Dude Volume 1
By KDL
1997 – 2025
Preface:
Early Dude volume 1 was written by an 8-year-old who would admit that neither spelling nor drawing was his strong suit. This is a transcript (spelling mistakes included) of Dude volume 1 written by the author in 2024 before the completion of volume 1. Hopefully the drawing will catch up to the transcription. By setting the date 2025 above I have set a goal to complete volume 1 before the end of next year. This transcription will go page by page panel by panel. Each panel will be labeled Page.Panel (1.1 1.2 1.3 and so on). Some effort will be made to explain the visual setting and space relationships and actions within the comic, and of course dialogue and sounds. Exclamations( ! ) and ( ? ) are common in cartoons and I will represent those with (parenthesis). In some cases I will find it necessary to elaborate. In a way these elaborations are the main point behind this transcription. It gives me, the author, a way to methodically comb through the story and explain any necessary (or unnecessary) things that aren’t obvious in the comic the way it’s written and or drawn. These elaborations will be included wherever deemed appropriate, and they will be in italics.
Page.Panel
1.1 Dude, face on, smiling says “Hi, my name is dude. i’m an excessively violent person who gets into a lot of truble”
1.2 Dude says “yike!” upon seeing a one-eyed blob alien with a sharp toothed grimace and glowing antenna.
1.3 Dude aims to throw a rock as the alien advances menacingly saying “RRRRR”
1.4 Dude says “eat this” and throws the rock hitting the alien in the eye. The alien is knocked back cursing, it’s antenna stand straight up and it winces in frustration.
1.5 Infuriated the alien puffs up in size, baring it’s sharp teeth, Dude says “Ho-No”
1.6 The alien zaps Dude with its antenna “FZZZZZZ” Dude cries “Yaaa!”
1.7 The alien has Dude transfixed in its antenna beam. It opens it’s mouth wide and…
1.8 … moves Dude inside.
1.9 The mouth snaps shut *snap*
1.10 Inside the alien’s mouth Dude is dropped down a cavernous gullet…
1.11 …where he is zapped from two sides and encased in an electric plasma field.
1.12 With a “ZZOOFF” Dude is gone.
1.13 Dude appears on a teleportation pad with a “Fzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzt” We see Mr. B and one of his subordinates on alert ( ! ).
1.14 Dude regains his faculties, and Mr. B asks” Who are you?”
1.15 Dude asks “Who are you?” Mr. B says “I asked frist!”
1.16 Dude says “Ok, I’m Dude! Now who you!” Mr. B says “I’m Mr. B!”
2.1 Behind Dude we see a minion aiming a gun at Dude’s back. Dude says “Hey, come back” as
Mr. B departs right saying “See ya!”
2.2 The gun is visible to the left behind Dude who says “How Rood”
2.3 The gun goes *thit* and Dude says “Ow!” ( ! ? )
2.4 Two of B’s minions carry the unconscious Dude away. Another minion receives cash from
Mr. B and says “No problem.” The minion is being paid to “take care” of Dude.
2.5 Dude gets carried into the rear of a space ship.
2.6 Mr. B waves to the departing ship as his top henchman salutes Mr. B
2.7 On board the ship, Dude is restrained on a table. Dude’s hat hangs on the wall. Above is a death ray emitter buzzing with energy. A button on the table is labeled “kill”. One of Mr. B’s henchmen stands at the foot of the table and says “See the cash? That’s because of you”
