast, including Mehitabel, of course!

The idea for this cartoon is rooted in reality, as while on a recent trip, I was watching TV while following the news of Hurricane Sandy and the last days of the presidential election.  A 5 second clip of panda toddlers at one of the panda ranches flashed on the screen, and I spent the next…um..well a while… waiting for the pandas to return…

Sigh….they never did.

It is a very good thing I don't have regular access to television!

It is a very good thing I don’t have regular access to television!

Be the Bear!

Bob T. Panda!

The last re-run before 31 days of pandas starts…..a triple header! Huzzah!

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Hmmmm….now what is my favorite cartoon from the past year or so?   Could it be:

Bears are on the ball!

Bears are on the ball!

or maybe it is this one….

new years eve party, panda kindergarten

The panda kindergarten at their best…or is that their worst?

 

Or perhaps it is THIS one…

Privacy Policy Implementation

Privacy Policy Implementation

 

Any who,  stay tuned for 31 new pandas in 31 days…can she do it? Will the rapidographs clog up? Run out of ink?  Where will all those pandas sleep? And what if we run out of cuppycakes?

Hope to see any of you in the Whidbey Island vicinity at the Rob Schouten Gallery tomorrow or Moonraker Books on December 9th!  Celebrate the release of The Panda Chronicles Book 1: Your Brain on Pandas!!!!

Be the Bear!

Bob T. Panda

 

I think there needs to be some sort of “panda a day” thing for December, don’t you?

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You are probably not aware of it, but did you know that December is the month of the Panda?  Right now you are thinking, she’s making this up…I just KNOW it!  And, um…you might be right.  But if it isn’t really the month of the panda, don’t you think it should be?

So here is my December challenge to myself:  To post a drawing of at least one panda per day during the entire month of December.  It has to be a NEW drawing or cartoon…no cheating by posting a re-run.  It can be a single panda, or it can be a “cartoon in progress.”  I haven’t yet decided if it should be one big drawing like the 30 days of pandas drawing last year….well, I have until tomorrow to figure it out.

What could be more fun than a car full of pandas?

Meanwhile, my work table is overflowing with books to be sent to all my Kickstarter supporters, and my plan is to have them all mailed or delivered before the end of next week.  Huzzah!  Then I can get back to painting and doing the 31 panda drawings that I just committed myself to.  (The pandas made me do it!)

Time to climb aboard the panda car!

Be the Bear!

Bob T. Panda

I think there needs to be some sort of “panda a day” thing for December, don’t you?

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You are probably not aware of it, but did you know that December is the month of the Panda?  Right now you are thinking, she’s making this up…I just KNOW it!  And, um…you might be right.  But if it isn’t really the month of the panda, don’t you think it should be?

So here is my December challenge to myself:  To post a drawing of at least one panda per day during the entire month of December.  It has to be a NEW drawing or cartoon…no cheating by posting a re-run.  It can be a single panda, or it can be a “cartoon in progress.”  I haven’t yet decided if it should be one big drawing like the 30 days of pandas drawing last year….well, I have until tomorrow to figure it out.

What could be more fun than a car full of pandas?

Meanwhile, my work table is overflowing with books to be sent to all my Kickstarter supporters, and my plan is to have them all mailed or delivered before the end of next week.  Huzzah!  Then I can get back to painting and doing the 31 panda drawings that I just committed myself to.  (The pandas made me do it!)

Time to climb aboard the panda car!

Be the Bear!

Bob T. Panda

A new cartoon! Powered by Cuppycakes!

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…Or Twinkies to be more precise.  I couldn’t let a news story like the one about the impending bankruptcy of Hostess go un-satirized, now could I?

Bob, Bob, Bob…when will you ever learn?

Do you think I should get the panda kindergarten to help with packing books?  Nah…I didn’t think so either.  If you are in the neighborhood of Whidbey Island WA, there will be two opportunities to meet Bob T. Panda and get your copy of The Panda Chronicles Book 1: Your Brain on Pandas.  Saturday December 1st from 1-4 at the Rob Schouten Gallery in Greenbank, and Sunday December 9th at Moonraker Books in Langley.

Be the Bear!

Bob T. Panda