Occupy my Mind

HAHAHA, I'm an ignorant American!

Also, if you didn't do it before, check out my other webcomic, "RECORD HEAT"... it updates every Monday.

The Funnies

Just so I don't offend anyone's craft with this one, I DO understand that comedians have to revise and refine jokes as they're shaping their set; What I'm trying to say is regardless of that, they do get an immediate reaction from the crowd, whereas I draw these little strips and cast them into the ether of the interwebz, sometimes getting a response, but usually not. Wah for me.

Also, I'd be a really terrible comedian.

Anatomy

 I almost always exaggerate Shannon's reactions because, much like anatomy, subtly isn't my strong suite. 

"JAWS" is one of my favorite movies...

No new comics today, but I did work on this drawing for my DRAWING II class at MCC. I like how it's coming along, so far.

BLAST FROM THE PAST: "Missing Link", from 1/20/08

Man, I cannot tell you long it's been since I actually drew at my drawing board. Nowadays, I'm lucky to devote a couple minutes a day to drawing in my sketchbook, and its usually while I'm waiting for a bus.

I also haven't drank coffee for the last week, but that's just because I'm broke until my financial aid check from school arrives (hopefully soon).

I don't know if I ever posted a link to this on here, but the new band I'm in, the "Might've Beens", recorded a demo (just 2 songs) a month or so ago, so please follow the link and give it a listen (or, download it for free) if you're at all interested. We'll be recording a full length at the end of this month (well, a short full-length, anyways).

Living within the Panels

This strip is also a project about 'identity' for my digital arts class, which I have to turn in tomorrow. Hopefully, I do okay, even though the cartoony wedding picture looks kinda creepy.

Forlorn Art

I haven't been drawing very much now that my daughter is a little older, and doesn't sleep as much during the day as she once did. Once I get home from work, I have to relieve Shannon for a little while so she can get a break from the kid. Then, after dinner, we kind of trade off taking care of Kennedy, until one of us puts her to bed. By that point, the most I wanna do is watch an episode of "Buffy" on Netflix, and call it a night. It's getting harder and harder to find the time (and ambition) to draw. But, I'm sure it'll get easier, and I'll get better at managing my time.

On a similar note, you might have noticed I've gone away from the traditional 2 to 3 panel, across-the-page strips that I used to do; That's because what little cartooning I actually do is in my travel sketchbook, and I simply draw in the amount of space allotted by the page. But, I kinda like working on a different sized 'canvas' every now and then. Eventually, I'll go back to how it was before, but for now, this is how it's gonna be.

Doing my Best

I usually think that I don't draw often enough, but sometimes it seems that I'm spending too much time doing it, and possibly neglecting other portions or my life. It's hard to find a balance, but as of right now, I feel like I'm doing okay. Of course, I'm still on paternity leave from work, so I'll probably be strapped for time again, soon enough.

In other news, here's a couple pics of my daughter, Kennedy, pretty soon after her birth (which was almost 2 weeks ago, now), that were snapped by my mother-in-law.

Disciplinarian

I toyed with the idea of the last panel saying, "... out of your mother's uterus...", but ultimately, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to use the word 'VAG' in a comic.

Shannon's due date is tomorrow, and the special guest, Kennedy, has yet to make an appearance. However, Shannon has started to have lots of "practice" contractions and cramping; But, the real show hasn't started yet.

Of course, that could change at any SECOND... or not, who knows?

Drawing Circle

Not every day is eventful, and not every strip doesn't suck.

Words to Live by

I thought about apologizing for not having a new strip up sooner, but then I thought, "Why the hell should I apologize? I have to take time outta my day for this stupid comic! Screw them! Screw everyone!!!" And in order to calm down, I downed a handfull of prozac with a swallow of 'Wild Turkey' and listened to some orchestral music, until the sweet embrace of sleep enveloped me and my mind drifted off into the dreamscape.

...Actually, none of that is true.

Future Times

In case you're interested in 'Future Brad', here's a diagram explaining some things about him.

The Formula

This is the routine that keeps me sane. Obsessively spending time locked in a room, chained to a drawing board would drive some people up the wall, but sometimes its my only escape from my anxieties and general neurosis. This is my weekend, my days off, and my punk rock.

"Fail" blog of my Life

Wow, do you see those fancy lighting effects? No trick of Photoshop is too good for my audience!

True Life

How you look at it

I think I'm going to start coloring all of the new strips that I post, since this is pretty much the only way I'll ever see it done (black and white mini-comics are much cheaper to print).

Expectations

Today's strip marks the first time I almost titled a strip with the same title I gave another strip (see post for August 11, 2007). Thank goodness for the addition of the plural 's'.

Missing Link

I've been working on a story for issue #7, but it's been slow-going. I've had a little bit of writer's block lately, and I thought just jumping in and starting to draw would break it, but no such luck. It'll dissipate once I struggle through a couple more pages.

Oh, yeah, if you read the previous strip, you know I'm really getting into Dr. Who, and you'll understand how awesome it was for me to find the picture below posted on boingboing!

Skitch

The more I think about this, the more I'm sure no one but me even cares what it is.

Work Ethic

Actually, I made it 3 days in a row before I went and fucked off.