2.8 Henchman says “Time to die” and we see his finger touching the “kill” button.
2.9 Dude looks to his right and sees a conduit labeled “non-eletric power corce”
2.10 Chomp! Dude takes a bite out of the conduit.
2.11 The kill button pressed makes a *bzzzzz* sound and henchman exclaims ( ! ? )
2.12 Henchman 1 curses Henchman 2 exclaims ( ! ) Henchamn 2 is surprised by the profanity.
2.13 Dude spits out the bit of conduit “poo” while the henchmen start to troubleshoot (?!?)(?)
2.14 Henchman discovers the severed conduit (! ?) Dude, trying to look innocent, has a sheepish grin.
2.15 Dude sweats as Henchman tries to connect the conduit.
2.16 Dude thinks “phew” as Henchman, cursing, moves away right.
3.1 Henchman enters a room labeled X-TRA-PARTS
3.2 One of Dude’s restraints pops off (This is sheer luck) ‘sproing’
3.3 Dude removes his remaining restraints as we hear a shout of profanity from off panel right
3.4 Henchman thinks “empty” as he turns a box labeled “power cord” upside down and nothing falls out.
3.5 Henchman exclaims ( ! ) as he returns to see an empty table. Dude sneaks away to the right.
3.6 Profanity shouted off panel left, Dude runs down a hallway.
3.7 Dude stops at 2 doors. One door says “Docking” the other “Armery”
3.8 Dude peeks through the Docking door and smiling exclaims ( ! )
3.9 Armey door shuts ‘click’ as henchman enters left and sees Docking door open he says “He left the door”
3.10 Henchman enters the Docking door
3.11 Dude says “all right!” as he arms himself with a pistol and a machine gun from a cabinet labeled “guns”
3.12 Dude enters the Docking door
3.13 Dude chuckles “heh heh” and smiles an evil smile as he approaches from behind an unsuspecting henchman who is growling “RRR”
3.14 Dude takes aim, and the Henchman sees Dude and cries “Aaa!”
3.15 Dude fires from off panel left ‘Tatatatata’ Henchman runs “Aaaaa”
3.16 Dude’s machine gun runs out of ammo ‘click’ , Henchman fires a stun dart ‘thit’ and misses.
4.1 The errant stun dart hits a henchman to the left of Dude
4.2 Dude shoots ‘boom’ the now fleeing henchman shouts “OW” ( * )
4.3 The shot henchman falls on his face ( * * )
4.4 Two henchman fire ‘bang bang’ at Dude – the shots miss and bounce off a spaceship ‘teewww teewww’
4.5 Dude shoots behind without aiming ‘bam bam’ another shot ricochets ‘teewww’ as Dude attempts to open the outer door of the space ship
4.6 Yet another missed shot bounces off the spaceship ‘tewww’ as the door opens.
4.7 Dude, very nervous about getting shot, shoots behind as he boards the spaceship.
4.8 Dude peeks out the viewport, happy to be inside as the spaceship door closes and armed henchman frowns.
4.9 Dude presses a button labeled “start” inside the spaceship.
4.10 The spaceship levitates
4.11 Dude operates a lever and we see a target reticle aiming near a henchman. The henchman is gesturing at Dude and his gesture is labeled “sencerd” 1
4.12 Dude’s finger pulls the trigger on the joystick labeled “joy stick”
4.13 The spaceship shoots near the henchman who is knocked down. ‘Bam! Boom!’
4.14 The henchman gets to his feet and the spaceship turns around to point towards the main door.
4.15 Dude shoots the main door.
4.16 Henchman gestures ‘sencord’ at the spaceship as it accelerates ‘vrooom’ away through the hole in the door
5.1 Dude flies the spaceship away from the smoldering hole blown in the hanger door
5.2 The ship Dude was on pursues Dude and opens fire
5.3 Dude is afraid flying a spaceship under fire.2
5.4 Dude flees a pursuing ship – think Star Wars: A New Hope, opening scene.
5.5 Dude flips a 180
5.6 The Henchman bridge crew exclaim (!?) (!!) (!?) (?) respectively.
5.7 Dude stressed opens fire, henchman exhibits panic
5.8 Dude strafes the Henchman ship
5.9 Shots from the Henchman ship’s tail ball turret bounce off the hull of Dude’s passing ship.
5.10 Dude banks right, three more shots miss Dude.
5.11 Curious ( ? ) Dude press a button labeled “worp” *BEEP*
5.12 Dude’s ship is encased in a pulsating and streaking field of plasma
5.13 With a brilliant bolt of light “ZAP!” The ship disappears.
6.1 Dude’s ship reappears with a burst of brilliant light
6.2 Dude’s ship has appeared over a planet, “Planit Gov” Headquarters of the intergalactic government
6.3 Dudeship descends into “Planit Gov”
6.4 Dude’s ship seen from afar approaching a square opening in the side of a building with a five-pointed roof
6.5 Jagged-toothed doors horizontally part in the middle and Dude ship passes through.
6.6 Dude tells a judge about Mr. B “Theres this weard Mr. B guy and he attaked me.” The judge responds “uh-hu” (Uh-huh) Dude is being earnest, but the judge is bored and sarcastically patronizing Dude.
6.7 The judge stares Dude down who trails off mid gesture arms out, silent, looking surprised and disappointed.
6.8 Angry, Dude scowls, the Judge unctuously says “go on, Im listening”
6.9 Dude continues, “well, thay took me on there ship but I got away and came hear.” The Judge has fallen asleep “zzz”
6.10 Dude, deeply frowning, observes the sleeping judge.
6.11 Dude, still frowning angrily, quietly moves toward the exit as the judge sleeps
6.12 Judge sleeping off panel right, Dude exits left through door
6.13 Outside the building Dude angrily slams the door ‘Slam!’ In the distant background a henchman recognizes Dude ( ! ? )
6.14 We see an angry Dude in the distance over the top of a copy of a print edition of the ‘Burglers Digest’ The issue reads: “See him à (picture of Dude) Mr. B wants him! Give him to “B” and “B” will giave you “cash!” B wants him alive!” The opposite page heading reads: “Bounty Hunter” and there are pictures of three people including Dude. The caption under Dude’s picture reads: “Reward by Mr. B aliveReward a lot!”
