Oops

I bet, for a brief moment, you thought it might be the kitten that bit the dust.

I'm not that mean. XD

Although at this point I have, if you assume Emery got eaten and not that he went to McDonald's or something, violently killed each of the main characters except Jonatron. Solomon really is allergic to cats. I found that out when I asked if anyone knew that we could have pets at our place. Our upstairs neighbors have a kitty, and there are some huge dogs roaming the complex sometimes. I don't know what'd happen if Solomon encountered one of them, but I imagine it is something like this.

Also, check this out.

A Very Important Question

You know those days when there are no snacks in the house, and you are so hungry that even your roommates or friends begin to look appetizing? Yeah, this one is about those days.

What? You say you've never had a day like that?

Oh. Yeah. Uh, me neither. < <

Winter Clothing vs. Austin Weather

Whoops! Sorry this is going up so late in the day everyone! Believe it or not, I totally forgot about the comic. I finished it yesterday, but I forgot I was supposed to you know, update. < <

Anyway, it has been sufficiently cold enough for me to wear much of my non-t-shirt clothing around here. The chilly weather has lasted several days, which is unusual for Austin at this time of year. Normally we'd have a cold front roll through for a day and then we'd witness the return of the sun. I, like the fool I am, would believe it'd be cold for a few days at least, and would be prompted to grab that jacket or sweater that I bought in the summer and couldn't wear until now and then...disappointment. The sun would be out and it would be warm again.

So I'm enjoying the cold while I can. The first thing I did was grab one of my argyle sweaters. XD

I hope this applies to all of you readers.

What's this? Color? On a Thursday? I'm sensing a pattern here.

Sadly, this comic is one that may never see print. My editor said it was "too much of an endorsement for the paper" and that they could not run it. Which I can understand because yeah, if you read it then you'll see that it certainly does come off that way. Self-promotion was actually not my intent though. I was just calling it like I saw it. There's a chance that they'll still run it if I end the newspaper version at the second panel, but we'll see. The saddest part is that it is based on a 100% true story. This whole conversation really did take place. It was a while back when the first of our comic strips ran in the paper and we were newer to the game. The waitress, her name was Rebecca, was having a slow night and struck up a conversation about the paper. Jonathan shamelessly promoted us because Jonathan is the type to do such things when he cares about them. I think we made a fan that night.

And maybe I'm a little biased but even if Smoothie Home and tWC were not in the paper, I'd still laugh more on average after reading the comics page than I have in any of my previous years as a student here. I hope you all do too.

Have a nice weekend!

Artificial, Part 3

Tadaaaa! Rocking that bed head again. And that concludes Artificial. If you were confused by any of the other strips, reading them all together might fix that. I dunno if you all saw this coming, but rebuilding a person in their sleep is most definitely a Cesar and Jonathan sort of thing to do. In case you're wondering, the robot arm is not here to stay. They did put his real one back.

See you on Thursday!

Artificial, Part 2

Those two are up to something...

Conclusion on Tuesday!

Artificial, Part 1

Jonathan has always been kind of inventor in his own way. This was bound to happen eventually. And Cesar, well...He was beyond human to begin with. This is the first of three strips, Internet! There will be a suspenseful break during the weekend. =)

See you Friday!

Antisocial Behavior

This comic strip is sort of a commentary on human interaction. It was inspired by my Youth and Social Media class, and is one of those cases where the characters are not necessarily themselves. They are doing and saying things they wouldn't normally do because they represent all people rather than just themselves.

While my roommates have been known to sit around staring at laptops for long durations of time, I am admittedly just as guilty. Also, they're not that likely to turn down food.

Kindness

What's this? Color? On a Thursday? I think we might be on to something here!

Pay it forward, kids. Have a nice weekend!

Bed Head

"You look like Medusa."

Has anyone ever told you this when you woke up in the morning? It's something my dad says to my sister all the time. The longer my hair gets though, the more I encounter this saying myself. Hair can do crazy things when you've been laying on it for hours. None of my roommates have ever actually said this to me, but I always did wonder "What if...?"

Rest assured, I am not a female Gorgon by morning and I will not turn you to stone at the mere sight of me.

Table Hockey

This story is 100% true. Jonathan is the mastermind behind putting this game together. All need is the stuff listed above!

A cardboard box with a smooth side
Two bottle caps for slipers which you wrap in duct tape
A penny for the game disc

Granted, there's no air. But still, it actually works exactly the same way! It turns out the little table is Cesar's, by the way. =)

Oh, those moments.

The truest part of today's comic is the last panel. While I AM an awful dancer, I've never embarrassed Samantha in public like that. I'm much too shy for that sort of thing. The second panel usually goes the other way around. The character I'm playing rock band with there is my brother Zach (And our weenie dog Max) who you all haven't quite met yet. Normally we have to take the mic away from him.

This comic isn't meant to be so much funny as something you can relate to. I dunno about you, but I enjoy singing/dancing by myself every once in a while. =)

See you Friday.

There is much to see today...

