the seal one

the princess one

I actually drew like six comics this evening. I think it gives some idea of how bad the others were tonight that this made it into the posted three.

In addition to not being able to come up with any worthwhile ideas, it was something of a bad art day. Which is like a bad hair day, except that it effects basic motor functions.

the sandwhich one

13 Unique Visitors

the rajah one

the one in which i lament the inevitable

the superhero one

Based loosely on a conversation with Robin.

the balloon one

the spaceship one

i am still mopping up puke.

the candygram one

Featuring the triumphant return of Xzzgrikthylss that mischievous elder god.

the whale one

I actually really really like this one.

the burning guy one

I think maybe i overuse the "guy on fire" concept.

the toaster one

So yesterday's... difficulties put some things into perspective for me. I've been trying to improve the quality of my art and storytelling. This was clearly a mistake. Because a.) my art skills are crap and 2.) i don't have the patience to improve them. And i'm really tired of being so far behind schedule. So today i decided to change tactics and have, in the tradition of Nedroid and Chainsawsuit, begun my new thirty to sixty part installment, Carelessly, and Predominantly By the Seat of My Pants, in which every day i come up with and draw three poorly thought out comics in about an hour. Maybe. If i don't get bored.

Fountain Pen Revisited

This doesn't really have a punchline, but it's funny in how terrible it is. It'd be filler if i wasn't like a month behind posted schedule already. I guess it's just here to underscore how incredibly out of my depths i am. Personally, i blame my parents for forcing me to take a study skills class instead of art like i wanted to in freshman year of high school. All their fault. Yup.

Seriously, i have no idea how to use this damn thing.

Fountain Pen

For some reason i always believe that some new piece of tech will make my comics better. A finer sharpie, photoshop, a tablet, colored pencils, markers, a fountain pen. It's not necessarily an irrational belief - photoshop and the tablet both marked significant improvements, and every other new pen bit thing has in some way made the process easier or more interesting. At the same time, it really is kind of irrational because i don't make markedly better comics because of these things, and half the time i lose interest in them and go back to my old methods anyways. Really, i'm just constantly on the lookout for something new and more interesting, as if, were i to continue this neverending search, one day i might find the pen or paintbrush that i find ultimately fulfilling, and from that day forward i will have no problem sitting down and honing my art skills and drawing comics and everything will be perfect.

In the end i know that this is stupid, and that there is no magic marker that will suddenly make this thing easier to do or keep up with, that will make me less lazy and more interested in buckling down every day to draw a comic. There is no cure for this psychological wanderlust that makes it so hard for me to focus on my projects.

That being said, the fountain pen was really a lot of fun to work with.