Barista Powers: Yes We Came Back To Make That Joke

If like me your pop culture knowledge drops precipitously after 2000, you may need to watch this and this first.  Also, for reasons unknown, my eraser smeared Doug all around.

Barista Powers: This Does Not Auger Well

Barista Powers: A Bit Of Art

My hearing is not great, and it leads to some... creative guesses.  I drew this at the last Barista Team Meeting.

Can you guess what I thought I heard?

Maybe that's what Doug said, and maybe that's what he was picturing when he said it, but my guess is no.

I also drew this, but just because I miss Maren's constant barrage of ideas.

Postcards: Maren's Last Supper

Before she left us for Texas... an idea I still have some feels about... Maren asked me to draw a Barista Powers Last Supper for her.  

It was in my Field Notes; it must worked on.  I began with researching the Last Supper and doing some sketches.

And from there onto the actual postcard:

After getting this far, I started scanning my progress, convinced I would ruin the card at some stage.

From left to right: Benish, Maureen, Sarah, Melanie, Pam, Maren, Rob, Burbol, Geoff, Ben, Doug.

And there you have it.

On Monday

First four panels, drawn Monday morning.  Second two panels, drawn Tuesday morning.

The Kim Davis Edition

A Field Guide

Short of constantly saying our names to each other, I don't have any tricks for making sure new readers know what's going on.  Maren has a theory that every member of our team has a defining gesture, so I ran with it to familiarize readers with the cast.  I'll expand on this idea for the book for sure.

Limited Coping Skills

I don't often cope well with frustration.  A weakness not unique to me, I feel.  The desire to inanimate objects a lesson is perhaps less of a social normal.  To show them the folly of their betrayal.  Make them rue the day they thought they could cross me.

No Owls Nor Frogs

One of those comic rewards loyal readers, is unpopular with new readers moments.  I have a hearing problem, okay?  Someone ordered a latte with no frogs.  I had no idea what the flip they were talking about.  We're out of owls and we don't need to put frogs in the lattes.