Jean AKA Jeannie AKA Jeanie is a film, book, and magazine reviewer for a national magazine. Most of Jean’s work is done through email, which means he doesn't have to go into the office.
On a trip to find a gift for his girlfriend, Jean found an empty Genie Bottle. Upon picking up this bottle, Jean became the bottle’s new genie-powered occupant. Not only was Jean turned into a genie, but the bottle turned him into what he believed a genie of the bottle should look like. Which, due to his fascination with a classic 60s TV show, turned him into a busty blonde woman.
Belle hasn’t been with Jean for almost a year (one quick fling with fake Jean), and seemed to think both she and Jean considered their relationship “open”. Even if I’m wrong, Jeanie’s biggest concern with fake Jean was “how did you make her so happy”, not “You enjoyed being with Belle HOW much???”
Let’s see….Jeanie convinced Neil to impersonate Jean and have sex with Belle, and since he turned out to be so good at it she demanded a roll in the hay as well.
Well, we did see her in that casual tshirt and skirt (?) outfit on Page 430, after the New York party, where Rodge impersonated Jean, and Natalie showed up in a stunninggreen dress.
But yeah, overall I think it’s a “make sure the audience recognizes her” comics trope, for rare recurring characters. It HAS been more than 5 years since her last appearance, after all.
She’s like Albert Einstein, has a closet full of identical dresses so that she doesn’t have to waste brainpower deciding what to wear. Seriously, I could only fine one page (#266) where she wore something different, and that was probably because the color wasn’t filled in.
Einstein did that?
I was thinking it was the Jeff Goldblum character from The Fly.
I got a shirt from Walmart that I liked (Solid Grey) and ordered two more online.
Now that it’s nearly winter I’ll do that again as soon as I find a non-plaid flannel shirt.
Maybe she’s so perfectly stylish it’s the only outfit she needs. I think the recurring outfit is for us poor readers since we’ve haven’t seen Belle for years.
To be honest, when I started JeanieBottle.com, I decided all the regular appearing characters would have a standard outfit(s) unless the situation called for something different. Neil normally wears a green t-shirt and blue pant. Rodge wears a grey shirt and blue pants. Jean in her harem outfit or when in civies a pink top and red slacks.
This made my life a little easier, unlike when I made SailorSun.org I had to keep thinking of new outfits for the characters and I would have to go back all the time to see what the character was wearing earlier in the story so I could stay consistent.
Belle hasn’t worn much of anything else, cause her appearances hasn’t called for any specialized outfits.
And I thank you for that consistency. I know Jeanie Bottle is just an online comic strip, but as someone who has prosopagnosia (“face blindness”) to some extent, the consistent hair and clothing helps me to identify the characters. In real life, those with prosopagnosia tend to use hair and clothing to differentiate between people they’ve just met or don’t see often, rather than facial features.
Wow. I also have prospagnosia! I’ve got three coping mechanisms that work pretty well. First is, voices, I recognize people by voice and I have a very good memory for voices. Also, gestures, clothing and even scent can give me a clue. But if it’s someone I need to remember and recognize without hearing them, I’ve discovered that if I make a quick sketch of their face, my HANDS remember what they look like.
Voices can help, yes. I’ve used that mechanism sometimes, too. I’ve never tried the sketching method, but I’m also rubbish at drawing. I usually try to find something on their face that likely won’t change: nose shape, lip shape, eye color (not terribly helpful, actually), a mole, freckles, earring holes, location (like a business or office), etc. Body height, shape, & size can help, too. The more I practice trying to remember new faces, the better it gets but it will always be a struggle.
No plans to resume SailorSun.org, but there are extra comics and posts featuring with Bay, Honey and the others on my Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/CDRudd). Right now I’m Posting Pixie Rangers 2 which feature Honey, David and Ethan.
This is how most cartoonists do it, why complicate matters with different outfits?
The whole point is to make things as simply as possible so the strip can be ready to the associated newspapers that subscribe to them, which begs the question how many subscribe to I dream of jeanie bottle and sailor sun?
That’s Jean’s (ex? It’s been so long I can’t remember if they’re still ‘together’) girlfriend, who still doesn’t know what happened to him. I very much doubt that Jeanie would do anything harmful to her.
I wonder what hilarity would ensue if orange shirt notices Jeannie and Bella know each other. Would he assume she’s a former master and try and get advice about making a wish or maybe assume she’s a another genie?
I’m surprised Belle doesn’t recognize Jeanie. One the topic of Belle, i am hoping this either leads to Jean telling her the truth if Jean is still bothered by her dating other guys or that it leads to Jean letting Belle go.
