Category: hosed

"Apathy is the only real way to beat the system."

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(thanks to TW for today’s comic!)

Hey so uh, guess what. My computer and internet connection are in transition,
and I am apparently unable to supply new comics from my tiny laptop.
So it’s a rather unexpected Guest Comics or Nothing At All Week, Volume 2!
SADLY,
I don’t have very many guest comics at all! Like, maybe four more! And, aside from a day or two when I’ll be able to fill in, this outage will likely continue until the end of next week.
SO: If you want to see your work up on the site, your chances are pretty good if you throw something in right now. Check out the directions and get started!
Also, make note of the special Bonus Guest Comic Challenge that I have created!

Interesting Times Friday Mailbag: "Get to the choppah!"

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keep sending those questions,
(to journalcomic at gmail dot com don’tcha know)
and also keep sending those guest comics!
got some good ones so far, stranger!

BEGIN COMMENTARY: Sometimes, what I like to do is lie to readers. Of course there was never any Predator hidden in the specific comic I refer to nor any other. Okay, “lie” is a very strong term. I like to play small practical jokes in which I make up things that are totally untrue about the comic. (I exaggerate about myself all the time — why wouldn’t I exaggerate about the site itself a little?) I suppose my hope is that one day I will get an irritated email from somebody who says “You know I actually went back and checked out all those comics and there are no Predators anywhere! >:(”

Anyway the tendency to lie about past comics is a running joke of mine, for myself. I guess I really am a jerk sometimes?

P.S. I really like panel 2, and I did a surprising amount of research on how to do the Predator cloaking effect for panel 3 before giving up and faking it myself. I don’t remember what I ended up doing (all the guides are for Photoshop, which I wasn’t using) but I think it turned out nicely! [March 13, 2012]