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Well, this is the first full color “Mad Cackle” strip that I’ve done.However, it will also be the last “Mad Cackle” strip that I do.This decision kind of crept up on me, though in the back of my head I knew it was coming. I didn’t seriously think that “Mad Cackle” was the cartoon that I would retire with — it was just my first try. I stuck with it for six months, which is better than I thought I would do.I feel like in terms of the art, I’ve learned quite a bit and have grown a lot. All you have to do is look at my first strip to see that. I haven’t regularly cartooned so intensely since my sophomore year of college, and I’ve enjoyed the act of drawing immensely.However, it is the writing that has NOT grown as I would have liked. If anything, the strip kind of hit a high point about two months ago, and I’ve been banging my head against the wall since. The writing has been, as best as I can put it, “oatmeal”. I’ve drawn just over 50 strips, and I could probably count on one hand the ones that I’m really proud of in terms of writing.So where do I go? I’m not so sure, but that excites me. I have some ideas — Mad Cackle is far from the last strip that I will draw. In fact, I have a new idea that may even see the light of day fairly soon (so stay tuned!). I may play with the idea of finding a collaborator who would work on the writing.So, please do keep checking back here, as I will post new cartoon ideas, artwork, or anything else that I’m working on.After all, that’s why it’s ChipCullen.com.