Comic: More Register One-Offs

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.

Failing to Go Pro.

I'm too easily distracted to Go Pro.  In a moment, I can have intense focus.  But a lifetime's lack of skills attests to my inability to keep that focus rolling without intense aid.  Which is where you all come in.  Barista Powers is nearing it's three year anniversary, of sorts.  I don't have a date on the first one, and it was a while yet after that it was deemed Barista Powers.  But in November it will have been three years with The Company.  Feedback, be it praise or demands, has kept Barista Powers up and running.  Feedback inspires me to attempt to have a new comic every day I work at the Black Dragon, guilts me into having a filler panel when I fail, and set the tone of making light of my failures.  I've sold more than eight books so far.  It might not be a significant number in the real world, to me it is astonishing.

Everybody... everybody...

Not the best renderings of some of the characters, but it was good practice.  I introduced two new characters as well!!

All My Ideas Are About How I Have No Ideas

Swearing

With Our Powers Combined!

I think this was originally three different comics, but it combines well.  I was looking for this in the archives, and couldn't find it.  I need to be better with labels.

We Went Extra Weird Today

I ask a customer "have you been helped?"  The reply? "I'm just waiting for my burrito."  The delivery of "I'm just waiting for my burrito" created the sense that it was a life stance.  I was inspired.  I felt that I too was just waiting for my burrito.  Melanie wanted an extra cheesy burrito, which I felt was difficult to acquire in America without a degree.  I dunno.  My mind went to a strange place and we all ran with it.  Other customers started a discussion about the effects of education on the acquisition of burritos. It's sounds like I imagined it, but it really happened.

HelloAndWelcomeToTheBlackMyNameIsRobAndThisIsMelanie

Every now and then, I overdose.  And then I am a being made of light, able to see and understand the cosmos.

Shut Up, Rob

As you can see, I command the highest level of respect from my coworkers.

The Start of the Rob And Melanie Show

The beginning of the Rob And Melanie Show.  I drew me and she drew herself.  The jokes get a little weirder than normal.  A customer saw fit to add a mouth to me, while explaining to another customer that I look like an outlet.  What the hell?  Not cool.