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
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
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
Hey! It's Sunday!
No offense to the company that sells/grows/distributes Cuties.
They're delicious.
And notoriously difficult to peel.
Granted I've never seared my eye with citrus, but the idea's gone through my head once or twice.
On a complete side note, I beat Darksiders 2 this morning.
And I loved it.
That's all I have to say about that.
Enjoy!
-Brendan
Happy Father's Day to all it applies to!
It's a day late and it's more of a step backward than in the right direction.
I don't know what happened with this.
I liked the sketch but as I inked it all in everything fell apart.
But stubbornness made me finish it even when I didn't want to.
I have to stick to a schedule, even if the comic looks like shit to me.
Hopefully you get a brief chuckle out of it, at least.
I need to get back to practicing.
-Brendan
