Six Panels...

One of the challenges of writing EbeJeebies is the limited length... usually six panels, sometimes seven. Someone wise once said that it is harder to write a good short story than a good novel. While a novel has a lot more material to actually write, of course, the short story has the exact same narrative requirements and basic structure, but with a lot less space to introduce the characters, establish the setting, unveil the conflict, build to the climax, and have your resolution. Anyone can pack an upright piano into a semi trailer... now try cramming it into a Volkswagen Bug.
I'm being a bit tongue-in-cheek here, of course, but it holds true to some extent with the comic format as well. Twenty to twenty-four pages gives you room to roam, while six panels can be confining. In the opening strip, for example, I had to introduce these three idiots, their mission, their destination, and get across the fact that they are not entirely to be taken seriously... not to mention throwing in their supreme being / commanding officer. I also had to make it funny...
Then Mike has to come in and take my script and any nutty little stick figures I drew and make them into a dynamic panel... which presents its own set of problems. Then we send it zinging off into the ether in the hopes that you and others like you will get a chuckle out of it. We hope you do. Drop us a line or post a comment to let us know what you think!