♫ “Christmas Trees For Breakfast†by Request-A-Song.com
#holidays
Both “Let It Snow†and “The Christmas Song
Both “Let It Snow†and “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)†came from songwriters trying to take their minds off the heat of summer in 1945.
♫ “Frosty The Snowman†by Santa Sabbath
♫ “Frosty The Snowman†by Santa Sabbath (to the tune of “Paranoid†by Black Sabbath)
There’s a music video with lyrics.
(I think I heard of Santa Sabbath via Tim Hulsizer.)
Happy May Day!
Last Easter season I saw this display and wondered
Last Easter season I saw this display and wondered — is it “natural” or “artificial”? (Look at the wrapper, then look at the display box.)
Happy Bonza Bottler Day
Happy Bonza Bottler Day!
The Story of Jake Tuesday – 1
Transcript
This story marks my return to the pages of The Commons – with a full-length article in comics format! You can pick up a free print copy today through next Tuesday at numerous locations in Brattleboro and the rest of Windham County, VT, or download the paper as a PDF (44 MB) read it at The Commons website. The version in The Commons is laid out differently and in color (provided by The Commons). Here are photos of it in the paper (click to enlarge):
(That’s right – I got a jump page!)
I’m really excited about this one; I’ve been wanting to do stuff like this for a while, and I’m happy with how it came out – and having it in a newspaper makes it even better! Thanks to Commons editor Jeff Potter for devoting space to graphic journalism.
(PS: Sorry for the occasionally jaggy image quality – I’ve started drawing smaller and haven’t yet got the hang of reproducing the thinnest lines at screen resolution.)
Update 2014-06-12: I should’ve mentioned earlier, you can get your own print copy of this comic in Square Dance #6 (a collection of my short comics) and The Cartoon Picayune #4 (an anthology of graphic journalism). You can also peek at my process behind the scenes in The Cartoon Picayune‘s interview with me.
Cupid’s Mission 1 of 3
I return from the distraction of moving house with…an out-of-season Valentine’s Day strip? Well, maybe I’ll post a printable version when the season rolls around. In any case, though I think this page could be its own strip, in fact there is more. Apparently I just don’t know when to stop!
Fathertron
Whoops, no comic today, but here’s the Father’s Day card I made for my dad:
Comic tomorrow, OK?
Winter Solstice on Earth
(This comic appears in Square Dance #4.)
A Montage of Thanks
Spinning World appears each month in The Commons.
Thanksgiving Through The Years
Transcript
Thanksgiving Through the Years
A Wamponaog adult tells a child, “We give thanks to these plants and animals who gave their lives so we may live…” Unnoticed in the background, Pilgrims appear on the horizon.
A white American man says Thankgiving grace: “We give thanks for this food to the Big Sky-Daddy who so kindly depopulated this great land for us…” Their eyes closed, none of the family yet sees the giant flying saucers in the sky outside the window.
A huge potbellied alien with spindly limbs plucks a human from a jar and says, “We give thanks to Zlarx for these delectable beings (who are also such versatile slaves)…” (“Help!” cries the human in its tiny voice.)
Notes
This month I was so busy and tired that I couldn’t bring myself to do a strip that required research, so I redrew a seasonal strip from the Keene Free Comics days. I think the new strip is clearer, but I still drew the human too small in the last panel! C’est la vie. I will have to fill in November’s Great Moments In Nuclear History at a later date.
Get this strip as part of Square Dance #4.