[[A man in a tuxedo is holding a buxom woman in a low-cut gown; they are talking to Davey, a skeleton.]]

Woman: Davey! What’s this I hear about you not going to the prom?
Davey: Yeah, well, I’ve got nobody to dance with.

Man: Ha ha ha! No BODY!
Woman: That’s okay, you can still go stag, right?
Davey: I-I don’t think I have the guts.

Man: Hee hee hee!
Woman: Oh, Davey. You are so funny! That’s what I love about you.

You are such a sweetheart. Any girl would be lucky to have you. Just give it time!

[[The two leave Davey standing alone.]]

[[Davey lowers his head, sadly.]]

[[A man in a tuxedo is holding a buxom woman in a low-cut gown; they are talking to Davey, a skeleton.]]

Woman: Davey! What's this I hear about you not going to the prom?
Davey: Yeah, well, I've got nobody to dance with.

Man: Ha ha ha! No BODY!
Woman: That's okay, you can still go stag, right?
Davey: I-I don't think I have the guts.

Man: Hee hee hee!
Woman: Oh, Davey. You are so funny! That's what I love about you.

You are such a sweetheart. Any girl would be lucky to have you. Just give it time!

[[The two leave Davey standing alone.]]

[[Davey lowers his head, sadly.]]

i don't think he was joking

#174; In which a Skeleton remains alone

[ Tags: despair, otherworldliness, relationships, school, visual ] Permalink: https://wondermark.com/c/174/

20 years ago (in photocomic form)

June 9, 2026 by David Malki !

The computers tell me it was 20 years ago, June 9, 2006, that I arrived in New York for my first-ever comic convention as an exhibitor, MoCCA.

It was an important trip for me, a milestone in what would go on to become my career.

I wrote a little reminiscence on Patreon (free/unlocked) — including a first-since-then reprint of the photocomics I made at the time, documenting the trip!