Archive for February, 2010
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Is this strip unclear? I feel I took a bit of a risk by using images instead of dialogue.
I originally got this idea some time last week after discussing a Spanish short film with Samantha about a guy who makes a deal with Satan in order to get rich. Satan helps the dude rob a bank, and though the man conceals his identity, the devil appears as him on the security tapes so the cops catch him anyway. And that is all well and good. The greedy fool gets what he deserves.
But then it occurred to me that despite appearing as this guy on tape, the Devil was himself during the robbery. Imagine telling that story to the cops when they finally arrived.
“Did you get a good look at the guy?”
“Yeah, he uh..was the Devil.”
“The Devil, sir?”
“Satan, man. The fucking Accuser of Our Brethren just robbed the bank!”
Well, that’s a quick way to earn yourself some raised eyebrows and a one way ticket to the funny farm.
In other news, I have drawn some birthday images for some folks of late, and I thought you might like to see them:
The first one was for Samantha, who I sadly could not be with on her birthday this year. I really like the way it turned out. =)
The second one I sent to Jonathan of 6 Dollars Please on his birthday. He is a pretty cool dude. I spent about an hour just kind of hanging out talking to him today, and he mentioned that he would like his readers to let him know what their favorite 6 Dollars, Please strips are in preparation for their Staple event. That’s right! If you haven’t heard yet, they are going to be at Staple next week (I think it’s next week). You should definitely head over to their comic blog right now and help them out by choosing a favorite strip.
See you Monday!
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..As you probably can see. Bear with me as I try to make the site more presentable.I don’t know anything about CSS, so I am basically just trying whatever until something works. Everything you see here is a test. I know most of you were probably expecting a comic today, but I have have been and will continue to be swamped with work this week. Don’t fret though, Thursday’s comic will go up as planned!
The good news is that what little free time I have allowed me to work on the site here. I have a few more tweeks to make, but this is probably the new look for ScribbleDemon. What do you think? I would appreciate any comments or critiques.
– Emery
This comic came about after a rather amusing conversation with Jonathan’s brother Nathan, who can be seen in the background of the first two panels. We discussed what we might do if we had two hours before the world ended and we were certain we were going to die. And it’s a good question. How would you handle it?
Nathan decided he wanted to go out breakdancing, while I opted for something I might have always wanted to try but never did for whatever reason. There are man such things in my life, pop rocks and coke among them. Not all of them are bright ideas though, as it should be noted that I had originally planned a different ending in which the characters race a pair of rolling chairs down a flight of stairs, but I liked this better.
See you on Tuesday, folks!
Is it too late to make a Valentine’s Day joke? Today’s comic is six panels since I didn’t really do one for Monday. As a result of trying to complete six panels in half the time it takes to do a normal comic though, it feels a little rushed.
Obviously this strip did not happen exactly like this since Samantha is in New York and not Austin, and in actuality I think Solomon probably understands the power of drawing something as gift for somebody more than anyone. But it does raise a great question: when none of the V-Day cards suffice, is it acceptable to make one yourself or is this a “cop-out” of sorts? Personally I prefer drawing something nice as opposed to throwing away $2-$4 on something totally lame. Sometimes it is just possible to do better than the card companies. But what do you all think?
Hey everyone! There was sort of a mix-up with the DT comics schedule this week, so Monday’s comic is postponed until Wednesday. However, you can see this little Valentine’s Day thingy I made for Samantha if you like. The second panel of it might well be my favorite thing I’ve ever drawn. XD
Hope you all had a nice Holiday. =)