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Happy early Thanksgiving!
Don't burn yourselves whilst cooking. It makes for a surly meal.

Not much to say this post so I'll keep it short.

Enjoy!
-Brendan

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I'm sure if I gave my cat $20 something would happen.

So happy Tuesday evening to you all.
It's sad that it's only Tuesday and I have the mental and physical exhaustion feeling hitting me like a metric shit-ton of bricks.

Let's hope it not an illness creeping it's way up.
I'm too close to Thanksgiving to get sick.
Need! Smorgasbord! 

Enjoy!

-Brendan

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I'm really hungry.

Again with the lighting.
I'm not overly thrilled about how it turned out. Mostly on the second panel.
I'm actually content with the first and third. But Becky is just simple shapes. Brendon is somewhat human so I have to try and get all the subtle curves of the face.

And in case anyone is wondering, I'm neither banned nor wanted dead or alive by any pizza place.
Also there's is no pizza place across the street; sadly.

Happy Thursday!
Enjoy!

-Brendan

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I don't normally draw my cat but damn. All he really ended up being was simple shapes.
With that in mind, why in the hell was he so hard to craft?!

Honestly, I feel as though Becky is in more dynamic poses but she came more naturally. Penguin on the other hand is mostly laying or sitting but I could not get the cat appearance I was looking for, per se.

I think I succeeded at communicating just how dopey is is capable of appearing.
Silly ol' guy.

Also, note how I'm venturing in to the beautiful world of lighting!
Let's hope it's a bright future!

Eh heh...get it?
...
...
I'll cut it off here

Enjoy!

-Brendan

75

Anyone care to explain to me how I'm capable of growing a goatee but not an actual mustache?
This is horse shit!

Also; looks like I was able to get two done in a week!
WOOOOOOOOOO!
I'm proud of myself for buckling down and trying to get on a better schedule. No joke. Sounds a little dumb to take pride in something I should've been doing from the start but hey! I have to learn somehow.

So here's to a Tue/Thur schedule!
Gotta make it work.

Enjoy!

-Brendan

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I'm thinking I'm going to try and update twice a week.

Enjoy!

-Brendan

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I went on a Youtube binge and ended up watching a couple lectures on the Federal Reserve and then evolution.

Interesting stuff. Although I don't want to sound too preachy.
This happens to be something that, now hearing about it, is truly fascinating to me.

Things that also fascinate me:
Cats
Large bodies of water
Dough rising
Artists who are better than me
Pro DotA players
Teacup Pigs
Baby sloths.

-Enjoy!

Brendan

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Go football!
Or FOOTBALL AMERICANA, as actual football is not what I've depicted here.

Any other comic-ers....comic creators....people whom create comic strips?
Anyway-anyone else ever wonder why we put ourselves under deadlines?

I mean, most people already have a job, life, possibly kids and a family.
Trying to get a comic done on a weekly basis (more so if you're a real glutton for punishment) seems like we're willfully adding more fuel to the fire. You know?

It's like the desire to create, to make someone laugh, to tell a story, or to generally entertain far out-weighs any sort of stress that a deadline should normally cause.

Personally this is a stress-killer for me. I enjoy trying to get a laugh or smile out of people. Also being able to create a caricature of myself is just the bees-knees. Now i can have anvils fall on my head and come back next week with no permanent damage!

Behold! The beauty of cartoons! And a lack on continuity!

Happy Sunday and enjoy!

-Brendan

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So this about sums up my feelings regarding the art class I've been taking.
Not that there's anything wrong with a design class.

I prefer more structure.
I want to hone my observational and technical skills. Not my artsy-fartsy-feel-good...skills?

Not much else to say. Busy, stressed, fed-up, and tired.

Hope your weeks have been better.

Enjoy!

-Brendan

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Who's got two thumbs and missed last week without saying a word?

...me....

Apologies for those of you who were looking forward to cartoonish violence last week. I was celebrating-a few days in advance-my three year anniversary with my girlfriend.
It was a lot of fun doing the touristy thing in Chicago for a change.

Getting those terrible cheesy photos in the Sears Tower. Good times.

Anyway, enjoy this week's critique on traffic within downtown!

-Brendan

67

Yo, let's talk grocery shopping...

Actually let's not. It makes me sad.

Happy Sunday to you all! Both football fans and non-pig skin enthusiasts. Myself? I don't watch football willfully. If it's on I'll zone in and out. I'd prefer to be playing a game, watching cartoons, or doodling though. As far as knowing players and teams and giving a damn about the outcome, count me out.

There's probably a severe lack of testosterone in me or something. I got my fill of football in high school though.

