Carl-E, thanks for your kind words. I used to write and draw independent comics: Blue Moon: The Adventures of Lyssa and the Pirates (Groovy, Kinda is a sequel), and Utopia, Unlimited. And my influences are the usual: Berni Wrightson, N.C. Wyeth, Mike Kaluta, (you can tell how old I am) Joseph Clement Cole, and Franklin Booth.
Also, in my defense, I will say that I drew that strip months ago.