When the wind is in your face, you're either moving or being blown at.

#1130; In which an Era departs

  — June 2nd, 2015

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The great webcomic A Softer World posted its final strip yesterday. Joey & Emily started their comic in February 2003, just two months before I started Wondermark. When I first happened across their strip, I felt a certain kinship just because it was someone else making comics without laboriously drawing everything (like a sucker). I think too few creative people develop the discipline to end things when they’re ready to end them.

If you haven’t read A Softer World before, you have a treat waiting for you. The melancholy is greatly flavored if you picture Joey’s wolfish grin as you read.

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TUESDAY, 1/21: Tune into EXPERT PANEL on Twitch

January 20, 2025 by David Malki !

THIS WEEK, I’ll be streaming live with fellow historical-art-enthusiast Dylan Meconis for a new show we’re calling Expert Panel.

We’ll be trawling through the archives of historical newspapers and magazines, and trying our best to puzzle out what’s going on. What was the intended joke here?

This is an exercise born from my own research for Wondermark source material, marveling at some of what I’ve unearthed and excited to share it with the world in a whole different way.

This first episode will be streamed live at:

• TUESDAY JANUARY 21
• 1:00 PM PACIFIC TIME
• twitch.tv/davidmalki

You can even add a reminder to your calendar, if you like!

UPDATE: For a limited time, you can watch the archived stream on Twitch!


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