So anywho, now that cartoon Brendan is going to fulfill real-life Brendan's fantasy of making art in to a career, time to start making jokes about a struggling artist!

HEY THAT'S NOVEL AND HAS NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE!

Sometimes, if you want something done, you have to do vicariously. Through a cartoon. On the internet.

Enjoy!

-Brendan

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Happy Sunday to everyone!

I thought I wouldn't be able to knock one these out this weekend again. But yeah!
I did it!
With a little copy/paste action. And simple colours.

I think it works for the joke though. I'm aware of the laziness behind it but again, I've been busy. I can see a light at the end though!

I'm thinking next weekend I'll have the whole Saturday to myself so I can get back up to the caliber I expect of myself.

So yeah. Thanks to those who continue to view and stop by.
One of these days this'll be a full time career and I can focus on making the best damn comics ever!

Well, maybe not ever...

But it'll definitely be a comic!

Enjoy.

-Brendan

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A big apology to all of you expecting a regular update.
Not only am I a week behind, I missed the Sunday deadline by a day.

So I provide to you a Labor Day sketch. 

Why so tardy Brendan?
Lately I'm in need of extra hours at work. Taking an art class at a local JuCo. Weekends also haven't been for lounging lately.

So it all added up to a couple late strips while I fall behind on my practice schedule.
Kind of hard to push myself towards an art career when I continually fall behind.

Anyone else ever have these problems?

Enjoy
-Brendan

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Hey! It's Saturday!
So as the story continues, how do we find our heroes face-to-face?!

Wasn't Brendan in a bar? Wasn't Becky the one who was passed out? Wasn't there a bar tender being snooty? 
Behold!
My attempt at story telling!

You're clearly sitting in a chair/couch while reading this but I assure you; YOU'LL ONLY NEED THE EDGE!

Ahem...

Do bear with me as I unfold some comic-world life changing events.
Well, maybe not life changing. Maybe character developing? That sounds more accurate.

Either way, a lot of this is all based on my recent anxiety problems I've been having. I figure a good way to deal with it is use the comic.

Hope it doesn't get too personal/preachy for you guys, but I'm under the impression the more personal I make this comic, the better my chances are of reaching an audience.

Risk nothing gain nothing.

POST OVER!

Enjoy!
-Brendan

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Feeling much better now. No more head cold, no more sniffles, no nothin'.

Still at the bar scene in Cap and Gown. Sometimes bartenders are the only ones who'll listen. 
Mostly because it helps them get paid.
And there's no one else to talk to other than drunks.

I'm not even a drinker, myself. But within cartooning; it opens doors to funny story lines.

At least to me.

Happy Sunday.
Enjoy!

-Brendan

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Normally I'd feel like talking about the comic and/or what's going on in the world of Cap and Gown.

But I have a head cold and I don't want to over-do the old think-machine.

Here's this week's comic.

Enjoy!

-Brendan

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So here we go. Continuity bound!

In case anyone's curious I have not been fired in real life nor do I plan on quitting/losing my current job. It's a pretty good gig.

But enough about me let's talk about Cap and Gown!

I'm a pretty big fan of how this week's comic turned out. I'm happy with the line work and I wanted to use the colour simply to convey an emotion/state of mind.
I think it worked out fairly well.

Anyway, as always

Enjoy!

-Brendan

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I bought some Bailey's and had this idea for a story arc.

That's right, I'm willingly pursuing continuity.
Yeesh! Look at this guy getting all brave with different panels and trying to tell a story!

I'm pretty excited for it. Hopefully the rest of you are as well.
So get ready for a prolonged story about cartoon-Brendan and his work and friendship woes!

Oh boy! When will the excitement end?!

...alright I'll stop.

Enjoy!

-Brendan

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I think a lot of people in the work force are familiar with this chart. I've noticed it in myself. But holy shit, this last week was beyond stressful.

I try to steer away from work-related strips. If i do decide to make one, I like to keep it vague so it's not too specific about where I work or what I do. I suppose that's either professional or paranoia.

Anyways, I want to apologize for taking last week off. I had a four day weekend and went to my parents home to help them paint a couple rooms.

That was definitely an adventure.

Needless to say when I got back to the apartment I was wore out.
That's not much in terms of an excuse. I could have just as easily cranked a comic out ahead of time. Lately though, I feel like I'm producing better comics under pressure. Waiting until Saturday to turn them out and only giving myself minimal time to think of a joke.

This lets me practice gesture and anatomy all week and study from a couple art books I have. 

But that's enough about me.

Nobody really wants to read all this. There's pretty pictures up above to look at.

So get to it!

Enjoy!
-Brendan