I can tell you how long I’ve wanted to do this comic. And that’s a really weird thing to admit.

I don’t know where it came from. But one day I was just sitting around and, for some reason was thinking about the actor that played Rufio from Steven Spielberg’s Hook. I wasn’t even watching Hook at the time. Hell, I haven’t seen that movie in 15 years!

But there it was. Just kind of sitting on my frontal lobe. “Whatever happened to that guy?”

I looked him up on IMDB. His name is Dante Basco, if you’re curious. He’s still out there working – earning a paycheck. He’s done some cartoon voiceover work. Done some stuff for Disney. Good for him! I’m happy he’s still out there earnin’.

But, yeah, man… Rufio…

Rufio! Rufio! RU-FI-OOOOOOOOOOO!!!

So, anyway… There’s your completely random reference of the day.

Switching gears….

I didn’t mention it Monday because I don’t want to beat you guys over the head with it (and, truthfully, I’m still responding to e-mails from last week) but I wanted to point your attention again to the donation drive. There have been a couple of e-mails asking for specifics about what donators can expect to receive for their contributions, so I included a few more details on the donation page. Suffice to say, the more you donate, the more you get. From a sketch card, to a drawing, to an appearance in the comic to a full blown custom comic meant for your-eyes-only!

The latter two are extra special because I’ll also send you the original artwork plus a fully-colored 11 x 17″ poster signed by yours truly! It’s going to be great!

Also, don’t forget that EVERYONE who donates regardless of the amount is in the running to win a fully-colored 11 x 17″ poster of the art on the right along with the original drawing. All if it signed by me, of course.

You should also keep in mind that the person who donates THE MOST will receive a special canvas painting of a Theater Hopper cast member created by me and this will TRULY be a one-of-a-kind creation. I haven’t painted it yet, but I want to do it soon so you can see what you’re in the running for!

Things are going along splendidly. I haven’t updated the progress bar, but we are in fact at the half way point! That’s completely amazing to me and I want to thank all of you who have donated so far.

I’m working on some of the sketches for those of you who have donated $25 or more and I hope to have a couple of them posted to the blog on Friday so you can see the level I’m producing at. I want this custom art to be really good for you guys. It might take me a little longer to get it to you, but you’ll get the best possible drawing I can hope to give you. I owe you nothing less than one hundred and ten percent for your help.

That’s all for me today. Thanks again for everyone’s support and kind e-mails. Two weeks ago I was about as low as one could be. I’m happy to say that things are looking up!

Have a Rufio-riffic day!