[Webcomic] Simon & Freddy

Hukley · Post by **Hukley** » Sun Aug 25, 2013 11:26 am

Alright, Ladies and Gentlemen. Almost a year ago, I started to draw a webcomic… after several restarts I wasn’t sure if I would ever publish it… but then i thought „What the hey“… so here is it: my first webcomic.

I proudly present: Simon & Freddy:

The comic

Simon & Freddy is a comic about a talking pet fox, his owner Simon and all the little things around them. The story takes place somewhere in the USA.
Even though animals can do human stuff (thanks to thumbs) and even read and understand human language, they’re not able to speak with humans (except Freddy). Strange I know… Don’t blame me, I didn’t make the rules… well actually I did but… hey look over there! A three-headed monkey behind you! *runs away*
I started to draw the first comic strips in 2011 with paper and pencil. Back then, the comic had a different name, a different story and even different characters. After redoing the whole concept twice I started another try. This time with the title „Simon & Freddy“ in digital form and with a tablet. On the 25th of August, 2013 I finally decided to release the comic here on the Housepets! forum. I also started to put my comic on deviantArt, FurAffinity and Weasyl.
I found SwedishWolf in Febraury 2014, a great guy who helped me build a Webpage (release soon

), and here we are. Welcome to Simon & Freddy!

The author

Hey folks! My name is Hukley, and I’m a student from Switzerland (who will hopefully become a primary school teacher someday). Since my early childhood I have been a huge fan of drawing. Comics and cartoons are a big passion of mine, and I always wanted to start drawing my own comic.
In 2013, I finally realized that wish and here we are now and I can proudly present Simon & Freddy to you. I hope you like it!

Thanks

And now I want to thank some people. Without them, there wouldn’t be a Simon & Freddy!
I want to thank SwedishWolf who build the webpage and did things I didn’t even dare to dream. (as I said: release soon

)
Big Thanks go to Obbl who has done a fantastic job with editing and counterchecking since the beginning of this comic. Without him you all would have had to deal with my mediocre English.
I also want to thank Valerio who’s providing the Italian translation of all the comic strips. Mille Grazie mio amico!
Then I want to thank Hlaoroo who’s helping me with great background information, co-writing and providing the Australian accent for Beatrice.
And last but not least I want to thank ALL OF YOU. Thanks for your suggestions, the nice words, your feedback, your comments, and thank you for your much appreciated support, for reading this comic, for everything!

Without your help, there wouldn’t be a "Simon & Freddy"! You’re awesome, and it’s a true pleasure to work on this comic. Thank you very much!

Of course I appreciate every feedback of any kind !

If you like it, I’ll update weekly on Saturday.
Oh, and I always post a German and an English Version (because I originally draw it with German words)

Hukley · Post by **Hukley** » Sun Aug 25, 2013 11:28 am

Welcome to the « cast page »

Freddy: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the fox’s den. Allow me to introduce to you one of the comic's main protagonists. Freddy (Frederick T. Fox… Don’t ask him what the „T“ stands for… he won’t tell)
He’s a talking pet fox (but shhhh, it's a secret to (almost) everybody). He is.. well, let’s say very self-confident and has a big mouth, which sometimes can cause some trouble for him… or more often his owner Simon. But at the bottom of his heart he’s a fast friend.
One of his big passions : eating ! Give that little orange guy a cookie and he’ll be happy for hours.
Other than that he’s really enjoying all the comfort and laziness of a pet's life.

Simon: Simon is the other protagonist of this comic and the owner of Freddy. He’s a true daydreamer. He’s writing „that book“ which will surely make him famous and so forth… but in the meantime he keeps himself above water with occasional jobs
In his spare time he likes to draw, and he’s also a huge fan of music stuff.
He’s a very decent cook and his sandwiches are legend… wait for it… dary! The problem is being able to eat them before Freddy gets his paws on them…

Cathy (Catherin): Cathy (or Catherin) is the friendly, clumsy cat from the neighborhood… and she’s a real jinx.
All she wants to do is the right thing, but misfortune often has other plans. These circumstances made her a true optimist so… You can’t get that cat down… and she also has a special arrangemet with the vet. (bulk discount...)

Angie (Angelica): Angie (or Angelica) is the new neighbor of Simon and Freddy. She’s the owner of Cathy. You want to beat this girl in a videogame? Forget it! Being raised with 3 brothers, she really grew a huge passion for videogames which also led to her job as a videogame developer.
One thing she can’t handle? Boredom! So, she’s open to any kind of adventure.

