Premise Beach

Hey, so it’s Hallowe’en, and because of this ill-conceived story arc, I didn’t get to do a strip to celebrate the non-holiday.  So, in lieu of playing dress-up with my characters under the guise of a comic (all cartoonists do it, and all cartoonists love to do it), I thought I’d show you what Dan’s being this year.

I would throw up a link to PvP here, but really, does Scott Kurtz need my help in gaining new readers?  Don’t be ridiculous.

Happy November 1st, Stomache Ache Awareness Day!

This Saturday, October 3, I’ll be joining hundreds of other cartoonists in doing one of the most awesome things ever: making a 24 hour comic.  I just barely pulled my comic off last year, and am happy enough with it, looking back.

For the uninformed, the rules are easy: 24 hours, 24 pages, or 100 panels. For the uninformed-yet-really-curious, the official 24 Hour Comics Day site has more details than you can shake a stick at.  Seriosuly, stop shaking that stick.  It’s rude.

So, starting when I get up on Saturday (I’m aiming for around 10:00am EST), be sure to check back here all day to witness my slow decent into madness first-hand.  And for extra fun, be sure to follow my Twitter feed, to watch the level of cursing slowly but surely rise!

Yay!

If you go back to about mid-August, you’ll notice that I’ve been trying to up my game in terms of shading.  Light and shadow are something that I’ve never been able to emulate very well; I was always more comfortable with dropping some shadows along my lines, which is fine, I suppose, but doesn’t end up looking realistic.  Blame it on the fact that I still think that the more simple the art is, the more easily it can convey its message.  Be that as it may, there’s no excuse for not trying, at least.

Plus, well, I ended up reading through the entire Girls With Slingshots archive recently, and that lady knows her lighting.