September 9, 2010: I'm sick (more info later today) and can't draw (no, seriously) so Zach of Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal and Snowflakes volunteered to make sure you had something to read today.
Thanks, Zach!
Also, Choo-Choo Bear's appearing in Girls
With Slingshots this week (here, here, and here) - and Davan
(in a scene of the near future) is in Shortpacked
Pass Some Time, Read Some Comics
August 17
Let's start today with a couple of webcomic links. First, lemme do so and involve a
little promotion/reminder. "Times Like This" is a webcomic by Thomas Overbeck - who is also one of the
people behind Dallas Webcomics Expo, where I'll be this Saturday - and if you're in the area, you should be, too.
Other people attending the event will be Rob D., 1/4th of the talent behind "Cyanide & Happiness,
Joel Watson of "Hijinks Ensue", the folks of Lunasea Studios and "Little Vampires", my old friend Don Cook and less-old friend Halo of of "Deranged Comics" and "Glitch," respectively, and David McGuire of "Gastrophobia." There's more webcomics that'll be there. I'm
just sayin'.
Y'know what? I've got nothin' else to say today. -R.
Bian and Beyond
August 16
Woo. Where to begin. Oh, I know. With prostituting myself.
First, con stuff: I'll be at Dallas Webcomics Expo this comic Saturday, August 21st, in Dallas. Come by, get free
sketches, marvel at my beardless chin, and buy stuff.
Speaking of buying stuff... Lotsa stuff going on in the store this month. First off, Super Stupor #3 is
available. Like the other two issues, it takes a strip from the archive and builds a new story off of it. Also, Super Stupor #2 is on reprint pre-order - and you can even order a bundle and get a surprise gift. Or take advantage of the "Randy
is Lazy" offer through Friday (Aug. 20th) and order Super Stupor 2, 3, or one of the two Super Stupor bundles as "unsigned" and save a buck or two.
Not a fan of books? How about art? We have a new poster called "8-Bit
Inferno," a retelling of the final canto of Dante's Inferno... with 8-bit and coin-op characters. The poster is also part of the "Randy
is Lazy" sale. But if you prefer prints, there are five new prints taken from watercolors - including"Medusa's Songbird, Unicorns Cheat," "Robo Wants," "The Waiting Maw," and "The Jellyfish's Promise." Yoc can even order all five and save a few bucks.
Okay, enough of that. I'll be whoring myself more throughout the week. Now, let's talk about this past storyline - "Unfamiliar Faces."
Now, in the footnote of the first strip of the arch I said that neither of the
character to appear had appeared before. In fact, until the final panel of Part 5, none of the characters who
appeared had ever appeared before in S*P. Yes, more than a few people either didn't read the footnote (it happens) or were convinced I was trying to
trick them and these characters HAD show up before (no, I really wasn't). That being said, I will answer a few common questions I've gotten.
First, Bian's name is pronounced like "Beyond" but if you dropped the "d" at the end.
Second, yes, Bian will be showing up more later.
Third, no, Davan will not be cheating on Vanessa with her nor will Vanessa be cheating on Davan with Bian. In fact, Bian will be having absolutely
NO romantic interactions with any currently established characters in S*P. If you whine about spoilers, I don't care. I just got a LOT of panicked
emails about how Bian was going to be a homewrecker or something.
Beyond this, I'm not explaining why she's in the strip. She's just here. Time will tell.
Am I forgetting anything? Oh yes. You should be reading the new webcomic from Jon Rosenberg, "Scenes From a
Multiverse." More later. -R..
