The End of an Era
The saddest news I’ve heard this offseason. Jaxson De Ville is retiring.
The man in the suit (Curtis Dvorak) has been doing his thing for 19 years. 19 years he’s been in that big hairy suit in the Florida sun, doing crazy bungee jumps and whatnot. Mascots have to work more than just the games too, they do media appearances and all kinds of things. 19 years in a suit. I can’t fathom it. I get hot in my apartment wearing no pants and I get annoyed.
I’ve actually chatted with Curtis via twitter a few times and even had a picture commissioned by him, which got shown on the Jags official feed, the only time I’ve managed to make the twitter feed of an actual team:
He’s responded to each picture & comic I’ve made with him in it. He seems like a quality guy and I don’t know what he’s going to do now, but I wish him the best and want to say thanks for being the best goddamn mascot on planet earth.
God bless you, Curtis Dvorak. If your replacement is half as good he’ll still be better than most.
One step nearer becoming the London Monarchs…?
@whirlwound
Shut your mouth.
I like how when you hover the mouse over the comic it reads “my sadness tears carry ebola”.
I went to London last year to see the Jaguars and the Cowboys just to see Jaxon De Ville. Now I’m glad I did. Got some wicked pictures too. Seriously though, it is very sad news and I’m pretty bummed out by it.
“Towels carry ebola.” Jaxon De Ville still never forgot the AFC central days.
BEST. MASCOT. EVER.
Now I guess that the Predators’ Krewe (who is pretty much just the predator from the movie “Predator”) is the best mascot in sports.
Am i the only one who thinks that Shad Khan kind of looks like a hatless, Indian Luigi in a business suit.
Two Things
1.) NOOOO NOT JACKSON DE VILLE HE EVEN SAID HE WANTED TO DO MORE VICTORY POOL DIVES 🙁
2.) I (Advertised) you for more potential comic readers/donators because more people need to know about this amazing website
Every now and then, I’ll be asked to don the mascot suit for my daughter’s elementary school.
If you ask me, people who wear those balls-hot suits for hours on end just to entertain the fans should be the highest-paid ones in the organization.
Simply put, Jaxson de Ville is the greatest mascot in the history of the universe and all realms unknown now and forevermore throughout all time.