MOLEBASHED starred Kari Molebash, Wes Molebash, and their son, Parker Molebash
MOLEBASHED was a an autobiographical, Dom Com comic strip created by Wes Molebash that depicted his life as a husband and father. The comic launched on August 3, 2015, and was published on its own independent website as well as Go Comics. The cartoon began with the birth of Molebash's son, Parker, and continued to tell the story of how the cartoonist and his wife, Kari, adapted to parenthood.MOLEBASHED originally began as a black-and-white comic strip titled The Molebashes and was published on the cartoonist's Facebook page during the fall of 2014. Surprised by the positive reaction of readers, Wes decided to reboot the comic with a new name, a new character design for the cartoon version of himself, and a limited color scheme. The cartoon was updated every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
The strip stopped being updated around September 2016. The domain expired and was taken over by an unrelated company and the comic has been removed from Gocomics. It is now only available as a special order printed book.
MOLEBASHED contained examples of:
- Ask a Stupid Question...: Wes asks a doctor when the Delivery Room will descend into utter chaos a la every medical drama ever.
- Cuteness Proximity: When Wes holds his son, Parker, for the first time, he experiences an intense case of Cuteness Overload.
- Life Embellished: The cartoonist has admitted the comic is an embellished version of his own life as a husband and father. According to the "about" page on the MOLEBASHED website, "The Cartoon Version of Wes is about 10% thinner and 20% more interesting than Real Life Wes."
- Limited Wardrobe: Two of the main characters - Kari and Wes - wear the same black shirt/blue jeans combo.
- Panicky Expectant Father: When Wes and Kari arrive at the hospital only to find the receptionist isn't at her desk, Wes goes into action mode.
- Survival Mantra: As Wes prepares to fill out forms before he and Kari leave the hospital with their son, he says a prayer that he won't make any mistakes.
