My Dad is renowned for his ability to put things in perspective. It may not be the perspective I want to be in, but it’s there. I’ve finally gotten that break I was talking about, oh, like a month ago. It’s nice[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I learned at a pretty young age to not trust anything on packaging and I feel like it’s served me pretty well through life. True, I’ve become a cynical old man when it comes to getting a sales pitch, be it on[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Different mediums call for different storytelling strategies. Novels can go into deep detail about a person’s thoughts. Graphic novels can have slow pacing and meaningful pauses. Comic strips (particularly of the 3-4 panel variety) tend to need a really specific[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
They say the unemployed have no vacations. Conversely, there’s no summer break for graduates. More than money or property, I find that I value time as a commodity over all else. I think that’s the case with most creative types. I’m ok[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
*Note It looks like the time I thought I’d get off is actually not happening for a while longer so I’m taking this time to move Melanie back into San Diego (which we thought we could do next week). Fortunately,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Ok, so I think everyone goes through this every once in a while. Sometimes a baker looks at his bread and says to himself, “What am I doing here? Why have my life experiences culminated in me standing over a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Graduation season is upon us again! While I’ve been through many campaigns of the black hat and robe, this one’s particularly special because Kevin and Melanie are both graduating! This means I might actually spend some time with my best[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
*I’ll be posting the next comic on Monday. Things are about to heat up at work and Melanie and I just became a short distance couple again so I took Friday’s comic off to enjoy my time while I have[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Note for 5/16: I’m gonna be posting the next comic on Monday as I’m going to Kevin and Melanie’s graduations along with the fact that the next comic is taking quite a bit longer to complete than normal. That’s what[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Working in the creative field, whether it’s Comics or Visual Effects, there are often times where I get a creative block or overload. Working 40-70 hours a week and getting home and working an additional 20 hours or so a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…