Buck Godot - Origin of Buck Godot's Name

Origin of Buck Godot's Name

Phil Foglio originally named this character "Buck Lee" because he had modeled Buck's visual appearance and some of his personality on his Chicago friend John Buckley. When Phil showed the original uninked pencil pages to Connor Freff Cochran, a Brooklyn neighbor with whom he was collaborating on stories, Connor pointed out that "Buck Lee" would only be funny to the people that knew Phil's friend. Phil asked for suggestions. Connor said the character needed a wilder, stranger last name, and offered "Godot" -- an allusion to Waiting for Godot, the famous existential play by Samuel Beckett. Phil initially rejected the idea, but eventually came around and altered the pages accordingly.