In 1991
I created Peeve and his compatriots. This cast of characters inhabited
the medevial village of Squatney. I called this property "Elvin's
Pet Peeve," taking it's name from Peeve's primary foil, straightman
Elvin the Elf. I had decided that I was going to be a famous cartoonist.
I wrote and drew 182 of these comic strips before I decided I'd better
find a market for my cartoons before I put more work into the it.
Eventually,
I decided to pursue a career in graphic design because it seemed to
be a more marketable profession at the time. Peeve remained on a shelf
for four years before Joe White and I would ressurect him to be the
invisible foil in our popular Internet property, "Janet's
Pet Peeve" for which we named our own website. The other members
of the cast are in cryogenic freeze for now.
I did
have two characters, a dragon and a fly, that I would like to revive
one day. Who knows...