Sheldon: A sinister, power hungry, maniac squirrel that wants world domination ? Yeah, that’s Sheldon.
That red little rodent has alway got a plan up his sleeve. He‘s the older brother of Sammy, and even though he’s a megalomaniacal little villain, he’s very conscientious when it comes to his younger brohter, which shows that somewhere beneath that rough exterior beats a heart of gold.

Sammy: He’s the younger brother of Sheldon and a very friendly, helpful little guy who just wants to please his older brother who is his role model. He knows that Sheldon is a good guy at the bottom of his heart, so he’s willing to help him with his world domination plans.

Flower: Well... that's a flower...

Hukley · Post by **Hukley** » Sun Aug 25, 2013 11:28 am

Welcome to my little "Simon&Freddy"-Gallery

. Here you can find all the comic related artworks wich aren't the comic-strips itself

. Please enjoy your stay!

Freddy-Icon drawn by manaozyfolf (If you want to see more from manaozyfolf please check is FA-account: http://www.furaffinity.net/gallery/manaozyfolf/

)

Who's my best buddy? Fanart drawn by Laxan (Please check Laxans other great art on deviantArt! : http://laxan-enore.deviantart.com/

)

"So tired" Freddy-artwork drawn by myself

Catherin drawn by Sockune: (if you like it, please check also her other artwork on FurAffinity: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/sockune/)

Who’s awesome? You’re awesome! - Freddy drawn by RNorthex : (Please check also his other great drawings at FurAffinity http://www.furaffinity.net/user/rnorthex/ or deviantArt: http://rnorthex.deviantart.com/

)

"Simon&Freddy - The cast" drawn by Stu
(Please also have a look at his webcomics on this forum:Housepets! 1X: https://www.housepetscomic.com/forums/v ... 57&start=0 and Eyesight - Goodbye my little pretty rose: https://www.housepetscomic.com/forums/v ... =13&t=2004 and there is even more art on his DA-Account: http://stu-jojo.deviantart.com/

Freddy and Catherin drawn by sephyfluff
(Please also check his other artworks on FurAffinity: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/sephyfluff

)

Winter is awesome! - Freddy picture drawn by myself

OMG! Snow! - Drawn by Jonas
(Please check also his other great drawings at FurAffinity http://www.furaffinity.net/user/jonas or deviantArt: http://jonasdrawsstuff.deviantart.com/

)

Whatcha watchin'? - Commission drawn by Chu
(If you want to see more of her awesome art, please visit her webcomic "Slightly damned": http://www.sdamned.com/ or have a look at her dA-Account: http://raizy.deviantart.com/
and/or her FA-Account: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/the-chu/)

Sammy and Sheldon, Sinister Squirrelbrothers drawn by myself

The show must go on! - Drawn by dingoroo
(Please have a look at his other great work on his FurAffinity-Account: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/dingoroo)

Don't do mushrooms... do fireflowers instead! - Drawn by LeoRenard
(Please also have a look at his other great work on FurAffinity: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/leorenard
or deviantArt: http://zilchfox.deviantart.com/)

Beatrice the Australian flying fox - drawn by myself

Freddy-Stamp - by Hukley

Sheldon and Sammy drawn by zerda-fox
(Please also have a look at his other great artwork on:

dA: http://zerda-fox.deviantart.com/
or FA: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/zerda-fox/)

Freddy and Beatrice drawn by Flacko:
(And please have a look at her other great work on FA : http://www.furaffinity.net/user/flacko/

)

Freddy drawn by RodneyRaccon
(Please also have a look at his other great artworks on dA : http://rodneyraccoon.deviantart.com/

)

Freddy – Drawn by Hahul
(Please also have a look at his other great artworks on dA

: http://artofhahul.deviantart.com/
And on FA: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/hahul/)

Art-Trade with Ryusuta
Here's her part:

(Please also have a look at her gallery on dA

:http://ryusuta.deviantart.com/
and FA

:http://www.furaffinity.net/user/ryusuta)

And here's my part:

Hukley · Post by **Hukley** » Sun Aug 25, 2013 11:29 am

Titel: 01 - Wie hast du das erraten?

Tja, Liebe geht durch den Magen

Hukley · Post by **Hukley** » Sun Aug 25, 2013 11:30 am

Title: 01 - How did you guess?

Well, The way to a man's (or fox's) heart is through his stomach.

Kyuunado · Post by **Kyuunado** » Sun Aug 25, 2013 11:32 am

A new webcomic that updates Sundays and sports a talking fox?! Why didn't you tell me before!!

