Tag: Ralf

Ralf the Destroyer Wallpaper

Posted on February 8, 2010 by ScottLincoln

For all of those out there who have been thinking they need to change their desktop wallpaper, you’re in luck! I managed to upload the very same wallpaper I put on my computer featuring Ralf the Destroyer on Webcomic Wallpapers.com. Best of all it’s free!

Yes, even though the purpose of that site is to raise support for hungry cartoonists (honestly, how much soup can one person eat?) I chose to make this first offering a freebie for you guys because I appreciate your readership. It comes formatted in several sizes and no strings attached, so go ahead and download a copy for yourself!

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[ {Commander: Greetings, Ralf the Destroyer. The Trans Galactic Council has asked us to personally escort you to the floor of the Senate to discuss a matter of SUPREME IMPORTANCE.} ]

[ {Ralf: Well, in THAT case, I feel HONORED.} ]

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[ {Title: Ralf the Destroyer by Scott Lincoln} ]

[ {Ralf: I can never remember who YIELDS at a rotary...} ]

[ {Commander: The Trans Galactic Council has DECREED that if a XYOAN is found, to ESCORT it to the senate.} ]

[ {Lieutenant: SIR?! A Xyoan?! They want a DESTROYER?! They are a PLAGUE to the 32 known galaxies! A SINGLE destroyer can leave an ENTIRE armada in RUIN!} ]

[ {Commander: Calm down Lieutenant. It's highly UNLIKELY to even FIND one away from its collective.} ]

[ (SPLAT!) ]

[ {Commander: DESTROYER! Code RED! Plan Omega! PLAN OMEGA!} {Ralf: WHOA! They should put a yield sign there.} ]

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[ {Ralf: Well, here I go... Hopefully the Earth greets me as enthusiastically as the Galactic Council did...} ]

[ {Commander: FIRE AT WILL! KILL IT! KILL IT!} ]

[ * ]

[ {Ralf: Maybe Earth has a BACKDOOR.} ]

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[ {Gothra: Ralf, why do you wish to AVOID the ship's avatar?} {Ralf: Well, free roving robots don't like Xyoans, Computer.} ]

[ {Gothra: Why?} {Ralf: I think it's because we're technopaths and they FEAR we'll over ride their free will.} ]

[ {Gothra: Does that make them HOSTILE?} (WHAM!) ]

[ {Gothra: Oh, dear... she bypassed blast door safety protocols...} {Ralf: In both cases I'd say... Apparently, so...} ]

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[ {Ralf's Log: Before destroying Earth, I feel I should explore it and its people.} ]

[ {Ralf's Log: ...to judge RIGHTLY I must not overlook ANY important information...} ]

[ {Ralf's Log: ... sociopolitical... historical... meteorological... biological... } ]

[ {Ralf: Computer, does Earth have any small, FLUFFY animals?} { Computer: Please define FLUFFY.} ]

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[ {Ralf: Gothra, this is Ralf... Open hanger bay 782, please.} ]

[ {Radio: This is Gothra's avatar... You'll need to submit your security code.} {Ralf: WHAT?! There's no security code!} ]

[ {Ralf: Xyoans are technopaths and... HEY! Wait! I'M the CAPTAIN! You let me...} {Radio: Code, please.} ]

[ {Ralf: GREAT! I have ONE crew member! They're a ROBOT and there's STILL a mutiny!} ]

Coyote Trax’s Review

Posted on January 12, 2010 by ScottLincoln

Hearing that you’re about to be reviewed often stirs a mix of emotions that swirl around “Yea! Someone noticed!” to “Oh no! Someone noticed!”. Fortunately I knew with a Coyote Trax’s review, it would be highly entertaining either way. I have perused the Webcomicscritique.com site before and found it to be generally an encouraging and very lyrical read. While not every review is favorable, it is for the most part a very positively written blog which translates into light hearted and enjoyable to read. This just is an expression of someone who genuinely loves the medium of comics and good sequential story telling.

Well, I was informed by Coyote Trax that Ralf the Destroyer would be on the Tuesday Choice review. I was a bit surprised to garnish a review since my strip is pretty new to the scene. I wasn’t terribly worried about a scathing review since Coyote Trax has historically been fair and balanced and I consider this no exception. I encourage everyone to head on over to the Webcomicscritique.com site and have a look at The Tuesday Choice – Ralf the Destroyer review.

Webcomic-Z List

Posted on January 12, 2010 by ScottLincoln

Woohoo! In today’s news, Ralf the Destroyer breaks the Top 100 on Webcomic-Z’s list January 12th 2010 coming in at #97. I think Webcomic-Z uses a combination of stats and votes to rank web comics on their list. So I’d like to thank all the voters and return visitors. I hope Ralf the Destroyer continues to grow and entertain you.

Ashcan Project

Posted on January 9, 2010 by ScottLincoln

I’m finishing up a side project tentatively called “Ralf the Destroyer: Chronicles of Xyo” Issue #1, it’s a black and white, ashcan comic book (about 8″x 5″) with (hopefully) a color cover.

When I started developing the story of Ralf I wanted to make sure I had enough material to keep up with daily syndication for about 11 years, a daunting task. The reason for this was from Lee Nordling’s book Your Career in Comics where there was a quote saying that comics didn’t become profitable until this point. That was many moons ago and it seems now a days a five year contract is the norm with syndicates and 10 years is more like the life span of many newer comics rather than their jump off point.

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Reddick Strikes Again!

Posted on December 30, 2009 by ScottLincoln


Well I have to say my holiday was made just a little bit brighter when I received a note from David Reddick letting me know he posted a couple of sketches he did of Ralf the Destroyer on his “Legend of Bill” website.

Dave is a great cartoonist and you may recognize his other strips, “Rod & Barry” and “Gene’s Journal” as well. His drawings always look like he has a great time drawing them and this was no exception! Thanks Dave!

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[ {Zorphah: Tell us more about your parents. They were scientists, how were they as parents?} ]

[ {Ralf: They were often busy experimenting, but they did try to include me in their work...} ]

[ {Ralf's Mom: Did you give the baby PERCHLORIC ACID?!} {Ralf's Dad: It's not like it's going to eat through the glass beaker.} ]