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How to Decide Whether You Should Upgrade A Device
I’m not actually in the market for a new TV right now, but I’m always looking for an excuse. You don’t create over a thousand comic strips unless you are, to some extent, obsessive.
Last time I bought a new TV, I ended up standing in a Best Buy, in front of a wall of screens, trying to decide if one showing slow-motion images of blobs of paint falling through a black void looked better than one showing drone shots of a gothic cathedral at sunrise. It was difficult to make a decent...
2023-03-20 08:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
How to Discuss Your Origins
My name appearing on a couple of towns’ Wikipedia pages in no way constitutes either of those municipalities officially recognizing me. Any crazy person could have edited those pages.
There’s a good chance it was a crazy person related to me.
I will admit, having been one of the least impressive students ever to barely graduate from Sunnyside High School, it was a bit of a thrill to see myself described with the sterling accolade of “notable.”
I’ve said some pretty...
2023-03-13 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
How to Follow a Train of Thought
Occasionally, Ric and I have a conversation that ends with me stating “That’s a comic,” and then furiously taking notes. This is one of those, although Univerctus: the Devourer of the Devourer of worlds was my idea, not his. I gave it to him in the comic because it felt funnier that way . . . and because it’s such a goofy idea. The one other major change is that in the comic I gave Univerctus a giant cooking pot, but in the original conversation he cooked Galactus over a gargantuan ca...
2023-03-06 08:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
How to Adapt to the Ravages of Age
I once saw an interview with Phil Collins where he claimed that when they brought up the idea of him taking over as the lead singer of Genesis, the first thing he said was, “I’m not wearing the Slipperman costume.”
I also saw an interview with Peter Gabriel where he talked about a Genesis gig in Scotland where he came out on stage for the first time ...
2023-02-27 08:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
How to Process Recognition
Yes, Ric got recognized. Apparently, a coworker asked him out of the blue if he was “Rick from Basic Instructions.” When Ric admitted that he was, this person told him that he had been a big fan of Basic Instructions since high school. I’m not sure that Ric being recognizable from the insulting portrayal of him in my comic strip was made any more pleasant by the idea that the person who recognized him enjoyed the insulting portrayal, and has for a long time.
I didn’t ask if Rick...
2023-02-20 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
How to Handle Someone Else's Mistake
I don’t really have much to say about today’s comic, so instead I’ll share the following little image-based glimpse into my madness.
How to Recognize a Great Idea When You See It
Thinking about it further, I see that if you do correct the person's pronunciation, it suggests that you are well acquainted with the word in question.
How to Consider Trying Something New
I have nothing against meditation, transcendental or otherwise. It is something I’m seriously considering. I was just amused to see that they emphasized how easy and natural it was, then made it clear that you need two sessions with a qualified instructor to learn how to do it. That was the mental seed from which this majestic corpse flower of a comic grew.
Also, as I say in the comic, I am not comfortable with the idea of sitting in a room with a stranger, with my eyes closed. Maybe ...
2023-01-23 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
How to Explain What's Bothering You
No, I will not tell you the movie/novel. I don’t want to call out another writer in public like that, even if the odds are the writer in question will never know that I exist. That said, I wanted to discuss this bizarre decision in the abstract, so here we are.
Here’s what I will say:
The character in question is one of the primary protagonists of the film/novel.
In the film, he is painted as a good natured, friendly badass, not an outright criminal or murderer.
He...
2023-01-16 08:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
How to Tell if someone "Gets" You
Attached you will find a photo of my actual gifts from the real Ric. Say what you will, the man truly has the holiday spirit!
2023-01-09 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
How to Discuss a Puzzling Question
To be an ace in WWI, a fighter pilot had to shoot down five or more enemy planes. Manfred von Richthofen, called the Red Baron because he painted his planes bright red, shot down eighty.
In 1881, in the town of Tombstone, Arizona, at the O.K. Coral, a shootout took place between Marshal Virgil Earp, his two brothers Morgan and Wyatt, and their associate, Doc Holliday. They fought against five outlaws, all of whom were either killed or fled for their lives.
What does either of thes...
2023-01-02 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
How to Warn the People About Horrifying Future Events
Yes, that time is drawing near, when the copyright date on the comics will still read 2022 for a few weeks, even though it will, in fact, be 2023. It’s hard to say why people found the copyright discrepancy so disturbing in the first place, but now being bothered by it almost feels like a holiday tradition, like being bothered by Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas is You.
Speaking of warnings, I will be taking next week off. I will be back the week after tha...
2022-12-19 08:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
How to Reveal the Terrifying Truth
There's been a lot of talk about what group might or might not be controlling the entertainment industry. I don't claim to know everything, but I have had certain experiences. I have been a professional entertainer. I have performed in small one-night venues, large theaters, and one arena. I have worked for the largest entertainment corporation in the world, in various roles. I have created content under contract for large companies, and independently, which was then licenced by large compani...
2022-12-12 08:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Facebook Live With Luke Daniels
If you're at all interested, please come check out Luke Daniels' live reading from Authorities 2: destructive Reasoning, with special guest . . . Me. Facebook Live, December 8 at 6PM Eastern!
2022-12-07 23:49:17 +0000 UTC View PostHow to Be Kind to Yourself
Ironic that I’m not happy with the artwork of me beating myself up for a mistake.
2022-12-05 08:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post