About
The Princess Planet is a world where every girl is a princess and fairy tales mix with space operas. Princess Christi ditches her lavish lifestyle for awesome adventures with her reluctant Snowman companion. She also finds time to hang out with her princess friends and dish about boys or one up each other’s fantastic pets. In contrast to his daughter’s adventures, the King is stuck in his throne room dealing with annoying or stupid people, often suggesting new ideas for his flag (which is currently a pile of grass eating a sandwich). The strip is also an ensemble piece that will move around from character to character from week to week.
Started in 2004, The Princess Planet has appeared in magazine, newspaper and web formats. Hopefully it is still funny. As of August 19th it joined TX Comics. All of the comics dated before thathave comments reviewing the strips in retrospect, a journey over a few years.
About Brian McLachlan
Similar to the majestic Octocorn (part octopus, part unicorn), Brian McLachlan is part writer, part artist, all cartoonist. Ever month for Owl Magazine he writes the Alex & Charlie comic but he also provides them with gags, comics, puzzles, cootie catchers, valentines and other fun. Ticket To Space, the graphic novel he wrote and drew for Scholastic Canada, is being used as a reader for grade 6 students. Speaking of classrooms, textbook titan Nelson Publishing hires him to make lots of cartoony illustrations and comics. You may have even drawn moustaches on them in class! Sometimes you can find his comics in Nickelodeon or Nick Jr. magazines. Brian used to write horoscopes for the Toronto Star’s kid section Brand New Planet under the name Phantasmo Starseer. They also used to publish the Princess Planet! In the past he supplied gags, articles and illustrations for Wizards of the Coast’s Dragon Magazine. He even did an illustration for YM magazine once.
For an older audience, Brian wrote the romantic comedy graphic novel, No Dead Time (Oni Press). He’s had his comics appear in uTOpia 2: State of the Arts, Broken Pencil and Taddle Creek. His career started with writing for Vice Magazine and making the Dugley N Fatio cartoon for Tribe Magazine.
