Comments on: My Comic Life

By: borntofightdinosaurs

borntofightdinosaurs — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 16:54:47 +0000

the entire reason i got into cryptozoology was to own a fedora and trenchcoat.

By: Mnynames

Mnynames — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 05:08:02 +0000

Personally, I like the topmost one best. Captures your eyes well. As for the hat and trenchcoat, well, it was bound to happen. Everyone knows investigators always wear hats and trenchcoats (I know I do).

By: scmarlowe

scmarlowe — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 01:56:41 +0000

Peter and I had real trepidations about how to portray Loren. Since we never envisioned him as a villain, we wanted something that conveyed his “natural persona”.

We settled on a role that was a bit X-Files — Cigarette Smoking Man. But, given that the strip is for kiddies, as well as the young at heart, we didn’t want to associate Loren with tobacco products. So Loren became an informant (taking his Cryptomundo connection as a base) who works both sides of the aisle. He’s an operative for the government and the society of cryptids — but the government doesn’t know about his cryptid affiliations.

Peter and I envision Loren in a recurring role and have no plans to “kill Loren off” as in other of his comic incarnations — until Loren says he wants out of the strip.

Actually, Indy wasn’t the inspiration for the hat — that’s from Bogart as is the Trench Coat.

By: LiberalDem

LiberalDem — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 02:06:35 +0000

The hat in the last drawing is *straight* out of Indiana Jones. I recently picked one up myself, to wear with my WWII bomber jacket. You look good in that hat, Loren - consider picking one up off of eBay.

By: caddo21

caddo21 — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 00:49:06 +0000

You’d better come up with a signature look that you’ll be happy with. A hat gives an Indiana Jones look but that’s been done. If you had a trademark gimmick, it would draw public attention on you. How about starting a poll amongst us what your trademark should be and posting pictures of the top five suggestions for a final vote.

By: Benjamin Radford

Benjamin Radford — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 17:23:24 +0000

You go, Loren! But you haven’t really made it until you are in Mad magazine! Keep up the good work and maybe one day…

By: cosmic monster

cosmic monster — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 17:22:29 +0000

These pictures destroy the Loren Coleman myth. Do you realize how many people think you’re a middle-aged mom doing this in her spare time?

This myth is only popular among the newbs, btw. >_>

By: lastensugle

lastensugle — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 16:14:32 +0000

This is true fame, you know, being a comic book character. Who could ever ask for more?!

By: Loren Coleman

Loren Coleman — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:40:00 +0000

Never denied I didn’t appreciate the public persona, as long as I don’t lose track that that’s not entirely all of me.

By: DWA

DWA — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:32:32 +0000

Just admit it, Loren. You love this. It’s OK. Acknowledgement is the first step on the road to seeing sasquatch.