We’re back, with day 2 of 31 Days of Pandas! Huzzah!
And now, for more from the Wizard of Wu…
Hang on to your hats, kids, it’s gonna be a bumpy ride!
I don’t think we’re in Pandiego any more, Binky….
What could be waiting outside? Where the heck ARE we, Binky?
We are not in Pandiego anymore! Till tomorrow!
Be the Bear,
Bob T Panda
Yes, panda satire fans, it is time again for our end-of-the-year-last-gasp-attempt-at-fun
As I mentioned on Friday, with so many projects now on the front burner, I am not able to do a new cartoon every day this month. There will be new material as well, but I thought I would take this as an opportunity for some of our newer community members to catch up on some of the stories we have brought you in the past years.
Who can forget Princess Pinky’s first time on 31 days of pandas, when she was barely 100 days old!?
Needless to say, the Wu Self was not pleased to have to compete for screen time for 31 days of pandas!
To start this year off right, we thought we would have an encore presentation of that holiday classic, The Wizard of Wu!
where happy pandas eat bamboo, oh why, oh why, can’t…Wu?
We’re in for it now, Binky!
Let’s hear it for 31 days of pandas
Be the Bear, Bob T Panda
Everyone is very excited around here because…..
See you tomorrow!
“soon, dis will all be mine!!!!!”
Be the bear!
You may wonder what the lives of The Panda Chronicles pandas are like when they are not on camera. Mr Wu, being a California bear, enjoys surfing and driving around in his cubvertable. The Meihem twins, besides being Panda Scouts, enjoy relaxing together and plotting ways to make Pinky mad.
And Pinky… well, Pinky likes to relax in her luxuriously appointed private quarters, while catching up on some educational reading.
What is Pinky reading?
And if you are wondering what your nearest and dearest would like for this year’s holiday, consider Pinky’s campaign swag!
Although why I am suggesting this instead of “Hey! Why not vote for Bob” merchandise is beyond me!
Aren’t we in enough trouble already?
Be the Bear
Bob T. Panda
Let the excesses of the season begin! It’s almost time for 31 Days of Pandas!
I am making a bit of a change to this years festivities, as with my various projects, I am a bit overloaded to do a new cartoon every day. (Booo! Hisss! Quiet in the cheap seats, you pandas!)
As you might remember, I am working on revising my story about Mr. Wu and Inspector Panda, where they are faced with a painting that may (or may not) have been stolen. Not to mention an international panda of mystery! Anyway, here is my plan for this year’s 31 Days of Pandas:
A new cartoon posted every Sunday, multiple episodes each day from some of my longer stories, and, sketches from my work in progress, staring the aforementioned Mr Wu in what I hope will be my first traditionally published middle grade graphic novel. But have no fear! Should the folks in trad. publishing say, “oh no! this is too weird! We can’t publish this! A Panda Detective? Bah, Humbug!” We will bring it to you as all the other Panda Chronicle books have been brought to you, via Leaping Panda Press! Huzzah!
So to get us off to a good start, here are the drawings that I have come up with so far, along with some colorful character sketches.
Yes, Mr. Wu gets to be the smart one!
Hmmm…there is something familiar about this scene…
Mr Wu and Inspector Panda…a dapper duo, if I ever saw one!
Babette, Minette, and several views of Mr Wu.
And because we need to laugh….
“I didn’t know lawyers could run so fast” hahahahahahahaha!
Be the bear!
Bob T. Panda
Happy 31 Days of Pandas!
Oh yeah! and don’t forget to give the Gift of Pandas this year! Please visit my book page as well as my page on Fine Balance Images’ Gratitude Gallery, where you can buy beautiful full color reproductions of some of my favorite illustrations from Pandamorphosis. and for you black and white Friday special, don’t forget Pandyland, where you can buy “Vote for Bob” and “Pinky for President” gifts to delight your friends and family. Or buy them for yourself…I won’t tell.
I am thankful for pandas, for laughter, for days the sun shines in my window, for misty mornings where everything is gray, and a panda…might…just …walk out of the fog.
Princess Pinky says, she is thankful for cuppycakes and da panda kindygarten and her magical wand!
I am thankful that I still have a roof over my head, enough resources to keep the heat on and food on my table. I am thankful for those who help those who do not.
I am thankful for kindness, for peaceful dealings, especially with those who might not be in agreement with me. I am thankful for the help of friends, in big ways and small.
I am thankful for all of you who read my ‘toons, buy my books, engage in panda chat on Twidder and Fezbook. I haven’t had this much fun since kindergarten.
I am thankful for the mentor program through the Nevada chapter of SCBWI that welcomed a goofy story about pandas into the program, and all the lovely people I met there and hope will be connected to for a long time.
