{"id":826,"date":"2015-03-04T14:00:22","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T14:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tempolush.com\/wasp\/?p=826"},"modified":"2015-03-03T00:03:55","modified_gmt":"2015-03-03T00:03:55","slug":"lucy-the-octopus-by-richy-k-chandler-with-midori-harako","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tempolush.com\/wasp\/lucy-the-octopus-by-richy-k-chandler-with-midori-harako\/","title":{"rendered":"LUCY THE OCTOPUS by Richy K. Chandler with Midori Harako"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- ngfb schema image for pinterest pin it button -->\n<div class=\"ngfb-schema-image-for-pinterest\" style=\"display:none;\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tempolush.com\/wasp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/unnamed-MH.jpg\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" style=\"width:0;height:0;\" data-pin-description=\"Lucy the Octopus Lucy the Octopus is a weekly webcomic about a teenage girl who happens to be an octopus. Lucy is staggeringly unpopular both at home and school. Still our heroine soldiers on, armed with a guitar, a pufferfish and the occasional Chunky Muffin shake. &ldquo;Inventive and witty, with a...\" alt=\"\"\/>\n<\/div><!-- .ngfb-schema-image-for-pinterest -->\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tempolush.com\/wasp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/unnamed-MH.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-823\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tempolush.com\/wasp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/unnamed-MH.jpg\" alt=\"unnamed MH\" width=\"650\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tempolush.com\/wasp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/unnamed-MH.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.tempolush.com\/wasp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/unnamed-MH-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tempolush.com\/wasp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/unnamed-MH-624x447.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"200\"><strong>Lucy the Octopus<br \/>\n<\/strong>Lucy the Octopus is a weekly webcomic about a teenage girl who happens to be an octopus.<br \/>\nLucy is staggeringly unpopular both at home and school. Still our heroine soldiers on, armed with a guitar, a pufferfish and the occasional Chunky Muffin shake.<br \/>\n\u201cInventive and witty, with a colourful cast of characters, Lucy the Octopus remains one of the most engaging UK originated webcomics out there.\u201d Andy Oliver, Broken Frontier<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lucytheoctopus.net\" target=\"_blank\">lucytheoctopus.net<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"200\"><strong>Writer\/Creator:\u00a0Richy K. Chandler<\/strong><br \/>\nRichy is the creative force behind\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tempolush.com\/\">Tempo Lush<\/a>, producing comics, illustrations and design.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s written for the\u00a0<em>Wallace &amp; Gromit<\/em>\u00a0newspaper strip and\u00a0<em>Almost Naked Animals<\/em>\u00a0and<em>\u00a0Adventure Time<\/em>\u00a0comics.<\/p>\n<div>Richy is creator of weekly webcomic\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lucytheoctopus.net\/\"><em>Lucy the Octopus<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and co-creator of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/rosieandjacinda.com\/\"><em>Rosie and Jacinda<\/em><\/a>. Both titles saw new printed volumes in 2014, along with children&#8217;s comic\u00a0<i>Bang! Crash! Whizz!<\/i>\u00a0(with art by Sally-Anne Hickman) and Tempo Lush Tales: an comics anthology of stories written by Richy and drawn by\u00a0Matt Boyer,\u00a0Francesca Cassavetti,\u00a0Martin Eden,\u00a0Tim Hassan,\u00a0Steve Horry,\u00a0Inko &amp; Chie Kutsuwada,\u00a0Mike Medaglia,\u00a0Aaron Murphy,\u00a0Van Nim,\u00a0Karen Rubins,\u00a0Paul Shinn and\u00a0Keara Stewart.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>He is the originator of WASP and teaches comic creation to children and adults.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"200\">\n<div><strong>Guest artist:\u00a0Midori Harako<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>Midori (aka Himmi) is a full time potato who sometimes works on children&#8217;s books and game designs in Leeds.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>When she&#8217;s not drawing, she is wailing over fictional characters whilst drinking tea by the pint.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/moongarage.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/moongarage.co.uk\/<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<!-- NgfbSharing::get_buttons content filter skipped: buttons_on_index not enabled -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lucy the Octopus Lucy the Octopus is a weekly webcomic about a teenage girl who happens to be an octopus. 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