6.15 The henchman gets a gleam in his eye as he cocks his gun ‘click’ Dude walking away in the distant background, still angry.
6.16 Dude realizes he is being followed ( ? )
7.1 Dude turns and sees his pursuer
7.2 Dude thinks “I know that hat.” All the henchmen wear the same rectangular hat.
7.3 Dude continues walking as if nothing is wrong, but holds his gun at the ready
7.4 The henchman draws near, Dude is well aware
7.5 Dude spins around and says “Hands up!” The henchman complies, dropping his weapon.
7.6 Dude dials 911 while the henchman tries to reach to the ground for his gun
7.7 Dude takes notice as the henchman bends down to better reach his gun
7.8 Dude shoots the henchman’s hat off ‘Bang!’ and henchman (!) exclaims “Yike!”
7.9 The rattled henchman fully complies again, Dude says “Don’t moov”
7.10 A flying police car (speeder) arrives
7.11 Henchman says “uh oh” as Dude beacons the police over
7.12 Police officer says “I know that man, he’s got 6 death sentencses” Dude says “cool”
8.1 Police officer says “would you like to come to the station theres a reword” Dude says “All right!”
8.2 The police speeder departs the scene
8.3 The speeder arrives at the police station
8.4 In the police station the henchman is behind bars gesturing ‘sencord’. Police clerk says to Dude, “wow you must be prety good to have cot this guy.”
8.5 Dude handed his reward thinks “cash!” as a guard takes a swipe at the henchman.
8.6 Dude exits the police station
8.7 Dude returns to his docking bay
8.8 Dude in ship leaves ‘planet gov’
8.9 Dude presses the ‘worp’ button
8.10 Warp powers up
8.11 “ZOOFF!!”
8.12 Ship appears over ‘planet ???’
8.13 Ship approaches ‘planet ???’
9.1 Caption: “meanwhile”. Mr. B describes Dude to a pair of armed aliens (on planet ???) aliens say “ok”. Implication here is that Mr. B is instructing the aliens to kill Dude.
9.2 The alien’s see Dude’s ship landing on the distant horizon
9.3 The alien spotter alerts another alien
9.4 The alien gets a look at Dude’s ship landing through a zoom scope.
9.5 More aliens are alerted to the situation
9.6 The aliens take off on alien speeders.
9.7 Dude sees the approaching aliens
9.8 The aliens see Dude and point him out to each other
9.9 Dude checks his gun as an alien takes aim
9.10 An alien fires his gun ‘dushe’
9.11 The shot misses Dude and harmlessly strikes his ship
9.12 Dude fires his gun ‘bang!’
10.1 Dude’s bullet strikes an alien between the eyes, two more aliens move up.
10.2 Dude makes a run for it as the aliens fire at him
10.3 Dude picks up an alien gun
10.4 Dude fires the gun at an alien
10.5 Dude realizes the gun is set to “stun”
10.6 Dude sets the gun to “kill”
10.7 Dude turns the dial on the gun all the way up
10.8 Dude shoots the gun at an alien
10.9 We briefly see the alien’s skeleton as it is vaporized
10.10 Dude blows the smoke from the barrel of the gun as an alien observes the puff of smoke that is the remains of the previous alien.
10.11 Dude withdraws under fire
10.12 Dude boards his ship as incoming shots ricochet off the hull
11.1 Dude fires on the heels of the retreating aliens
11.2 Dude in ship leaves planet now labeled “planet Im not coming back here again”
11.3 As they observe from a distance Dude’s ship powering up to tele-warp Mr. B says to his top assassin “kill him and I will honer you” to which the henchman replies “yes sir”
11.4 Assassin boards a ship
11.5 Mr. B waves to the ship and assassin
11.6 Mr. B sidles to the right as the assassin blasts off in the ship
11.7 “ZOOF!”
