So, now that a good (quantitatively speaking
) portion of you have gotten your postcards, I'd love to hear what you think of the Halloween set. Not necessarily the sketch cards, but some of the other elements, such as the artwork, the format, the extras, etc. Your feedback helps when it comes to future sets!
I really like the coffin-shaped postcards as a variation, and the folder to hold everything is way cool! But I think I prefer those as a special one-time thing. (That said, I was trying to come up with other shapes that would work for future years, maybe a tombstone? Although I see the inside flap of the folder is tombstone shaped. Intriguing.) The size and image orientation on the "coffin-cuts" also allows all the wackys (except Plots) to be larger on the coffin cards, a plus for me. I like the black background on the LE postcards, makes the colors really pop. Having the variation as the LE and then regular edition postcards is the perfect combo. I feel as though I get great value, beyond the different bonus cards, in buying both LE and regular sets.
Bit-O-Hairy Love the gang and the art. Classic look. Great coloring, absolutely glows.
Broke*s A thing of beauty. So simple. So effective. Hmm, I’m getting a craving for candy corn....
Hounds I see Hounds isn’t getting the love in the (admittedly small to date) poll. For me, it really works. The perfect blend of “modern-day” level of detail, with old style wacky simplicity. The moon is great, the hound, a joy. (An almond joy? – no wait, it’s a mounds.)
Hunch Notre gag is great, and the face on the hunchback is first rate work. But this one doesn’t move me like many of the others in this Halloween series.
Mirky Way Pick of the litter! Classic monster, love how the swamp weeds evoke wrinkles on the wrapper. The monster doesn’t wrap around the candy (the perspective is from one angle), but whether intentional or no, I like how it seems the creature is rising in front of the candy bar. Great pun on the gag.
MuMmy’s The variation peanut/plain is brilliant. Just noticed the sarcophagus on the peanut version has hieroglyphics and plain doesn’t. And the M and M in the coffin is shaped differently in each image, the peanut one being clearly peanut-shaped. The care in those details really clinches it.
Necko The gag is a stretch, but I love that vampire. The line “For when you can’t bite a neck” seems overkill. (So to speak.) But despite my quibbles, I like this one a bunch.
PLOTS This a great wacky, but the darkness on the character is an issue for me. Would be one of the tops otherwise. Use of the “Tootsie” logo is inspired and I like the gag. So close.
Slayday Some people have said this wacky is too gory. The limbs are just cartoonish enough that it doesn’t bother me. Now had they been drawn with Jason Edmiston’s super realism, that would have been creepy!
Strike Rendering on the package is really well done. Nothing kooky about it, which is kinda disappointing, but a solid wacky.