Chesca Hause

Making of "The Witching Hour"

Added 2022-09-14 17:56:50 +0000 UTC

A friend with a newborn was asking for colicky baby tips. Having been through the wringer with our first, I dug about in my repressed memories. Along with some more practical advice, I also recalled that sometimes they just cry and all you can do at that point is protect your own sanity. Dressing up a grumpy baby on an otherwise miserable day can make all the difference!

This comic came together super quick because I had this art that I'd drawn for an upcoming book, but didn't end up using:

I just edited the linework a little for the comic and was rolling!

People have been crediting me with making a "Bay-BEE" joke with the costume, but I hadn't actually thought of that! I wasn't sure how an animal dressing as another animal would look, so I went insect, because those haven't been shown as sentient in the Litterverse (jury is still out on that one!) Bugs-wise, the obvious choice was bee or ladybug. The bees colors are more dramatic and show an obvious change in clothes from the red onesie, so bee it was!