11.8 Dude in ship appears over ‘gov planet’ The format eventually resolves to Planet ______”
11.9 Dude in ship approaches ‘gov planet’
11.10 In the cockpit of the ship Dude communicates with the docking authority “contral to Dude your cleared for docking pad 6” Dude responds “thankyou”
11.11 Dude in ship approaches landing pad 6
11.12 Dude’s ship comes in to land on pad 6
12.1 Dude descends the ramp out of his ship on pad 6
12.2 Dude walks along the catwalk to the docking facility
12.3 The receptionist says “6”- ea you can keep yor ship there for -2 weeks – hey get your gruby hands of my desk – so I expect you back by then” We can see doors for pads 4 – 9
12.4 Dude is nervous as he proceeds to the left of the reception desk towards the public transit waiting area. Two other characters are also waiting for the bus
12.5 Outside the spaceport ‘docking inc’ people mill about and aliens haggle over food. In the background sky the assassin’s ship flies by
12.6 The assassin spotting Dude’s ship thinks “his ship!”
12.7 Assassin says “this shuld fix it” as he pulls the trigger on a joy stick
12.8 Assassin’s ship fires a missile
12.9 The missile malfunctions in mid-flight ‘zzzzt pop crack’
12.10 The assassin reads an indicator “target lost”
12.11 The missile misses pad 6
12.12 The missile streaks across the city
13.1 The missile flies straight toward a crowded music concert
13.2 The missile explodes on impact, killing hundreds
13.3 “Oh no!” the assassin exclaims upon seeing the smoldering carnage
13.4 Three police speeders approach, assassin says “drat!”
13.5 Assassin flees in his ship, police in pursuit
13.6 Assassin increases ‘thrust’
13.7 Assassin accelerates…
13.8 … leaving police in the dust
13.9 Dude happens upon the smoldering wreckage of the concert venue (! ? )
13.10 “A shell” Dude says as he sees the spent missile tumble out of the rubble
13.11 Dude thinks of the assassin character, as a henchman spots Dude and thinks of getting paid cash by Mr. B
13.12 Dude is disgusted by an alien’s whole carnivorous snack as the henchman sneaks up from behind.
14.1 Dude is still queasy thinking about the cooked creature morsel, and henchman takes aim
14.2 The henchman fires and misses hitting an alien walking a head of Dude, who takes notice (?)
14.3 The alien keels over as Dude turns to look ( ! ) at the henchman (reloading).
14.4 Dude makes a dash around the corner as the henchman has trouble with his gun
14.5 The henchman sees Dude gone ( ! ) as Dude is now sneaking up from behind
14.6 Dude punches the henchman in the head from behind
14.7 The henchman tries to recover as Dude goes for his weapon
14.8 Dude shoots the henchman with his own stun gun ‘thit’ (?!)
14.9 Dude stands over the now unconscious henchman
15.1 Dude drags the sleeping henchman to the police station
15.2 Dude presents the henchman (still sleeping) to the police “this man attacked me”
15.3 Police clerk says “ok sign here here here here here here here and here”
15.4 Dude begins filling out the form at 2:45:34
15.5 Dude is still filling out the form at 3:06:52 (the clerk is napping)
15.6 At 3:32:18 Dude is finally done “done” (clerk is still napping)
15.7 Dude angrily regards the sleeping clerk
15.8 Dude exits through a door panel left
15.9 Outside the building, Dude closes the door
15.10 Dude rings the doorbell ‘ding dong’
15.11 The clerk wakes from his nap “zzz* huh?”
15.12 Clerk thinks “the nerve” as he walks to the door to see who it is
16.1 Clerk greets Dude “Hellow”
16.2 Clerk thinks he recognizes Dude (! ?)
16.3 Clerk says “hey I’ve seen you befor”
16.4 A ‘light bulb goes on’ over the clerks head ‘click’
16.5 Dude follows the clerk inside back to the desk
16.6 The clerk looks at the form, we see Dude’s signatures
16.7 Looking at the form the clerk thinks “Dude?”
16.8 Clerks says “Ok Dude who ever you are well take the guy you can go now”
16.9 Dude leaves, annoyed, the clerk looks at the form again and thinks “Dude?” It comes up again and again and it goes to show that “Dude” is as likely a name in this universe as IRL.
16.10 Dude slams the door the to police station “humph”
16.11 Dude walks passed a garbage can, the assassin is hiding behind it.
16.12 Assassin takes aim, but a police man sees him ( ! )
17.1 Police man says “Hey! You!” Assassin turns and looks ( ? )
17.2 Assassin shoots the police man ‘bam!’ “ow” another police man sees this ( ! )
17.3 2nd police man shots at assassin (missing) ‘bang bang’
17.4 A bullet ricochets passed Dude (!) who hears the shots fired “bang bang”
17.5 Dude holds his gun as the assassin comes running toward him under fire
17.6 Dude opens fire at assassin ‘ bam bam bam’ assassin cries “yike”
17.7 Assassin flees towards a doorway “AAAA” pursued by Dude shooting ‘bam bam’
17.8 Assassin enters the doorway, ahead of him is a lift tube leading to the “top deck”
17.8.5 Assassin fires off panel left (towards Dude) ‘bang’ this panel is smooshed against the previous, so it doesn’t get it’s own number
17.9 The shot misses Dude (?)
18.1 As Assassin ascends the lift tube Dude fires two shots, one hits the assassin in the foot.
18.2 Assassin screams “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA”
18.3 Dude (!?) looks up the lift tube listening to Assassin scream, behind him a police officer (!) is distracted by a female’s (!?) enormous breasts.
