Meet the stars of our comic series: Hooty, Boo, and a Chakoo!

Meet the stars of our comic series: Hooty, Boo, and a Chakoo!

An endearing comic series featuring three best friends, Hooty, Boo, and a Chakoo! Each comic is filled with silly adventures and heartfelt moments of these best friends that embrace life and support each other's many quirks and personalities.

The Beginnings

I loved reading the comic section in newspapers as a kid, Peanuts being my favorite. When I started developing Bobbety, I knew I wanted to add a comic series with beloved characters that are humorous but also heartfelt, and readers would enjoy keeping up with their shenanigans every issue.

Sketch of initial words and thoughts describing Hooty, Book, and a Chakoo comic series
Initial sketch of keywords describing the comic


Write what you know

Writing for me is definitely a challenge. I very much enjoy consuming stories but creating one of my own is not a strong skill set and that's ok! My sister, Hema, is a great writer, and I am so thankful she has taken the time and effort to help me develop this comic series. While on a short-lived journey of becoming a better writer, a common advice I kept reading about writing techniques and story development is to “write what you know.”

Pencil sketches of the characters Hooty, Boo, and a Chakoo
Pencil sketches of Hooty, Boo, and a Chakoo

So that was my jumping off point for the comic. Hooty, Boo, and a Chakoo is loosely based on my two sisters and me! Hooty, named after my niece's owl plushie, is my older sister Pam. Boo is named after my other niece's bear plushie and shares similar traits to me. Chakoo is an inside joke/nickname my sisters and I have for each other and is most definitely my younger sister, Hema.


Illustrator art board of initial character designs
Early development of character design in Adobe Illustrator

Shouldn't be that hard to say the name, right?

The first comic is based on a shared experience both Hema and I have had many times throughout our lives and continue to this day! We wanted to share our experience because I’m sure many who have a unique name can also relate. I really don't think we have difficult sounding names (as my sister, Hema, likes to say “it's phonetic!) but it never fails, someone will say them incorrectly. We have an ongoing list of mispronunciations of our names, and yes it can be frustrating, but this list always makes us laugh at the absurdity of it all. Some examples are Meta, Muda, and even Meemaw! 


Final renders of the characters: Hooty, Boo, and a Chakoo

Final designs and coloring for Hooty, Boo, and a Chakoo!

While we now find it funny as adults the way our names can be mispronounced, it can be hard on kids. Chakoo also learns how hard it can be to have a unique name, but is comforted in knowing that Hooty and Boo are there for her and she is not alone! 

Meet our stars!

Cartoon collage of an owl character, Hooty, with a book, pretzel, and hearts Hooty

Animal: Owl
Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite Snack: Pretzels
Favorite Holiday: Valentine’s Day
Hobbies: Reading, Cooking, Hanging with friends


Cartoon collage of a bear character with musical notes, peanut butter jar, and a turkey

Boo

Animal: Bear
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Snack: Anything with peanut butter
Favorite Holiday: Thanksgiving
Hobbies: Drawing, Listening to music, Swimming

 

Cartoon collage of a squirrel character with a santa hat, candy cane, apple, and a cookie

Chakoo

Animal: Squirrel
Favorite Color: Yellow
Favorite Snack: Apples
Favorite Holiday: Christmas
Hobbies: Going on adventures, Baking, Dancing 

 

Hooty, Boo, and Chakoo will continue on many adventures, and we hope to create stories that our young readers can relate to.


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