He also said he believes his comic to be the only syndicated comic set in Rhode Island, and he hopes people not familiar with the area will read Wallace and share in his love for this coastal community. Wallace’s house also is set on stilts, the inspiration for which came from the cottages at Roy Carpenter’s Beach in Matunuck. In the strip, the children play on a baseball team called the Snug Harbor Snails.
He was drawn to Snug Harbor as the setting because of its quaint moniker - “such a groovy name” - which he said makes you want to be there. “I feel like the town is a character in the book,” Wilson said. “Wallace the Brave” is set in Snug Harbor in South Kingstown, and many of the images include views of the water.
Asked if this was true of his own mother, Wilson said no, that his father was “the comic book nut,” but he added, “You have to give shout-outs to the moms out there.” In the comic, the mom admits to her son that she also loves comics. “They may be some of my favorite characters.” Gulls appear throughout, occasionally with philosophical musings, and Wilson said these birds represent him as an observer. “Wallace and Spud are my opposite personalities,” Wilson said, explaining that “Spud is who I am Wallace is my wannabe.” “Amelia is my sister, Sterling is my brother.” Several of his family members are reflected in these characters, Wilson said. The book begins at the end of summer, as the kids are heading back to school, and follows the seasons, circling back around to summer. “It’s the perfect introduction to these characters.”Īside from Wallace, the storyline features his best friend, Spud, who is adorably neurotic their friend Amelia, who is sassy and bold Sterling, Wallace’s younger brother, who is tiny and troublesome and Wallace’s parents, a fisherman and a plant lover. “It’s kind of freaky,” he said of finally seeing Wallace in book form. He said it is also something of a test to see how Wallace does in print.
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Now, Wilson says he has about 2½ years’ worth of completed work, but noted the book features the first series of comics he ever made, with minor edits. And for about two years, “Wallace the Brave” has been published three times a week on, building up a fan base.
It put him in touch with a team of editors, with whom he worked for a year refining Wallace and evolving the characters. And so he embraced his family’s name for him, Will Henry - he is a third-generation Will Wilson - and started sending Wallace out into the world.Ībout six months later, he heard back from GoComics, the biggest syndicate for comic strips. His thinking was that a new name might open new doors. You can make unlimited folders to save & organize your comics, use tags and smart folders to help find them, and browse your collection of favorites with the built-in viewer.He opted to revisit syndication, but under a pen name. When you want to save a comic into MYComics' database or share it on Facebook or Twitter or with OS X Mail, it's as simple as drag-and-drop. (And if our database doesn't have your favorite comic, you can easily add it.) With a database of over 350 comics and a built-in web browser, MYComics allows you to enjoy all your favorites, from classics like Calvin & Hobbes and Peanuts, to modern favorites like Dilbert, two-time Pulitzer-Prize winning editorial cartoonist Michael Ramirez, and independent cartoons like Indexed and Rockwood. MYComics makes it easy and fun to view, save, and share your favorite online comic strips.
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