...but not a real comic. While we're on the subject of bears, check out this bear suit:

Sorry for the lack of a real comic today, Internet. It turns out that the Daily Texan accepted my work, but DIDNT BOTHER TO LET ME KNOW until a day before the deadline. I had to get my stuff together and send in some strips. I was originally planning to turn them down, but Sammy and Solomon (of Smoothie Home, also in the paper) and Jonathan talked me out of it. Today they ran the comic about working out, which is cool. Go me. Now I get paid six dollars a strip, so that's nice. I'll have spending money. It does mean some changes for the blog, though. =\

For example, I'm not supposed to post a new comic before it runs in the paper. Hence no comic today. Also, the paper alternates between a MWF and T-TH update schedule every week, so now we have to as well. It's a little wierd, I know, but there is a bright side. Now I am ahead on comics, so I can update first thing in the morning. You guys won't have to wait until the middle of the night whenever I finish anymore. =)

In the meantime, I have a lot of neat things I can show you. I did all sorts of drawing this weekend. Nothing fancy, just sketches.




That last one is Bears vs. Sharks on a Shark Train. Below is a collaboration drawing of kids pretending to be stuff. From left to right: Jonathan's, Mine, Sammy's, Liz's, Taylor's, and Solomon's.

Here are some gunslingers we drew. Solomon did the top one, and Sammy and I did the bottom ones. Sammy's is the girl, in case you're wondering.


And last but not least, you can see the Cesar Robot drawings we did over the weekend in the post below.

Cesar Bots

These are the drawings of Cesar as a machine. It started because Solomon was drawing Cesar with a sword on his shoulder, at which point I suggested he give Cesar robot legs. The result was impressive, and many of us joined in. The order from top to bottom is:
Alon
Laura
Sammy
Solomon
Jonathan
Me.

Note how Sammy drew himself, Solomon, and I in the top right hand corner of his. XD

It's Been A While Since I've Worked Out

So I started running again this work for the first time in almost a year. It's harder than I remember. I'm not saying I was incredible at it or anything, but I could at least get past the driveway.

It's been a crazy week, Internet. I didn't update on Wednesday because I was submitting my stuff the the Daily Texan to see if they were interested. In the end though, I decided I didn't want to do it after all and so I didn't submit any samples. It would have meant a change in the update schedule (MWF and then T-TH) and format use for stuff, and it didn't seem worth it. Solomon and Sammy, however, had their first installment of Smoothie Home run in the Daily Texan so if you are an Austinite you might like to check that out.
Also, we had some crazy thunder last night that knocked out our power and internet connection. Why does that matter? Because I had this comic finished hours ago and you guys could have been reading it by mid-afternoon if it hadn't happened. Instead, I had to wait until I got to CA to upload the strip, which means you had to wait too. Sorry, guys. XD

But here it is! We're back on track.

Adventures in Blending.

This one is a 100% true story. A similar smoothie demon even burst forth from Solomon's guts exactly like that. That's what we get for making the theme of our second blended drink "Brown". The first one, however, turned out to be very delicious. Even Subhash (on the far left), who was our guinea pig, approved it. Here is the recipe, in case you are interested. It is mostly guesswork, but I figure if you play around with these ingredients you'll get something quite similar to us.

1/4 Red Delicious Apple
1 pint orange & vanilla sherbert
10 oz. 7UP
Approx. 5 oz. of Sparkiling
Pomegranate Fizzie
1 8 oz. can of pineapple slices
a handful of red seedless grapes

Try it at home, kids! (At your own risk)

Like never before.

You know, the comic pretty much says it all.

Have a nice weekend everyone!

These Are my roommates.

AND THIS IS EXACTLY HOW IT HAPPENED.

The stage is set, dear Internet, and these are our players.

What will become of them?

Giga Beef

First update in a while. Fear not though, dear Internet! I haven't forgotten you. I've just been moving in to my new (first!) apartment. It's been a tedious process and we don't have our interwebs set up. Before I moved in though, I went to visit Samantha and her family. This is a chronicling of one of the adventures we had.

It turns out Samantha's dad went to high school with the man who owns the most expensive longhorns in the U.S. And yes, he really was that shirtless and hairy when we met him. The longhorns are actually very impressive looking and not at all how I drew this one. I didn't know that they really are burnt orange and white. I now understand the logic behind my school's colors. The only thing that was kind of unappealing about these huge cows was the fact that they drool. A lot. And their drool kept managing to find Samantha's mom no matter where she moved.

Anyhow, this comic doesn't focus on the cows themselves. Instead, I chose to tell you about a rather awkward moment that happened right in the middle of conversation. The longhorn owner was telling me about his own time at UT and how he was forced to drop out. He said this in a very upbeat kind of way and I took it to mean that his grades must have sucked. I thought we were joking about it, so I laughed. Then in a sudden and very grave tone he informed me that it was because his dad died.

Needless to say, it was awkward.

As You Were.

Today's post is a day early since I'm not gonna be around on Monday. I'm catching a bus up to go visit Samantha one more time before we go back to our respective universities. I'm sure you guys understand when I say that I'm really not working on any comic stuff while I'm with her. I'll be back Tuesday though, so Wednesday's update should be on time!

Anyhow, the character you see up there looks a lot like Mando, but it is actually someone totally different. This is a guy I work with named Leo. As it turns out, we both share a particular fondness for The Lion King (blatant rip-off though it may be). On Friday, I could hear from Leo's headphones that he was listening to I Just Can't Wait To Be King over his headphones. We pretty much spent the next few hours tossing quotes and lyrics back and forth. I thought it would make a great comic.