– So what’d you think of your first day as a blacksmith?
– Seems okay. My shoulder’s a little sore.

– Get used to it. I’ve got some Ben-Gay if you want any.
– Thanks. I’m all right.

– You sure? After work, sometimes the guys go down the street, have a few drinks, you know?

– Then some of us crash in a hotel room, help each other with the Ben-Gay, see what happens…
– Come on, man, it’s my first day!

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alt-text: blacksmiths are so gay

– So what’d you think of your first day as a blacksmith?
– Seems okay. My shoulder’s a little sore.

– Get used to it. I’ve got some Ben-Gay if you want any.
– Thanks. I’m all right.

– You sure? After work, sometimes the guys go down the street, have a few drinks, you know?

– Then some of us crash in a hotel room, help each other with the Ben-Gay, see what happens…
– Come on, man, it’s my first day!

header: explore yourself at WONDERMARK.COM
alt-text: blacksmiths are so gay

- So what'd you think of your first day as a blacksmith?
- Seems okay. My shoulder's a little sore.

- Get used to it. I've got some Ben-Gay if you want any.
- Thanks. I'm all right.

- You sure? After work, sometimes the guys go down the street, have a few drinks, you know?

- Then some of us crash in a hotel room, help each other with the Ben-Gay, see what happens...
- Come on, man, it's my first day!

header: explore yourself at WONDERMARK.COM
alt-text: blacksmiths are so gay

blacksmiths! so stereotypically gay

#031; In which Overtones are present

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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!