Jeanie is visibly shorter and younger (and less busty) in this form than in her default form. The difference is enough for Belle not to assume that the girl in front of her is Jeanie herself, though she may notice a resemblance.
Belle knows Jeanie as an adult. Jeanie’s in the form of a teen about 16 years old. Belle MIGHT notice a resemblance, but, since she doesn’t know that Jeanie is a supernatural being with shape-changing powers, she’s not likely to think that this junior barista is the woman she knows.
I think that, at best, she’ll ask if this girl is related to Jeanie.
In panel 3, Jeanie is definitely going over to the Dark Side. It’s in a djinn’s nature to crock a wish, but deliberately planning for a nasty outcome doesn’t seem like her.
I hope Orange Shirt’s wish doesn’t give her an easy shot at doing him ill.
I don’t think Jeanie’s necessarily planning a nasty outcome. I think she’s planning to find a way to trick him into wishing for something that’ll get his crush to like him. That’s been her stated goal this whole time: get the dweebs to leave her alone.
I’m wondering if Red Hair girl is a lesbian and Orange Shirt does not know that. Therefore I keep thinking one of his wishes is to make himself attractive to her and suddenly Orange Shirt is now Orange Skirt and the two then hit it off. Shirt to Skirt, it is only a small change, one letter in fact. Sort of like Y to X. 😉
This dress/top looks very familiar…
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Got it. The top was “poofed” off of the man-eating plant girl by the Blue Genie in the ladies room, the better to show off the body in the green dress under it. Here it is again, with a matching pink skirt, on someone else. Weird.
Belle Jeans girlfriend just showed up what’s next?
The real question is, who’s that guy with her?
And why such an intense look?
in a situation like this, who should i call? Dr. Phil, Dr. Who, Dr. Strange, or Jerry Springer?
All of the above.
Dr. Oz. Poor guy needs a new gig.
Given that it’s Belle, with another guy, probably Dr. Strangelove – I think Jean’s gonna go nuclear.
Belle hasn’t been with Jean for almost a year (one quick fling with fake Jean), and seemed to think both she and Jean considered their relationship “open”. Even if I’m wrong, Jeanie’s biggest concern with fake Jean was “how did you make her so happy”, not “You enjoyed being with Belle HOW much???”
Dr Teeth. This coffee shop needs some rocking music.
lol Uh-oh. Someone just threw a monkey wrench into the scheming. XD
Dun dun DUUUN
Hmmm. Orange Shirt Guy might have a thing for redheads. Remember what happened the last time Jean saw Belle with another man?
Let’s see….Jeanie convinced Neil to impersonate Jean and have sex with Belle, and since he turned out to be so good at it she demanded a roll in the hay as well.
I love panel 4 only because it cut off the implied MUHAHAHAHAHA in panel 3.
All she needs is a Snidely Whiplash mustache to twirl.
Belle must be fashion-impaired. She only has one outfit!
Well, we did see her in that casual tshirt and skirt (?) outfit on Page 430, after the New York party, where Rodge impersonated Jean, and Natalie showed up in a stunning green dress.
But yeah, overall I think it’s a “make sure the audience recognizes her” comics trope, for rare recurring characters. It HAS been more than 5 years since her last appearance, after all.
She’s like Albert Einstein, has a closet full of identical dresses so that she doesn’t have to waste brainpower deciding what to wear. Seriously, I could only fine one page (#266) where she wore something different, and that was probably because the color wasn’t filled in.
Einstein did that?
I was thinking it was the Jeff Goldblum character from The Fly.
I got a shirt from Walmart that I liked (Solid Grey) and ordered two more online.
Now that it’s nearly winter I’ll do that again as soon as I find a non-plaid flannel shirt.
Maybe she’s so perfectly stylish it’s the only outfit she needs. I think the recurring outfit is for us poor readers since we’ve haven’t seen Belle for years.
And maybe she can go to the hair stylist and see about getting rid of the big dead starfish that she’s wearing on her head.
To be honest, when I started JeanieBottle.com, I decided all the regular appearing characters would have a standard outfit(s) unless the situation called for something different. Neil normally wears a green t-shirt and blue pant. Rodge wears a grey shirt and blue pants. Jean in her harem outfit or when in civies a pink top and red slacks.
This made my life a little easier, unlike when I made SailorSun.org I had to keep thinking of new outfits for the characters and I would have to go back all the time to see what the character was wearing earlier in the story so I could stay consistent.
Belle hasn’t worn much of anything else, cause her appearances hasn’t called for any specialized outfits.
