Rated EW

Ross challenges me to grow as an artist.  No one likes being challenged.  Or growing.

Literacy & Legibility

How would I ever write comics without Maren?

Frictionless Ramps

So, I didn't know what a ramp was.  Maren didn't know what a ramp was.  A customer overheard us speculating, and told us they were leeks.  That's like clarifying that hellgrammites are corydalidae.  The sounds you're making may have meaning, but they are foreign to me.  Leeks certainly sounds like some sort of miniscule predator.  I can see packs of them causing waves in tall grasses as they hunt in the fog.

Guest Comic: Throwback Tuesday!

Setting the Wayback to 2005, when we didn't know exactly how awesome the Batman movies would be.  Now we know.  So awesome.

Takes You To School

There is no secret menu.  You will burn in hell if you order something you heard about on Buzzfeed. 

With that out of the way, here's the scoop.  It doesn't matter how the last eatery you patronized prepared your cortado, beef stroganoff, or veggie burger.  Wherever you are now has a menu, and the items on that menu have specific definitions.  Learn those definitions.  Or don't.  Maybe you like to wing it.  Everyone has their own style.  But Do. Not. Argue. With. Your. Server.  They did not write the menu, or set the corresponding definitions.  They certainly know the menu better than you do.  Do we care if you've had authentic salade niçois?  No.  We don't.

I Get That A Lot

Do you own any Lovecraftian swag?  No?  Let me tell you, it prompts some conversations.  As I've mentioned before, I work with a lot of nerds.  A fairly high percentage of my customers recognize Cthulhu, and are indeed delighted.  A few though, do not.  When someone asks you, "What's that" as they gesture toward the Cthulhu fleeing the Avengers artwork emblazoned upon you chest, what do you say?  Where do you go, from that moment?

Guest Comics In The Mail!

Huzzah!  I received my first mailed in guest comic!  I'm excited to break this one out once I run through my current production.

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So Help Me

This perhaps the least documentary-y of my comics lately.  I have had people tell me my job isn't that hard for really stupid reasons.  I have had customers have problems with their drinks on more than one occasion.  I have never prayed specifically to a vegan goddess for aid, but I have had to remind myself that while violence is satisfying, it is not a good solution.  Throw those together, and I have an excuse to bring Sarah back for one last strip.

I was surprised by all the LOLing.  As you can see, I finally created a "This is weird" warning label because I wasn't sure how readers would react to the randomness.  The smack caused a few chortles.  And a couple of people, to my great satisfaction, said "Almond milk is a good substitute" as they were leaving.  For those brief hours, it was an acceptable valediction.

I've Made A Huge Mistake

I should have tweaked the dialogue to make it clearer what was going on.  My bad.  I was set to be in the Ganymede rotation for a month, but I offered to switch with Lori.  So I took her Black Dragon rotation and she took my Ganymede rotation.  All good.  But the it dawned on me, I have so many comics to make.  And scan and upload.  Time to get moving!