[[A person in a porkpie hat and a bystander are sitting on a bench.]]
Boat Fan: Check out that boat supply shop over there.
Boat Fan: You need any *boat supplies*?
Boat Fan: Boat oil? Boat string? Boat cranks? Boat wood?
Boat Fan: Boat mats? Boat paper? Boat bags? Boat air?
Boat Fan: Boat hooks? Boat additive? Boat sealant? Boat seasoning?
Boat Fan: Boat primer? *They got it.* Boat flags? *Three aisles.* Boat jugs? *Invented 'em.* Boat lights? *Captain's own.*
Boat Fan: Store *looks* like a boat. *Feels* like a boat. *Sways* like a boat. Sometimes gets *lost* for a bit.
Boat Fan: Do... you... need... Boat seals? Boat racks? Boat wheels? Boat wax?
Bystander: *Yes.* I do. I need some boat wax.
Bystander: Gotta wax the ol' boat every now and then.
Boat Fan: Is that... is that a euphemism?
Bystander: And what if it is?
Bystander: You need to get past your boat hangups!
Boat Fan: *What!!* I don't *have* any *boat hangups!*
Boat Fan: *That's* why I need to get some boat hooks!!
{{header: adrift with WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: NOTHING can sink the LARGEST BOAT SUPPLY STORE EVER BUILT -- unless -- wait, on the horizon -- is that an iceberg supply store???}}
NOTHING can sink the LARGEST BOAT SUPPLY STORE EVER BUILT -- unless -- wait, on the horizon -- is that an iceberg supply store???
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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