Seems a great idea, I assume that these are but the two main characters and we can expect many more, and the characters are good. This has my support.

_Stu_ · Post by **_Stu_** » Sun Aug 25, 2013 11:42 am

I like it! I'm sure it'll be fun xD

Just, a suggestion. I'm guessing that, in the last panel, Simon's talking first. In that case, next time i suggest to organize the speech bubbles better so to underline who's talking first. Usually the form is "from top to bottom" so to make it understandable

example:

http://housepets1x.thecomicseries.com/i ... 707470.png in the 3rd panel.

I'm curious to see the next updates! =D

valerio · Post by **valerio** » Sun Aug 25, 2013 12:20 pm

YAY! NEW WEBCOMIC!!

Can't wait to read more from your talent, Hukley, and to show my appreciation for your new entry, you got your own translation service!

Hukley · Post by **Hukley** » Sun Aug 25, 2013 4:07 pm

Thanks guys!

_Stu_ wrote: Just, a suggestion. I'm guessing that, in the last panel, Simon's talking first. In that case, next time i suggest to organize the speech bubbles better so to underline who's talking first. Usually the form is "from top to bottom" so to make it understandable

Thanks for the Advice.

I'll try to improve!

valerio wrote:YAY! NEW WEBCOMIC!!
Can't wait to read more from your talent, Hukley, and to show my appreciation for your new entry, you got your own translation service!

That's awesome! Thank you very much!

kurowolfe · Post by **kurowolfe** » Mon Aug 26, 2013 6:03 am

The flower turning around and the gear falling on Simon's head... xD
I'll add this to my meager list of webcomics, if you don't mind~

Hukley · Post by **Hukley** » Tue Aug 27, 2013 10:41 am

kurowolfe wrote:The flower turning around and the gear falling on Simon's head... xD
I'll add this to my meager list of webcomics, if you don't mind~

It would be an honour!

Hukley · Post by **Hukley** » Sun Sep 01, 2013 12:03 am

Titel: 02 - Eine haarige Angelegenheit

Hey! Da ist ja ein Haar in... ach, egal...

Hukley · Post by **Hukley** » Sun Sep 01, 2013 12:04 am

Title: 02 - The Hair Affair

Hey, there’s a hair in… meh, whatever…

Cesco · Post by **Cesco** » Sun Sep 01, 2013 4:07 pm

Nice webcomic and drawing, very good work! I sign it, looking for the next episodes.

0404 · Post by **0404** » Sun Sep 01, 2013 4:22 pm

GWAD! This is so cute!

valerio · Post by **valerio** » Wed Sep 04, 2013 5:49 am

translated
Heh, I so love visual jokes!

Hukley · Post by **Hukley** » Sun Sep 08, 2013 12:16 am

Titel: 03 - Keks-Katharsis

Jaja, gib nem Fuchs nen Keks...

Hukley · Post by **Hukley** » Sun Sep 08, 2013 12:17 am

Title: 03 - Cookie-Catharsis

If you give a fox a cookie...

Cesco · Post by **Cesco** » Sun Sep 08, 2013 4:59 pm

Nice one. Surely Freddy doesn't want to ask nothing but the cookies.

Tatsuo · Post by **Tatsuo** » Sun Sep 08, 2013 9:42 pm

I'll be honest I thought at first Freddy was talking back to Simon in the second panel, but then realized Simon was continuing to speak. I'm no expert at comics, but I think it would help if you connected the speech bubbles to show the continuation of who ever is speaking. Awesome comic though

I really look forward to seeing where you take this.

Hukley · Post by **Hukley** » Sun Sep 08, 2013 11:02 pm

Cesco wrote:Nice one. Surely Freddy doesn't want to ask nothing but the cookies.

Why? Is there anything else in the world than cookies?

Tatsuo wrote:I'll be honest I thought at first Freddy was talking back to Simon in the second panel, but then realized Simon was continuing to speak. I'm no expert at comics, but I think it would help if you connected the speech bubbles to show the continuation of who ever is speaking. Awesome comic though I really look forward to seeing where you take this.

Hey, thanks for the advice

. I fixed it. Speech bubbles really seem to be my nemesis.

Thank you. I hope I won't dissapoint.

kurowolfe · Post by **kurowolfe** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 11:01 am

Reminds me of that cookie clicking game. And Cookie Monster.
I love cookies.

Kyuunado · Post by **Kyuunado** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 11:48 am

We all do Kuro, but raisins in cookies are why I have trust issues.

