by Garrett Gilchrist
by Garrett Gilchrist
named "Best Comic," Daily Trojan spring 2000
awarded Best Editorial Writing, Graphic Art Category, Daily Trojan fall 2000
Best Comic (tie), Spring 2001
MEET THE CAST!
"The Sugarhigh Crusade" was a comic strip written and drawn by Garrett Gilchrist, following the adventures of Lord Aleric Sugarhigh [a noble knight] and Toshiro [a samurai]. Supporting cast includes Joel Murphy [a computer science major with a cool helmet], and Miss #749 [a young woman who works in the cinema basement]. It was originally seen from spring 2000 to spring 2004 in the Daily Trojan, official newspaper of the University of Southern California.
Creator Garrett Gilchrist is also an actor, screenwriter and the director of eight feature-length motion pictures. For more information, visit his website - Orange Cow Productions. Reproduced below are the 62 "Sugarhigh Crusade" strips, 16 from spring 2000, 16 from fall 2000, 6 from spring 2001, 4 from fall 2001, then from fall 2003 and spring 2004, when the strip ended.
#1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | #7 | #8 | #9 | #10 | #11 | #12 | #13 | #14 | #15 | #16 | #17 | #18| #19 | #20 | #21 | #22 | #23 | #24 | #25 | #26 | #27 | #28 | #29 | #30 | #31 | #32 | #33 | #34 | #35 | #36 | #37 | #38 | #39 | #40 | #41 | #42 | #43 | #44 | #45 | #46 | #47 | #48
| #49
| #50
| #51
| #52 (color)
| #53
| #54 (color)
| #55
| #56
| #57
| #58
| #59
| #60
| #61
| #62 (finale strip)
fall 2001 promo pic #1 | fall 2001 promo pic #2 |
Lord Aleric art | Toshiro art | Miss 749 art | Joel art |
fall 2003 promo pic #1 | fall 2003 promo pic #2
Garrett's other strip, a political strip: Opinions #2
| Opinions #3
| Opinions #4
| Opinions #5
| Opinions #6
| Opinions #7
| Opinions #8
| Opinions #9
| Opinions #10
| Opinions #11
| Opinions #12
THE SUGARHIGH CRUSADE GETS ANIMATED!
(12 mb, Realplayer format)
See Garrett's test animations of the Sugarhigh Crusade cast, shot on 16mm color film for a class at USC! There is an abstract short called "Blobby Thing Does Stuff," then a test of Toshiro, a test of Joel and Miss #749, and a color Lucky Xenon film guest starring Lord Aleric! Enjoy.
Buy a Sugarhigh mousepad at cafepress.com!
For more creativity from Garrett Gilchrist, visit:
Orange Cow Productions
