Kaijucliff - Part One

On March 2, 2024 Heathcliff drove a car at night while wearing sunglasses. But the more important aspect of this day’s strip was an idea that is really what inspired me to start making these videos. The so-called “crescent moon” in the inky black splotch of night sky is no moon at all, but the glowing eye of a kaiju!

@erikjkire Its good that Heathcliff can drive so ge can readily escape the lurking kaiju! #heathcliff #kaiju #comicstrip #greenscreen #thatsnomoon ♬ original sound - Erik

I had to take it a step further for those who couldn’t quite imagine what had infected my own brain. What do these kaiju look like if we expand the frame?

@erikjkire I expanded the frame of these #heathcliff panels to help visualize the kaiju #greenscreen #comicstrip ♬ original sound - Erik

I should note that I didn’t start using the phrase “kaijucliff” regularly until a few weeks ago. I thought I might think of something more clever. Nah.

This first batch of edits were quickly rendered just to get the idea out there: There are kaiju EVERYwhere in the world of Heathcliff! But over time I would try to match Peter Gallagher’s style as much as possible.

More to come!