11. GEORGE PATTON: A man must know his destiny
George Patton (1885-1945) was an American General famous for kicking Nazi ass in WWII. He was known for his no-nonsense, hard-as-nails, foul-mouthed personality and was given the nickname ‘Old Blood and Guts’ by his soldiers. Patton came from a military family and knew from early on that his destiny was to serve his country in battle. He went to military academy at a young age, worked his way up to Colonel and won the Purple Heart in WWI before going on to command the US Third Army as a General in WWII. After surviving the two bloodiest wars in history, Patton died from injuries he received in a car crash, just 7 months after VE Day. Now that’s f’ed up.
I think the idea of a romantic story being told with the words of George Patton, probably one of the most unromantic people you could think of, is pretty funny. It’s what this site is all about!
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I figure if you miss your destiny the first time during war you could end up on the wrong end of a bullet.
Quote aside, I really enjoyed this strip. Thanks!
Of course, like many I suspect, when you think of General Patton, you see George C Scott. Movies are very impressionable.
Thanks David – I haven’t actually seen the movie. Is it any good?
I prefered him in Dr Strangelove.
I guess it was a good film ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066206/ ). It must be 25 years since I last saw it. It is the movie title image that I remember more than the film itself. One of the many war movies that I watched in the seventies.
Just discovered your site. Cool and unique concept for your comics.
Thanks Chris, and welcome!
This is my favourite Gav! Really love it!
Good to hear Gab.
Definitely my favourite. My eyes fill with water remembering how I met my wife.
Glad u like it Moret – one of my faves too.
dammit! this site just wasted 30mins of my time at work! & i loved every minute of it & im still not done looking at your archives. i started from the most recent going backwards..hehe
ive been thinking of doing the same thing like you, get back to making cartoons for the fun of it rather than toiling at a desk from 8-5
do it – you’ve got my support!
wohoooo! thanks mate! im grabbing a screenshot of this & im posting it on Google+ as a constant reminder!
Obviously I mean no offense to you, Sir Gav, but I believe this may not be the best idea.
Oh, surely, If you can find a true passion, then quit your boring job, and pursue it. I just mean, art may not be your true passion, just because you saw an inspiring piece of art.
From all ur artwork, this one is my favourite, its really impress me, that we should dare to take an opportunity in our life
Thanks Gav …
Love this one… Love the site too… Really nice concept and artwork…
Would you have some advice for a person who has dabbled in art for a bit and would like to start drawing from scratch? (Simple tablet, simple practice drills, recommended learning material)?
Get really good with pencil and paper before using tablets/photoshop etc practice practice practice!
I am not sure how easy it will be to find art classes around where I live…
Even if I decide to start learning with pencil, is there a way for me to get my basics right on my own?
I used to do practice exercises like shading different shades with pencil, and lots of straight lines to get better control…. Any chance you could point me to a reference for a step by step self learning/practicing guide?
I really don’t mind putting in the hard work, I just don’t know the best way to begin
Basics – i guess copy artists you like to start with. If you specifically want to draw comics then MAKING COMICS (Scott McCloud) is a good place to start. Also the DC Comics guides to penciling, inking and colouring books are not bad. Carry a sketchbook around and draw EVERYTHING that interests you.
LOVE your works! Mind create another Steve Jobs strip?
“Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish”
That quote’s good but everyone’s heard it, right?
Love this Gav!
Awesome work!
Patton was a thoroughly detestable human being. He was a master of what the GI’s called “chickenshit”, the obsessive quest to punish his troops for the most minor infractions. In Tunisia, he sent his troops into battle wearing woolen uniforms with jacket over long sleeved shirt, leggings and necktie, all with full combat gear, while every other army in North Africa fought in shorts and short sleeves. He was a nasty racist, seeing the Russians as “degenerate Asiatics” and the Germans as the finest of Europe’s peoples, and he wanted to rearm the Germans and send them off to war again with the Russians (reality check: the Russians would have driven us into the sea). He was obsessed with Jews. He distrusted Mark Clark because of his Jewish mother. After the slapping incidents (yes, plural) became known, he insisted it was all a Jewish plot – claiming that the soldiers he slapped were Jews, that the doctors who diagnosed them with combat fatigue were Jews, that combat fatigue was a diagnosis invented by Jews, and the editors who publicized the incidents were Jews, and that he was the target of a vast Jewish plot. Commanding the occupation of Germany, he buddied up to some of the worst of the Nazis. He restricted liberated Jewish prisoners to their camps while allowing all others to exit freely. The last straw for Eisenhower came when he told visiting US newspaper editors that the Nazis were just another political party, no different than the Republicans and Democrats. It’s all a matter of record.
It’s probably a good thing he died when he did, before he had a chance to team up with that other sick narcissistic reactionary, MacArthur, to screw up America for generations to come.
What a romantically wonderful interpretation of Patton’s quote!
I love this!!!
This strip is actually how the couple in ‘The Wedding’ by Nicholas Sparks met and started dating! I actually thought the quote was by Nicholas Sparks until I saw the name at the end
reminds me alot of Train’s musicvideo for “Marry me”
this is it incase u want to check it out; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghZt2cILcCU
its very similar with the coffee shop and the women who works there!
dropping by accidentally, I love your meaningful comics. thanks so much
Doesnt work. I am trying every hot chick I see but I still am full of “Nos” !
“MR MINT”
I love it! Just found your site, can’t remember how — now I’m reading every single one, after reading #100.
You are a gem.
The next frame is the pretty waitress being found in a shallow grave.