ANGIE: Did you pick up a gift for Shauna's party?
BRAD: Yeah, I found THIS awesomeness at a yard sale!
[[It's a lamp, the body of which is an entire turtle with the socket coming out of its mouth and the base emerging somewhat farther south.]]
BRAD: I named him STRIVEY.
He thinks the lamp is lettuce.
ANGIE: Get SERIOUS.
BRAD: WhAAAAt?
ANGIE: You KNOW how important it is to make a good impression with Shauna. She can unlock a LOT of business for us.
Yard sale INDEED. I will NOT have her thinking we're a bunch of CHEAPSKATES.
[[BRAD is a little put out.]]
[[He goes to his (quite modern-looking) computer...]]
[[...and something emerges from his gear-driven, coal-fired, cast-iron printer.]]
[[It's a large, barcoded price tag for $1,869.00, which he applies to the turtle's shell.]]
{{Header: make an impression at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{Alt-text: Oh WHOOPS ha ha ha I guess I forgot to remove that! HOW EMBARRASSING}}
Oh WHOOPS ha ha ha I guess I forgot to remove that! HOW EMBARRASSING
Here’s a better look at Strivey. I’ve only known him for a short time but man I love that guy. Thanks also to Shiwoo & Kelsey, who teamed up to contribute a spirited prequel to today’s comic!
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!
Read the rest here: [ 20 Years Ago (In Photocomic Form) ]
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