CHAOKOCartoons · Post by **CHAOKOCartoons** » Wed Sep 11, 2013 1:13 am

OOOH, this is where the comic is normally posted! I always just thought it was just being posted on deviantART! I love this comic by the way! I'll make sure to get the word out about it.

Kyuubi Kitsune wrote:We all do Kuro, but raisins in cookies are why I have trust issues.

Legit though, gotta watch out for those raisins. They're trickey sons-a-guns with how they look like chocolate chips...

Hukley · Post by **Hukley** » Wed Sep 11, 2013 11:50 am

CHAOKOCartoons wrote:OOOH, this is where the comic is normally posted! I always just thought it was just being posted on deviantART! I love this comic by the way! I'll make sure to get the word out about it.

Hey, thank you man! (By the way, I'm also a big fan of Cheetah Kid!

)

CHAOKOCartoons wrote:
Kyuubi Kitsune wrote:We all do Kuro, but raisins in cookies are why I have trust issues.
Legit though, gotta watch out for those raisins. They're trickey sons-a-guns with how they look like chocolate chips...

Hehe, Who actually like raisins in cookies?

Post by **Obbl** » Fri Sep 13, 2013 5:12 pm

Hukley wrote:
CHAOKOCartoons wrote:
Kyuubi Kitsune wrote:We all do Kuro, but raisins in cookies are why I have trust issues.
Legit though, gotta watch out for those raisins. They're trickey sons-a-guns with how they look like chocolate chips...
Hehe, Who actually like raisins in cookies?

*peers*
Oatmeal Raisin.
Favorite. Cookie.

Post by **Dissension** » Fri Sep 13, 2013 9:53 pm

It's not my fave, but I do like them.

Kyuunado · Post by **Kyuunado** » Sat Sep 14, 2013 2:28 am

I can eat them only if I know that they are there, I once got a chocolate cookie with one raisin in and I almost choked on it.

Hukley · Post by **Hukley** » Sun Sep 15, 2013 2:35 am

Titel: 04 - Schnapp sie dir

Na schön, das Aufwärmen ist vorbei.

Fange wir mit einem ersten kleinen Handlungsbogen an.

Hukley · Post by **Hukley** » Sun Sep 15, 2013 2:37 am

Title: 04 - Go get'em!

Alright, warm-up is over.

Let's start with a first little Arc.

Tatsuo · Post by **Tatsuo** » Sun Sep 15, 2013 2:49 am

Oh I forgot it's saturday. Funny coincidence I'm actually listing to DeadMau5. Go chase down that mouse Freddy!

Cesco · Post by **Cesco** » Sun Sep 15, 2013 6:34 pm

Looks like Freddy is lazy and so has found a good excuse to don't do the work of mouse-catcher, and the Simon's reply sounds like "nice try, mate".

Also, it's curious and funny that Simon notices such little things but doesn't notice a bigger one like Freddy's shedding. Now, looking forward for the story arc.

Hukley · Post by **Hukley** » Wed Sep 18, 2013 2:58 pm

Tatsuo wrote:Oh I forgot it's saturday

I actually update on sundays

Cesco wrote:Also, it's curious and funny that Simon notices such little things but doesn't notice a bigger one like Freddy's shedding. Now, looking forward for the story arc.

Hey, hairs don't erode all your cookies!

Kyuunado · Post by **Kyuunado** » Wed Sep 18, 2013 3:24 pm

I get the feeling you will make jokes about Freddy having "zoning issues", what with him being a fox and all.

Hukley · Post by **Hukley** » Sun Sep 22, 2013 2:06 am

Titel: 05 - Fernseher-Fehler

*Seufz*... Undank ist der Welten Lohn

Hukley · Post by **Hukley** » Sun Sep 22, 2013 2:07 am

Title: 05 - TV-Trouble

*Sigh*... Nothing is so hard as man's ingratitude

Kyuunado · Post by **Kyuunado** » Sun Sep 22, 2013 2:15 am

Awesome comic, his expression in the last panel is priceless!

Cesco · Post by **Cesco** » Sun Sep 22, 2013 4:47 pm

Whoa, Freddy is so sophisticated in catching a mouse.

Bad punishiment to him (no more cookies too, I guess).

Hukley · Post by **Hukley** » Sun Sep 29, 2013 2:35 am

Titel: 06 - Wer zuletzt lacht, lacht am Besten.

Beim zeichnen diese Comics wurden keine Mäuse verletzt

Hukley · Post by **Hukley** » Sun Sep 29, 2013 2:36 am

Title: 06 - He laughs best that laughs last.

No mice were harmed during the drawing of this comic-strip