Quick Oats

Don Quixote Tilting at Pinball

Comic Jams

A Comic Jam is a fun stretching excersize for comic artists. Much like a musical 'jam session', two or more comic artists gather and collaboratively create comics panel by panel. Someone creates a panel, and then passes the comic to another artist who adds a panel and passes the comic again. There is not a lot of time to think and not a lot of time to draw.

The results often make little or no sense. Desperation devices such as a pizza delivery and the explosive end to all reality commonly make an appearance. Jam Comics that 'fail' are often still amusing and entertaining.

When they work, they're a bit of magic.

If you have a few minutes to cram full of comicy goodness, check out some of the Comics Jams created by members of the Michigan Comics Network.

I helped start the Michigan Comics Network...geez about 5 years ago now. We meet once a month, usually the first Saturday of the month. Check out the site and the forum for more info.

I created the second and third panel of the jam above. Apologies, I've forgotten who started it.

Veterans Day

Miss you Dad.

Vote Early...

..Vote Often, as they say.

Got to my polling place about 20 minutes before 7am today. Decent line. Groggy people. I seem to live in a fairly Republican area. One gentleman in line asked a poll worker what time the polls close. The worker said 8pm.
"Fox News said it was 9pm".
"No, sir, we close at 8, but if you are in line by 8 you may vote".
"But Fox News said it was 9"
"No, it's 8".
I couldn't help myself. I piped in "No, it must be 9pm. Fox News is neeeever wrong". Grins all around, fortunately.

Old Skool Robot

The Son wanted to be a robot this year. So, we got all DIY and whipped up a classic "robot" outfit.

I soldered my first solders on this project too for the nifty blue LED in the head lamp. I had planned to have several other LED lights on the chest plate, but it seems I melted the plastic battery holders while soldering and broke the circuit somewhere.