Worth Doing Badly

The Con-Quest: Part 1

The Artist — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 01:54:21 +0000

So I dream this dream at LEAST once a month. I’m in my room or something and suddenly I’m all “Hey, how did I forget that I have this authentic replica costume of Boba Fett/ General Kael/ Gizmoduck/ whatever in the back of my closet?”. I usually wake up before I have a chance to wear it somewhere cool, or use it to fight crime. The dreams where I have a working lightsaber are always the hardest to wake up from. *saaaadfaaaace*

I always dream I’ll build my own awesome props and costume for some Con sometime, but realistically, it’ll probably never happen. If you want to see someone who actually DOES build his own replica props that are without overstatement MIND-BLOWINGLY AWESOME, check out Harrison Krix’s blog where he photo-journals his creation processes. I was totally slack jawed and envious.

Check him out: http://volpinprops.blogspot.com/

In the Beginning

The Artist — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 22:43:46 +0000

I don’t often embellish stories…. okay, shut up, whatever. However, I often see things a certain way very clearly in my mind when I try to describe a story to someone. It’s always frustrating for me because the other people can’t see what I see, at least not until I get my mutant telepathy powers.

But I thought it would be funny if Morgan and Andy saw the story in Lance’s mind as he was telling it.

Short Story

The Artist — Fri, 27 May 2011 03:38:52 +0000

Well, looks like Lance is starting to feel the beers.

Seriously, though, what is it about getting sloshed that makes your concept of personal space vanish? Maybe it’s not everyone, and I’ve just hung out with predominantly touchy-feely drunks? I have also noticed that girls hit harder when they’re drunk, though I wish to stress that my personal experience of the latter is not due the touchy-drunk-ness.

Imagine

The Artist — Fri, 20 May 2011 09:22:37 +0000

One of my friends recently went to a con involving kink and geeks and informed me that she lost her shirt playing “Strip Settlers of Catan.” I am fairly certain that no one is going to top that, ever. I mean, that’s just…. damn.

I’d already written this strip when she told me, so thanks for upstaging me. Now strip darts seems so much less awesome. Also, I didn’t really mean to give Andy the body of Zapp Brannigan, it just kinda happened.

Filler…

The Artist — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 22:01:51 +0000

The artist is sick, and not in an awesome-kick-back-and-catch-up-on-your-anime way.

This week’s comic will appear on Monday, and then regular comics will resume on Thursday. Blech.

Not Friends So Much As Fish-Bait

The Artist — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 20:33:42 +0000

Evidently Morgan did have to smack a bitch…

But seriously, in my tenure as a single guy who tried too hard, I’ve been relegated to many relationship categories: ‘friends,’ ‘buds,’ the ever-popular ‘brother’… but being called ‘chum’ kinda stung. It was a while before I could even watch the Adam West Batman show again.

If I am reincarnated as a girl I swear I will not use this noun. Well, unless all the cool kids are using it too. Oh, we’re meeting at the old bridge to hang out later? I’m so there…

I said ‘shoulder’ to cry on…

The Artist — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 22:37:16 +0000

In the original version of this comic, there were going to be a lot more empty glasses on the table, but the waitress kept coming by and taking them.

Will Lance and Morgan succeed in cheering him up? Can Andy’s birthday be saved before it’s too late and he makes another super-depressing Facebook status update?!?! Will they find the clue at Skull Rock?!?!?!?

TUNE IN NEXT WEEK…

Ad Nauseum

The Artist — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 07:59:19 +0000

I wish I could say I made any of these billboards up. But nope, I’ve seen all of these driving from Lafayette, Indiana to Chicago.

Possession is 9/10ths of the Squee

The Artist — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 01:28:52 +0000

Part Two of Sudden Road Trip!

Fun Fact: The home page on Chloe’s browser is set to cuteoverload.com

Sudden Road Trip!

The Artist — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 04:54:33 +0000

I think one of the worst things about getting older (i.e., out of the 20s) is the loss of spontaneity, especially the ability to randomly drop everything and take a day or weekend trip somewhere with some buds. Nowadays everyone has conflicting schedules more often than not, and that’s not even touching the friends you have who now need to find sitters or daycare before going anywhere that isn’t stroller friendly.

A big (belated) shout out to all of you out there who’ve been dumped on V-Day. Eff that Ess, I say.

Sudden Road Trip! continues next week, so stay tuned!