A Turd By Any Other Name Still Reeks of Sh*t

For the record, I do think "Robot Repair" is a slightly better name than the other, both because of the alliteration and the fact that it's a referance to a "50 Million" song... On the other hand, however, I now realize that they are both really stupid names for a band.

RECAP!

I worked on this comic for, like, a week, usually while waiting for buses... maybe I should have just done a bunch of shorter strips, but I didn't.

So, here's what's been going on, more or less.

Gluttons for Punishment

This is definitely not the first time I've played badly at a show, but it is the first time I've played badly with "the Might've Beens"! Regardless, it was awesome and fun, and I think we might be playing a house party next weekend...

What's that? Shut up and draw a ninja turtle kicking someone in the face? Well, alright...

Happy Angst

Being as that drawing looks absolutely nothing like our bass player, I'm really starting to see to why James Kochalka draws people (outside of his family) as weird, one eyed monsters and animals of various kinds in his autobio strip, "American Elf"; It's just a lot easier than trying to come up with a unique caricature of everyone you meet.

EMO-ness!

I drew this a few days ago, and I thought to myself, "This isn't funny, it's just sad! I'm a sad, sad man... I should quit drawing this comic strip because I'm not funny, I'm just sad."
Which is kinda true, but I looked at it again today, and thought, " Well.. it's kinda funny."

Intro to Introversion

My apologizes to Jalipaz for drawing him in way that resembles a young Alan Moore. I don't do character sketches for the strip, so the people I draw have a 50/50 chance of actually looking similar to how they look in the real world.

The Freedom to do Random Stuff is Fleeting

I was reading Liz Prince's blog, and her blog led me to the 'If you make it' site, and the band the 'Pheramones' (which isn't my normal cup o' tea, but I dug it) inspired me to want play keyboard (well, that and my undying love for 'Devo'!) in a band that has yet to, if ever, be formed.

By the way, we haven't had one of those big, old school computer monitors that I drew in the above strip in quite awhile. Actually, we got rid of that computer desk around the same time ( we have one of those armware-desks, now), but I just like how they look in my drawings. Plus, it establishes another connection with older strips.

...um, yeah.

Parkway Wreck

If you wanna check out the band, there's both a Myspace page, and a website.

Derrick, if you see this strip, I just wanted to explain something about it to you;
You see, while it may appear that I accidentally drew you as playing bass left-handed, I actually did it on purpose. The image of you playing left handed is a clue to the reader that the comic takes place in a parallel universe, a universe very similar to the one we live in, except for the fact that you play bass left-handed, rather than with your right.

It's a subtle distinction, but one worth noting.

HATE!

The way I wrote this strip, it makes it sound like Yami was drunk, but really this is horribly complicated story involving multiple drunk people riding in his car; These are the shortcuts I take when trying to cram something into 3 or 4 panels!

"Brad, the one man damned" flier

I like making fliers, sometimes. This one was a huge pain in the ass, but I like how it came out.

"Brad, the one man damned" show @ the Firehouse!!!

If you're anywhere in the area of downtown Phoenix, come on by! It's a free show, so ya can't beat that in these tough economic times!

"Epic Tales..." #7 preview !!!

Once again, I've sort of scaled back my strip drawing this last week while I focus on trying to get somewhere with "Epic Tales..." #7, and the other various projects I haphazardly work on from time to time. I apologize to the couple of people who regularly check the site for updates, but don't worry; Many more comics will be posted! Until that time, here's a page from the aforementioned issue I'm drawing:

Good Cause

According to the myspace bulletin Chris posted, he ended up with $817.55. Also, I got to play keyboard for my friends' band, Hotdog. Here's the flyer for the show.

Drunk-Rant!