18.4 Enamored police officer follows female, Dude (!) notices distracted police officer.
18.5 Dude (!?) continues to examine enamored leering police officer, Henchman (!) sees Dude.
18.6 Henchman draws on Dude (!) “Freeze”
18.7 Henchman looks left to call Jo “Hey! Jo, come here.” Dude ascends the lift.
18.8 Jo arrives “Wu yu want” Henchman (!?!?) sees that Dude is gone.
18.9 Henchman chagrined “Oh oh, nothing?” Jo draws back for a punch “Gerrrrr”
19.1 Two onlookers (?!!??!) & (?!?!) see Henchman crash through the wall of the building “POW!” Jo’s punching arm is visible though the hole.
19.2 Up on the roof Dude arrives on the lift, Assassin is a ways away unware of Dude.
19.3 Dude approaches the unsuspecting Assassin
19.4 Dude takes aim as Assassin bends down
19.5 Assassin opens a panel on the roof
19.6 Assassin presses a secret button
19.7 Dude (?) decides to wait and see what happens
19.8 Dude thinks of napping, Assassin sees what he has been waiting for
19.9 Assassin’s ship is approaching on auto-pilot
20.1 Dude advances towards Assassin
20.2 Dude kickes Assassin from behind Assassin (*) screams “AAAAAAA”
20.3 Assassin’s (***) momentum carries him towards the edge of the roof
20.4 Assassin falls off the roof “AAAAA AAAAA”
20.5 Falling Assassin produces a harpoon gun “rr”
20.6 Falling Assassin aims a harpoon gun
20.7 Harpoon gun fires ‘Bang!’
20.8 Dude beholds Assassin’s ship as the harpoon ‘thunks’ into the side of the building below
20.9 Holding onto the harpoon cable Assassin swings toward a window
20.10 Assassin comes flying through the window of an office worker (!?!)
20.11 The ramp opens on Assassin’s ship
20.12 Dude boards Assassin’s ship
20.13 Dude pilots Assassin’s ship
21.1 Dude flies Assassin’s ship away
21.2 Dude lands Assassin’s ship
21.3 Dude exits Assassin’s ship and thinks “there the police will find it there”
21.4 Dude accesses an outer storage compartment on Assassin’s ship wondering “I wonder wates in here?”
21.5 Dude discovers “a Jet pack!”
21.6 Dude dons the jetpack
21.7 Dude flies the jetpack…
21.8 … to docking pad 6.
21.9 Dude lights on docking pad 6.
21.10 Dude appreciates the jetpack “nice!”
21.11 Wearing the jetpack Dude walks past his ship
21.12 Dude enters the reception area of Docking Inc. Caption: we will return after these messages
Turning pages while writing a continuous story on a spiral bound sketch pad can be confusing – more than once a page was accidentally skipped, so I came back later and filled the page. I inserted a full page panel fitting it into the story, but in this first case I decided to do something different, and produced an ad for
Super Spray TM
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23.1 Dude says to the receptionist “Number 6 leaving”
23.2 Receptionist says “ok, that will be 400Z cash or credit?” Dude says “credit” and thinks “!?!?! 400Z! !!?!?!?”
23.3 Dude pulls out a pair of binoculars, in the distance is a building
23.4 Dude looks through the binoculars through the window of the bank
23.5 Dude sees a box with his name on it and a bug flying out of it (cartoon symbol meaning “empty”)
23.6 Dude says “Hmmm I could realy use some money.”
23.7 Dude heads back to his ship, says “Mabey I’ll try some bountys or some-thing”
23.8 Onboard his ship Dude looks at a copy of the Bounty Hunters Digest
23.9 The top bounty posted by Bingo Funk is for a robot
23.10 Dude says “Hmmm I see Im not in hear any more maby Mr.Bs giving up
23.11 Dude tosses the paper in a bin labeled “paper” and says “I think I’ll go for the top bounty”
23.12 Dude’s ship takes off from Pad 6
23.13 Dude’s ship leaves “Gov Planet”
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