ROY OF THE ROVERS - COMIC STRIP

NO.1


By gullseye at 2011-07-24


By gullseye at 2011-07-24


By gullseye at 2011-07-24

Great work mate...

nice one.

cockney hostile? never!

LOL

Quality!!

Love the overall effect - especially the 'commentary caption' being included in the 1st photo - nice touch!!

One reflection btw; I've found that strategically placing another player in the pic provides the opportunity to stick speech bubbles to them, which gives a bit more flexibility in arranging the key characters and their associated speeh bubbles.

For example, in the 'spud talking with Vikash about his sister' pic, I struggled with getting the speech bubbles to come from their mouths. It's as if spud talks out of his left ear!...(hmmm, having to suppress quite a few quips about where spud may actually talk from etc... )





Then I tried the old 'strategically placed player/object' ploy to overcome this...





...never thought I'd ever be discussing the technical issues around Subby speech bubbles, but the world moves on at such pace...

Looking forward to the next episode!

Thank you for pointing me in the right direction an exceptionally good Finger tip. I will also check that the photo's are in focus before I post them next time.

Got a few ideas so will post one up each week.

It's always good to see what others' ideas are; and your handwritten bubbles are much more authentic than typed ones, and I'll certainly bear this in mind for the future.

Also, some of my photos have been so out of focus - especially when taking them on a phone-cam

The second pic below I think is the worst one I ever took. I thought I might get away with it if people thought it was deliberate, to show Liono's speed!
It wasn't deliberate though...just crap photography!
...also, having met Liono on the green cloth a few times, I'm fairly sure he hasn't moved that fast anyway - he appreciates the more deliberate, studious pace!

Oi.... You know most of my talk comes from my Derriere...it wouldn't be Subbuteo otherwise. And i've learnt to do it since mingling with you lot;)

nice one Gully!

Really good Gullseye. Very funny. Keep them coming.

subbuteoman wrote:

Really good Gullseye. Very funny. Keep them coming.

Thanks Subbuteoman. They will be posted every Sunday and tomorrows is a must for you.

No.2

By gullseye at 2011-07-31

By gullseye at 2011-07-31

By gullseye at 2011-07-31

By gullseye at 2011-07-31

Gullseye wrote:

subbuteoman wrote:

Really good Gullseye. Very funny. Keep them coming.

Thanks Subbuteoman. They will be posted every Sunday and tomorrows is a must for you.

I cant wait...

" Oh no, its subbuteoman and hes pished. " LOL. Classic stuff Gulls !

No.3


By gullseye at 2011-08-07


By gullseye at 2011-08-07


By gullseye at 2011-08-07

Poll:

Does subbuteoman:

a) Take a break from posting until fully recovered after convalescence...

b) Jump off the stretcher and stagger to the nearest pc to post "aaarrgh me noonads!"

c) Claim that Roy Race should get done for Grievous Bollocky Harm

d) Keep posting as much as before from his hospital bed, but in a slightly higher font...

I like (d) but knowing subbuteoman you missed the most probable option (e) Get pished !

fingers wrote:

Poll:

Does subbuteoman:

a) Take a break from posting until fully recovered after convalescence...

b) Jump off the stretcher and stagger to the nearest pc to post "aaarrgh me noonads!"

c) Claim that Roy Race should get done for Grievous Bollocky Harm

d) Keep posting as much as before from his hospital bed, but in a slightly higher font...

Gullseye wrote:

I like (d) but knowing subbuteoman you missed the most probable option (e) Get pished !

Brilliant Gulls. I never thought Id be in an online comic. Kinda makes sense tho. Yes. And the answer is ( e).

Double issue this week.


By gullseye at 2011-08-14

By gullseye at 2011-08-14

By gullseye at 2011-08-14

By gullseye at 2011-08-14

no. 5


By gullseye at 2011-08-14

By gullseye at 2011-08-14

By gullseye at 2011-08-14

Brilliant Steve , best thread/ laugh I've had in ages mate

Mate...that's absolutely Brilliant... Really great work, with all the bits of paper, blu tac etc...the angles are perfect, the player even looks like he's diving:shock: How did you achieve that, when all the rest of the picture is perfectly in focus? Great Story line too... Well worth the effort:bounce:

I enjoyed that too. Really funny and with a subtle message.

Many thanks for making the effort, Steve. Brilliant.

Top work all round!

...and that moving player about to join the slide-bundle...touch of genius!!

...wasn't 'Brilliant Genius' the skipper of the Lags Eleven side?

spudski wrote:

Mate...that's absolutely Brilliant... Really great work, with all the bits of paper, blu tac etc...the angles are perfect, the player even looks like he's diving:shock: How did you achieve that, when all the rest of the picture is perfectly in focus? Great Story line too... Well worth the effort:bounce:

I have to admit that the moving player was a bit of serendipity. The blu tak was not fixed firmly enough under the base and when I took the shot it started falling. Took another one and then when I loaded them up and saw the effect on the original couldn't believe my luck. So I have stumbled across another little trick to use in the future. They say all the best discoveries are made by mistake.

GREAT STUFF, Gully.

nice one!

Amusing!!!

I love this kind of stuff!

Absolutely brilliant mate:cheers:

just seen this thread and that is briiliant gullseye , really like the paper trails

Thanks for the great comments lads. As it seems to have got the thumbs up, looks like its going to have to be a regular now. Hope I can keep coming up with new stuff.

please do try and keep us entertained with this genius idea

i'm sure you can think of something every week Gully! It's just like RotR comic, waiting for the weekly updates!

Yeah, keep them coming, Gully.

Brilliant stuff!

No. 6


By gullseye at 2011-08-20

By gullseye at 2011-08-20

By gullseye at 2011-08-20

N0. 7


By gullseye at 2011-08-28

By gullseye at 2011-08-28

By gullseye at 2011-08-28

By gullseye at 2011-08-28

By gullseye at 2011-08-28

By gullseye at 2011-08-28

Absolutely Brilliant mate...you have a great imagination. Very funny...And you were right about the matting agent:shock:

I greatly enjoyed that too.

Vivid imagination, indeed.

Many thanks for making the effort, Steve.

Cheers. These things just pop into my head at the strangest times. I know I had a great idea the other day but have now completely forgotten it. Must remember to write them down.

No. 8


By gullseye at 2011-09-03

By gullseye at 2011-09-03

By gullseye at 2011-09-03

By gullseye at 2011-09-03

Always a bit of controversy in your instalments Gullseye!

...Surely Langton Green will claim special dispensation, quoting rule 3a (ii) subsection 2c, which states as long it is a genuine part of old subbuteo it is allowable And an army blanket would qualify under the clause as long as they had made the chalk markings!

...But it appears George isn't aware of this clause!

Just 7 days to the next installment!!

ace. Keep em coming

Fantastic effort mate...Really enjoy these.

Brilliant!

Hi everyone, this is my first post on this forum.

As a new Roy of The Rovers devotee, I love your comic strips Gully Excellent stuff.

Even the missus liked it & she gave up paying any interest in Subbuteo years ago.

Hi Newgold

Glad to hear I am keeping the missus entertained.

Good to see another 'Green' on here, hope you enjoy