Category: acts of questionable legality
it’s possible that this message was not from the Michael Jackson I am thinking of?
if it didn’t taste good we wouldn’t have this problem
today I got chocolate out of the bargain, so that’s a ‘silver lining’ I guess
Manitoba: At least we’re not Saskatchewan?
I do more evil scheming than you might think
I mean, it was cool, but…where’s the drama?
I marked this comic as personal favorite because I dig the art, man. And, though it may be a reach and somewhat pretentious to say it, there’s a teeny, tiny bit of Jhonen Vasquez influence on the guy in panel one.
I don’t know where it is now, but there was a comic I read years ago where he drew himself heading out to a convenience store and confronting the devil, and the pose he strikes when he busts through the door is one I tried to recreate for a long time. It’s not like this pose, exactly, but…ah, nevermind. [August 17, 2007]
some scars never heal
This is a completely true story that happened while I was living in Prince George, about ten years ago. It was one of those situations where you throw something and regret doing so just after it leaves your hand, because while the bag was in the air the guy stood up from inside the dumpster.
Thankfully, the trash was not particularly heavy and no injuries were sustained. It was still incredibly awkward. I did not know what to say and merely hurried away. [November 4, 2011]
if you ask me, her story gets too little attention from the newsmedia
See, this is why topical humour is sometimes no good, because even though I wrote this comic I have no context for it whatsoever anymore. So the impact is gone. And I really can’t be bothered to hit up Google News and try to find out what happened in the first place. Generally you’ll notice these sorts of topical things don’t come up on the site very often. This isn’t a conscious choice on my part; it’s just that I’m not very tuned in to current events. [November 4, 2011]
INTERESTING TIMES 1ST BIRTHDAY COMIXTRAVAGANZA
Suddenly, an entire year had passed! And I knew I had to do something special, so I just started linking the standard frames together and told a rambling, nonsensical story filled with callbacks and pop culture references. Also, in typical I.Times style, barely a third of it is true.
Honestly I’m not crazy about this comic and have had a terrible time trying to come up with anything to say about it. I don’t hate it either, it’s just…hm. Hard to put into words. And isn’t that exactly the kind of insightful commentary you were hoping for??
Okay, fine! Let’s try. It’s pointlessly long and not particularly funny. The artwork is serviceable but why did I bother bringing back the masked man? And the last two panels are only there because I was re-using the entire three-panel frame each time (you can see the curves in the corners) and rather than lop them off I decided to fill them out with, well, filler.
But don’t listen to me. I am sometimes my own worst critic and have a long history of utter disdain for my own work simply because time has passed between writing it and re-reading it.
Let’s focus on the positive. I like my imaginary Tom Selleck moustache and accompanying expression. I like the panel where I threaten that guy with a knife. And I like what should have been the final panel (the one with the date in it). [May 22, 2011]