October 6th, 2017 Cartoonist’s Commentary: This is actually one of my first webcomics where I used my paint program to do the shading on the furniture and the characters’ hair and clothes instead of using pencil. While there is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
September 29th, 2017
September 22nd, 2017 (This comic is dedicated to the American public school system… stifling independent thought and creativity since… err… um… I don’t remember. Is this going to be on the test? 😉 ) Cartoonist’s Commentary: I happen[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
September 15th, 2017 Cartoonist’s Commentary: Yet another reference to the Iceland-UK “Cod Wars” by Ash’s father. I’ve been fascinated for a long time about how Iceland has such a minimal military presence… just a small Coast Guard and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
September 8th, 2017 Cartoonist’s Commentary: The reference to the British frigate by Ash’s father refers to the third “Cod War” back in the mid-1970’s, the last in a series of sort-of-militarized disputes over fishing territory near Iceland. They[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
September 1st, 2017 Cartoonist’s Commentary: This strip contains the first appearance of Ash’s father, Einar Magnusson. He’s a hard-drinking, skirt-chasing fisherman who emigrated from Iceland. He also, for better or worse, happens to be Cam’s idol. When I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
August 25th, 2017
August 11th, 2017 Cartoonist’s Commentary: What can I say other than I just like poking fun at the mainstream news media. I know they’ve never been the paragon of impartial, objective of journalism they make themselves out to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
August 4th, 2017 Cartoonist’s Commentary: This strip establishes Ash as not just an introvert, but also possessing a degree of social anxiety with crowds and publicity. While I don’t suffer from social anxiety (or at least not much[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…