For this week’s Suckerpunch Spotlight, I felt it would be a nice change of pace to do a different sort of interview. As much as I love reading the interviews Dave and the rest of the gang have been doing with webcomic artists, I thought I would turn my attention to the actual comic character himself. That’s right, this week I will be interviewing a character named Edmond Flyshaker from a weekly comic that has yet to be posted on line but will be soon. Mr. Flyshaker took some time today from staring blankly from a sheet of Bristol board to chat a bit about what it’s like to be a comic character, whether he’s nervous about his upcoming internet debut, and what he likes to do in his spare time.

Stumblebum Studios: Well Mr. Flyshaker, how about telling us a little about the comic in which you are currently featured in.

Edmond Flyshaker: Well, it’s called The Horrible Edmond Flyshaker and it follows my adventures as a relatively normal guy that just happens to act insane just for fun. He gets a kick out of freaking people out and making them uncomfortable. I personally feel it’s the stupidest cartoon idea I’ve ever heard of, but unfortunately I’m at the mercy of the artist’s pen.

SS: Very true. What is a typical day like for you as a cartoon character?

EF: Well, since deadlines are nonexistent at the moment for the artist that draws my strip, I have an unbelievably erratic schedule. The artist usually doesn’t get out of bed until noon, but sometimes the bastard gets to work as early as 8:00 in the morning. I never really know when to be ready for action, so it’s pretty crazy. The upside is that there will be days where the artist gets uninspired, depressed, or lazy, and I get a nice little vacation.

SS: What is your opinion on other comic strips that are being published either on the web or in newspapers?

EF: I personally feel that the internet provides much better strips because of the lack of any type of censoring or the fact that they don’t have to go through the filtering process that newspaper strips do. The cartoon I star in will never be found in a newspaper, and I feel somewhat uninhibited by that.

SS: Interesting. Being composed entirely of ink and forced to remain stationary on a piece of paper your entire existence must really suck. Does it?

EF: Yeah, it does, but I gotta be honest. When I compare my existence to real people, I really don’t have it all that bad. I don’t have to make any decisions for myself, my life is planned out for me. I guess I can put up with the occasional sick joke and boring routine if it means I can shut my brain down and not have to think. Kinda how teenagers are these days.

SS: Good point. Lastly, are you looking forward to your strip being put on the web soon, or nervous?

EF: It really won’t make much difference to me, other than once a week I’ll get crammed into a scanner and blinded for a few moments. I guess it will be nice for people to check out what I’ve been up to, or I guess really what the artist has planned what I’ve been up to.

SS: Sounds great, thank you Mr. Flyshaker for your time today.

EF: No problem, I have nothing but time.

With that, Edmond Flyshaker assumed his position on the Bristol board, fixed his eyes in a blank stare, and began waiting for the day the whole world can read his exploits.