Black is night’s cope; But death will not appal One who, past doubtings all, Waits in unhope. — Thomas Hardy, “In Tenebris” (Please excuse this intermission from the Valentine’s Day story. In a comic about animals, I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s winter! It’s snowing! Wow! This is the first 2×2 Dinosaur Kid. It lets me post bigger panels than the 4×1 arrangement, and I like that a lot. It’s just more exciting, more in-yo-face. I will write as many 2x2s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is the last strip that ignores season entirely! So long, nonwinter. That middle panel was fun, but I feel like it could be better. I don’t know if it conveys a lot of motion.
Favorite thing about this one: the minimal text. Least favorite: the “shadows” on the “sandcastle.” Bad idea. We’ll fix it in post-.* *what i would say if i were a movie-magician
Where I grew up, it was “paper-rock-scissors,” in that order. But as I grew up I noticed more and more people using “rock-paper-scissors,” which is pretty much the accepted arrangement. I bit the bullet for this one and used the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When I wrote this one, D.K.’s answer was a lot longer. It had these parts, but then something about eating fluorescent light and being friends with the moon. My favorite thing about this one is the gradual rotation of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I wrote a 5-strip Valentine’s Day arc last week. I can’t wait to draw it, except I’ve got to spend more time on my thesis. Anyway, the arc’ll start in February. What kind of Cupidean mayhem will Dinosaur Kid unleash?![…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Got a little adventurous with the lettering in this one. That concludes the saga of playing house.
Happy New Year! I spent yesterday sweeping snow off of the driveway (like, with a broom) and beating Final Fantasy IX. It has the greatest beginning and ending, and a 65% great middle. Actually, this comic sort of reminds me[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The one thing I regret about launching this webcomic is the timing. I like Calvin and Hobbes a lot, and one thing Bill Watterson did was stick to the calendar. Calvin went to school in September, built snow-whatevers all winter,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…