As some of you may already know, July 9 marks the release of Minions (a computer-animated prequel to the wildly popular Despicable Me movies), which tells the story of how the minions - those crazy, little yellow creatures that the world has come to adore - got their start.

What some of you may not know, is that one of our GoComics cartoonists, Glenn McCoy (The Duplex, The Flying McCoys, Glenn McCoy), served as a storyboard artist for both Despicable Me and Despicable Me 2. The folks behind the Despicable Me franchise loved McCoy's sense of humor, and it's not hard to see why after following this storyline from The Duplex, where minions are hired to do yard work:

The Duplex by Glenn McCoy

The Duplex by Glenn McCoy

The Duplex by Glenn McCoy

To see more, start from the beginning and read the full storyline.

Glenn McCoy isn't the only one utilizing the minions' mischief in his strips. We see these funny little guys popping up all the time on GoComics, like in Wizard of Id: 

Wizard of Id by Parker and Hart

And check out this hilarious appearance they made in Off the Mark.

We're excited to learn more about the minions in their new movie, but no matter how they came about, all we know is that we're glad they did!