Into The Valley of Dust Devils And Out The Other Side With Pancho Villa!

 

December 5, 2024

   Going thru old sketchbooks it's kind of amazing to see how far back my obsession with dust goes.

Daily Whip Out:

"In The Valley of Dust Devils"

(November 7, 2021)

   The Sinagua In-dins called dust devils "sivulogi," and the word was uttered in a hushed whisper, out of respect, because they believed dust devils are evil spirits emerging from the ground.

Daily Whip Out:

"Dust Storm Refugees"

(2017)

   This was created for the Mickey Free story and it perfectly sets up a sequence of Mickey coming upon an entire Mexican village trying to flee across a dry lake in almost zero visibility.

Next of Kin to The Wayward Wind?

"What was the number one hit on KAAA in Kingman, Arizona in 1956? Does the name Gogi Grant ring a BELL?

The wayward wind is a restless wind

A restless wind that yearns to wander

And he was born the next of kin

The next of kin to the wayward wind

   "And a few decades later a local cartoonist has a preoccupation with dust storms and haboobs! Coincidence?"

—Greg Scott

   And, speaking of wind from the south, a certain little Aussie Bastard prodded me into watching a ten part series on this guy.

Pancho Villa: Centaur of The North on Hulu

   Got lots to say about the show and the hats. But I have to say, that guy's is a dead ringer for Doroteo Arango!

"It isn't the strongest of the species that survive, but the one most responsive to change."

—Charles Darwin