#036 Baby Feet

We’ve finally reached the bit with the underpants flag! June’s undergarments have become the new, official flag of the Os’lisk.

When we made our convention debut at Albuquerque Comic Expo this year, we did so with our own version of the underpants flag flying high over our table. It was stupid fun to make that thing. The two of us hunted through the underwear section until we found the perfect pair of pink undies. I took a blue sharpie to them to put in the stars. We then figured out how to mount a coat hanger in the thing so it would stand out stiff and anchored it to the flag pole we made. It still just looked like a pair of underpants on a stick, so some feathers and beads were added and a long rope to really drive the point home that there’s a story here.

We were a little bit worried about it, being that the page with the actual flag wasn’t even up yet and we didn’t want to look like a couple of pervs waving around underwear for no reason. We ultimately concluded that it would be a good attention-grabber, and if said attention turned inappropriate, we’d take it down. It went over well, though, and even served to attract attention from a few people from far off.

It made a great visual aid for when I was explaining the comic’s premise and I would get the nose wrinkle of people who thought I was pitching a chick flick. I’d point to our flag. The people who looked up all did so with the exact same expression; they’d start off blank-faced, following my arm with their eyes, mind trying to process the words “we’re flyin’ underpants over here, if that gives you any indication of the humor.” Then they’d see it and there would be a half second pause before the huge smiles and laughs of delight and disbelief came.

We plan to fly the official flag of the Os’lisk tribe at all future conventions.