There’s a Jesus-in-a-box on my commute. I’ve had lots of opportunities to think of things that he might have to say. Unfortunately, since I’m usually driving, I haven’t had the opportunity to write most of them down. Still, I think we’ll be seeing him again, especially since I can’t wait to find out what he has to say about the fact that his box hasn’t been weeded in months.
For those of you who don’t read webcomics regularly, you’d be well advised to read Fred Gallagher’s Megatokyo. One of the first insanely popular web comics, Megatokyo has made a major impact into the comic-reading culture. Early in the series, the main character (Piro) drew a picture called “Sad Girl in Snow”. Almost every webcomic I read has its “Sad Girl in Snow” parody. When this horrible pun struck me, I couldn’t help but join the fray.
It could be worse. She could be on the phone with the clients.
The very precise art style I used for “The Longest Night of the Summer” was nice, but very tedious, and I was angry at how often I bailed out by using cut and paste to put her together. It also took too damned long, with the 12 strips in the Longest Night of the Summer taking almost three months for me to draw (fittingly, last summer).
From here forward, I decided to use a much sloppier, but more honest drawing method. Yes, the art quality’s gone downhill, but ultimately that means more comics for you. A comic every week or two just doesn’t cut it.
