Stupid Brawny Man, Jack never would have done that to poor Molly. First of all, he wouldn’t have been outside. There are bugs outside. Secondly, four-wheelers are idiotic. Unless they’re strapped with C4 a la Battlefield 3. So he certainly wouldn’t have drug her onto one. Believe it or not, Panel 6 actually happened to a friend of mine, though …
INKS Back to the lightbox! I ink the comic using a combination of (faux) sable brushes, crow-quill and writing pens, and occasionally the microns that I letter with. I find that changing the tools for different sorts of details keeps the drawings readable in black and white and lends a certain solidity that I lack when I just use one …
Jim and I have been at Unicorn Soup for approaching a year now–this comic marks our first proper multi-comic story arc. Thanks to my wife for the story concept. Her quote was, “If you can capture how frustrating gamers and non-gamers can be to one another in a relationship you’ll win a fucking Oscar–or whatever it is that they award …
I’m sure you’ve got two questions. One an obvious question, and then a follow up. The obvious question, “Did this happen?” To answer that I’ll refer you to Panel 6. The follow up is no doubt, “Okay so it, ‘Didn’t happen,‘ but does it work?” Yes. Err–that’s what the internet tells me at least. Why a wife would ever leave …
Happy Valentine’s Day. I hope you spent the requisite currency to sufficiently prove your affection towards your loved one/significant other. All cynicism aside, it may be a crass and commercial excuse for a holiday, but it never hurts to show him or her you love them (I guess it can hurt if someone’s got serious issues, in which case, they …
Krogan love fried chicken–it’s not a well known part of the Mass Effect canon, but it’s there I assure you. The nerd outcry over co-op in Mass Effect struck me as bizarre. Granted it provided us fodder for a comic, but really if you don’t like co-op then don’t play it. Nerd sensitivity in general is odd especially, when developers …
Behold your future my childless nerds. It’s different, a happy different, but certainly different. The time I do get to game seems sweeter now, less frequent certainly, but sweeter. As to the comic, one of my favorite parts about collaborating with Jim are the background jokes and Easter Eggs he includes. Panel 4′s “Flying Brick” killed me… and apparently some helpless Nooblette. …
PANEL BORDERS AND LETTERS On my lightbox, with a new board, I trace the panel borders and lightly mark the spaces I’ve left for dialog in pencil. I have to be careful to make clear the spots where artwork breaks the borders or the bubbles so I don’t have to make corrections later. Then I rule the lines for the …