And I thank you for that consistency. I know Jeanie Bottle is just an online comic strip, but as someone who has prosopagnosia (“face blindness”) to some extent, the consistent hair and clothing helps me to identify the characters. In real life, those with prosopagnosia tend to use hair and clothing to differentiate between people they’ve just met or don’t see often, rather than facial features.
Wow. I also have prospagnosia! I’ve got three coping mechanisms that work pretty well. First is, voices, I recognize people by voice and I have a very good memory for voices. Also, gestures, clothing and even scent can give me a clue. But if it’s someone I need to remember and recognize without hearing them, I’ve discovered that if I make a quick sketch of their face, my HANDS remember what they look like.
Voices can help, yes. I’ve used that mechanism sometimes, too. I’ve never tried the sketching method, but I’m also rubbish at drawing. I usually try to find something on their face that likely won’t change: nose shape, lip shape, eye color (not terribly helpful, actually), a mole, freckles, earring holes, location (like a business or office), etc. Body height, shape, & size can help, too. The more I practice trying to remember new faces, the better it gets but it will always be a struggle.
Wait you made sailor sun? any plans to resume that?
No plans to resume SailorSun.org, but there are extra comics and posts featuring with Bay, Honey and the others on my Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/CDRudd). Right now I’m Posting Pixie Rangers 2 which feature Honey, David and Ethan.
Resume? It ended. The story is complete.
This is how most cartoonists do it, why complicate matters with different outfits?
The whole point is to make things as simply as possible so the strip can be ready to the associated newspapers that subscribe to them, which begs the question how many subscribe to I dream of jeanie bottle and sailor sun?
We really do not have a subscriber system on my websites. Visitors on JeanieBottle average about 10K visitors a week. My Discord has about 300 pers.
“No I’m sorry I don’t actually work here I just like lurking behind counters in an Apron. The barista’s over there by the other redhead.”
So, after Jean disappeared Belle has only dated catatonic men.
Yeah, he looks totally stoned. Hm, I wonder if he’s friends with the barista?
Maybe she only dates research projects.
Probably thinking Jean’s found a job worthy of her.
He looks like a buff version of Neil. Hair’s a little different style though
Is that Neil in the last panel with Belle?
Nah, wrong hairstyle. And his shirt’s too light a shade of green.
Now Belle, don’t get mean and bossie with the waitress. She might drop the wrong kind of chocklet into your coffee. Do they still make X-lax?
That’s Jean’s (ex? It’s been so long I can’t remember if they’re still ‘together’) girlfriend, who still doesn’t know what happened to him. I very much doubt that Jeanie would do anything harmful to her.
I wonder what hilarity would ensue if orange shirt notices Jeannie and Bella know each other. Would he assume she’s a former master and try and get advice about making a wish or maybe assume she’s a another genie?
There’s no evidence that Belle has recognized Jeanie as a teenaged version of the woman she met.
I’m surprised Belle doesn’t recognize Jeanie. One the topic of Belle, i am hoping this either leads to Jean telling her the truth if Jean is still bothered by her dating other guys or that it leads to Jean letting Belle go.
Jeanie is visibly shorter and younger (and less busty) in this form than in her default form. The difference is enough for Belle not to assume that the girl in front of her is Jeanie herself, though she may notice a resemblance.
Miss attitude is about to be in for it
Belle knows Jeanie as an adult. Jeanie’s in the form of a teen about 16 years old. Belle MIGHT notice a resemblance, but, since she doesn’t know that Jeanie is a supernatural being with shape-changing powers, she’s not likely to think that this junior barista is the woman she knows.
I think that, at best, she’ll ask if this girl is related to Jeanie.
In panel 3, Jeanie is definitely going over to the Dark Side. It’s in a djinn’s nature to crock a wish, but deliberately planning for a nasty outcome doesn’t seem like her.
I hope Orange Shirt’s wish doesn’t give her an easy shot at doing him ill.
I don’t think Jeanie’s necessarily planning a nasty outcome. I think she’s planning to find a way to trick him into wishing for something that’ll get his crush to like him. That’s been her stated goal this whole time: get the dweebs to leave her alone.
I’m wondering if Red Hair girl is a lesbian and Orange Shirt does not know that. Therefore I keep thinking one of his wishes is to make himself attractive to her and suddenly Orange Shirt is now Orange Skirt and the two then hit it off. Shirt to Skirt, it is only a small change, one letter in fact. Sort of like Y to X. 😉
Gobble-gobble.
This dress/top looks very familiar…
…
Got it. The top was “poofed” off of the man-eating plant girl by the Blue Genie in the ladies room, the better to show off the body in the green dress under it. Here it is again, with a matching pink skirt, on someone else. Weird.
No! Yes! Maybe!