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.Write what you know
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.
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 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!
Hooty
Animal: Owl
Favorite Color: Purple
Favorite Snack: Pretzels
Favorite Holiday: Valentine’s Day
Hobbies: Reading, Cooking, Hanging with friends
Boo
Animal: Bear
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Snack: Anything with peanut butter
Favorite Holiday: Thanksgiving
Hobbies: Drawing, Listening to music, Swimming
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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