I'm writing and drawing on a 28-page story starring him and a few supporting characters. Those who attend MOC will see the whole portfolio & presentation. I'm going to share him & his thoughts from time to time with the Ditko Board--you lucky rascals.

DADDIO

I can just hear him: "Smithers--release the hounds!" But who's the nice-looking lady next to him?

Well, it's a nice little drawing, but the
caption...I don't get it.

His research leads the precocious tot to conclude that the real means to power are not the childish diversions his parents have tried to foist upon him but (presumably) an unprecedented military build-up coupled with a byzantine system of political alliances.

Huh?

If he's really going to take over the world (as only a crazed baby general would want to do) he can't do it with a pail and shovel, he has to get busy and get some weapons.

Oh. Okay. I got it now. I think.

Dead on, Pipik. I wanted to introduce the baby as being precocious, stylish, and juuuuust beginning to develop a little taste for power and conquest.

Also, has anyone told you that your last name is Yiddish for belly-button?

And, third, SOMEBODY TELL ME WHO THE NICE-LOOKIN' CHICK IS NEXT TO THE MONTY BURNS STATUE??

With a little research, I've determined that the girl's name is Katie, and she is apparently the girlfriend of a college student named Josh Schlag at the University of Arizona.

http://www.schlagging.com/

(Did I do good, Linda?)

You did real good, Kevin! My friend here will give you an Honourary Librarian Award for your work.

<sniff, sniff> I'd like to thank my parents, and my kids, and Mrs. Klopfer, who gave me my first library card, and of course, Linda Burns, who inspires us all to greater achievements....

When my sister moved to New York all the old Jewish ladies would giggle when they met her. "Do you know what your name means in Yiddish?" (BTW the name is Slovak; I suppose it's possible it has a Yiddish connection.)

And here he comes again...

Whoa, dude--a blue ribbon! An honor. So far, this Ditko board is responding much more enthusiastically to the Little Guy than the Byrne Board upstairs. Maybe I'll have the Baby General take on a Randian opponent--or ally?

Maybe I'll have the Baby General take on a Randian opponent--or ally?

Go with the latter. By default, if Baby General had a Randian opponenet, that would mean Babay General was unquestionably EVIL and would need to be destroyed!!

~Bob

Simko, you've just given me an idea.....

Okay, I get the second one.

It's just, well, you might want to stay away
from political cartoons here. We've got a
couple of right wing extremists here & you
don't want to get them started...

Are you kidding? That'll be the whole fun of it! Mua hah hah hah...!

Hey Darin Wagner, where are you?
That's your cue man.
Come on, tell us all how great the "war on terrorism"
is going.

Already BG is taking a step away from what I had assumed. I would think the caption would reflect his bellicose tendencies, something more like, "What's the use in doing such a great job bombing a place back to the stone age if you're just going to rebuild it anyway? I swear I will never understand adult behavior."

Damn, jr, I think your idea is better than mine. Tell me what you think (and please tell me if I can keep the credit line I gave you in the bottom left corner):

This is my proudest moment. >sniff<

Seriously, no need to give me credit for what amounts to an after-thought about your terrific work, but it's a nice gesture. I leave it up to you if you want to keep it.

Just keep that baby nasty!