Be kind, be generous, be peaceful, be the bear.
Bob T. Panda
(back to business as usual tomorrow!)
When I wrote this cartoon, a soundtrack of a ’60’s style, Jersey Boys band singing in a Frankie Vallee falsetto immediately started playing in my head.
Walk like a bear,
look at my hair,
I want some boo,
Don’t yo-oo-oou?
Ahem. Sorry. I digress. Today’s ‘toon features Pinky’s ever more popular brother. Will he surpass Princess Pinky in popularity? Will he become a Smithsonian Icon? Only time will tell….
These paws are made for walking….eventually.
Meanwhile, the newest books from The Panda Chronicles Pantheon of great literature are here and ready for your holiday gift giving! Why not Give the Gift of Pandas this year? It’s as easy as click, click spend!
Huzzah!
Be the Bear,
Bob T. Panda
Why not buy that set of 128 colored pencils you’ve always wanted? The box of crayons with the built in sharpener. …the 164 color marker set with 35 different shades of…pink.
And of course by “it” I am talking about the FINALLY released The Panda Chronicles Coloring Book!!!! Because, as we have recently learned, coloring books for grown-ups has become a “thing.” I hear it is almost as relaxing as watching panda videos.
Nooooo! Not the PINK crayon! It’s here! Huzzah!
Get your crayons ready, because The Panda Chronicles Coloring Book is NOW READY for ordering! And during the rest of November, in honor of my birthday season, there is a 15% discount if you buy it from my Createspace store (just click the Createspace button on the book page) and insert this discount code in the appropriate box:
E6DRL2FQ
Please note, this will save you money if you are buying multiple copies for presents, so if you are just getting your own (but what about cousin Sally? she loves to color!) and you have free Amazon shipping, you will spend about the same amount of money, so just ignore this and go to Amazon.
Get your crayons ready!!!!
Meanwhile, Pinky seems to have hacked into my computer again. Now where did I put her mother’s Me-phone number? I noticed that a large number of viewers came by on Sunday. Is it because you love Bubba, or is it that you like to see Pinky behaving badly. I’m waiting.
Be the Bear,
Bob T Panda
Tell me you didn’t fall for that adorable little tear-stained face, turned up to Mommee, saying, “oh no, mommee. pinky will never do that again.”
And you thought Pinky had reformed…
Really, Pinky….It’s not nice to tease your little brother.
I know I shouldn’t do that, but excited/angry/scared pandas are so much fun to draw.
My bad.
Be the bear,
Bob T Panda
On the Evening of Friday the 13th: While running errands in my car this afternoon, I heard the horrific news from Paris. It makes me so sad to know that there is so much intolerance and hatred in the world. To the people of Paris, you are living through what some of us only experience in nightmares. I wish for peace and an end to violence. It feels strange to inhabit my insular little world filled with pandas while you are under attack. The only thing I know how to do is to continue attempting to bring beauty and laughter to the world. Be the bear.
…we will always have Paris….
According to the inestimable Janet Reid it is “Party with Your Bear” day tomorrow. I’m sure she wouldn’t make that up. Pass the cuppycakes.
The campaign of Bob does not run smoothly. No, really. Did you think it would? Well, you are in the wrong place for things to run smoothly. Just saying. What? Did you think you had tuned in to an episode of Little Den on the Prairie or something?
No, this is panda satire! It’s hard! It’s gritty! We are endangered! Excuse me, now it is time for my nap. But first…
And how did Pinky manage to hack into my computer again?
You would think that Mama Mei would be happy that Pinky is taking her little brother in paw to teach him a few things. Not to mention being proud that her little girl is so tech savvy!
Meanwhile, in other news, Amazon has opened a store in Seattle, and I am thrilled. I would be more thrilled if they actually put my books in their stores, but that may be too much to hope for. If you live in Seattle, and happen to drop by their store, put in a good word for pandas, okay? We are endangered, you know.
And progress on my coloring book is humming along. I hope to finish compiling it in the next week, so I can get it out in the world (via Amazon!) before the holiday shopping season. I am also working on a major revision of “The Case of the Picturesque Panda” so that it is a middle grade graphic novel. Some major changes are afoot (a paw?) and I can’t resist sharing one of the sample pages here:
Yes, Mr. Wu gets to be the smart one!
I’d love to know what people think about the color, style of the illustrations, whatever you want to tell me. and I…um…promise I’ll read it and won’t ignore any negative things you might have to say. I might whimper a bit, but you don’t mind do you? This is a VERY long term project, so don’t be expecting this one any time soon, but you will be among the first to know when it is finished!
Well, pandas wait for no man!
Be the Bear!
Bob T. Panda