Running Gag

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Nathan

One thing I did try to do was say 'Arigatou gozaimasu' (thank you very much) as sincerely as possible. I believe our gratitude at just being understood must have been palpable sometimes. — One thing I did try to do was say ‘Arigatou gozaimasu’ (thank you very much) as sincerely as possible. I believe our gratitude at just being understood must have been palpable sometimes.

Explaining Yourself

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Nathan

1736 — Taking a sudden, newfound interest in the fine art of macramé? No, because it was inevitable.

Way Off

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Nathan

So do I just email you the plane ticket receipts for reimbursement, or how does this work

I Knew It

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Nathan

One more confirmation that certain movies are secretly documentaries. See also: Back to the Future parts II and III

[Begin Commentary] Since allowing word balloons in the comic you can see them go through a few stages; first, totally rounded like regular comics. But it turned out those were hard to draw well, and took up a lot of space (at least the way I was doing them). So in this comic I started trying rectangles, but after some time of this I really felt like they don’t fit the rounded, bendy aesthetic of the rest of my style.

By now I’ve more or less settled on “flat tops/bottoms & rounded sides” as my go-to style; they’re easy to draw and work around, but not so severe as totally rectangular ones. [July 23rd, 2015]

International

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Nathan

Update, Jan.14th — It’s been brought to my attention that this comic, especially panel 2, reads as aggressive and mean. That wasn’t on purpose! I’m honored to be a part of my friends’ special day, and have no intention of doing any of the things I’ve drawn in the comic. I really don’t have extreme views (beyond what you may think about Christianity) and nothing whatsoever against Americans or their country. Please read on for further commentary. Continue reading “International” →