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The Many Deaths of Wilbur N.

This was a series I started in 1998, and added to occasionally. There are no more as yet, but one day I'll think of something really twisted, and Wilbur will rise again. You mark my words.


One

This is actually a straight copy of an earlier strip I drew. I don't know why I drew it, but I did, and then I called the character Wilbur, for want of anything more apt. When I resurrected Wilbur (inspired by The Many Deaths of Norman Spittal!) I added the initial. Wilbur N = will burn. See?

Two

I think I copied this subconsciously from Mortal Kombat 3. Oh, well...

Three

Yes, um, just to clarify, he *is* on the inside of the building in that first frame. It's a little unclear, I know. You may be wondering who constructed that building, and why. If so, get a life. It's just a cartoon.

Four

I have an animation of this, created by my good friend Edward and myself. For information on animations, see the appropriate page.

Five

If there's a moral here, I don't know what it is. I'm an atheist, but I don't have any kind of hidden agenda here. Maybe Wilbur's been transported back to the 14th century?

Six

And they use barbed wire so that you can't climb through the tunnel. Ouch.

Seven

For the right effect, try to imagine deeply moving classical music as the stain spreads across the pavement.

Eight

Did anyone ever see those old NikNaks adverts?

Nine

I didn't originally set out particularly indending Wilbur to be a non-speaking character. It just happened that way. That's how traditions get started. Maybe Wilbur will finally speak at the end of the film. And take off his hood.

Ten

Oh, sick. Yeah, I know. You should see the original cartoon from which the inspiration came, drawn by my friend David and myself.

Eleven

'My expectations were confounded, and from thence the humour arose.' - Richard Herring. You thought his parachute would fail, didn't you? DIDN'T YOU!?

Twelve

Yes, I know this could never happen because of regulations. It'd still be good to see.

Thirteen

This is going to happen to me one day, I just know it. Anyway, now you know Wilbur's surname. It wasn't worth the wait, was it?

Fourteen

Why was this machine built? For what purpose? I don't know. Note how I still adhere to the three frame format.

Fifteen

It's amazing what ideas will come to you when you're threatening someone who just threw a ruler at you.

Sixteen

Well, why would there be a danger sign if it wasn't dangerous? This is another one that would be better if it was animated, though. The sign (Britain needs soldiers - can you find any?) is another fine example of the first things that come into my head. Finally, to all those who criticised my frame layout: Go leap into a hurricane with a cardboard box full of steak knifes, you worthless cretinous morons.

Seventeen

I'd been wanting to draw this for so, so long. I don't really know what else to tell you. Oh, except that I might also have drawn it as taking place inside some sort of centrifuge, like one of those fairground rides. Only with an irresponsibly sharp chickenwire wall. Why this version instead of that? Uh... because this way makes even less sense? I dunno.

Eighteen

Again, this is one from ages ago which originated as a one-frame gag. It wasn't Wilbur when I first drew it, it was just some guy crossing a ravine. There was another one where he was climbing a tree and realising a beaver was about to gnaw it down. This does not quite qualify as Wilbur N material as there was a possibility of survival.

Nineteen

Tank! It seems that he is drinking apple juice. This is trivia in the truest sense of the word.


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