#1131; Art from the Aether

Comic Transcripts

[[A crudely drawn cartoon is displayed, about a cartoonist and his friend. The cartoonist’s thoughts are displayed in a thought bubble.]]
Friend: My wife wants to leave me! She’s my everything! I don’t know what to do!!
Cartoonist: Yowza! No wonder she does, with that attitude! I’m gonna be late for my tee time!

[[Back in real life, the friend in question expresses their displeasure.]]
Friend: Dude. NOT cool. That was a PRIVATE interaction between us. I can’t BELIEVE you’d use it in your comic!
Friend: Is THAT how you REALLY FELT? Couldn’t wait for our conversation to be OVER? I’m INSULTED!
Cartoonist: NO! Not at ALL! Sometimes real-life situations suggest BIZARRE ALTERNATE REALITIES in my mind… I write about THOSE!

[[Back in the cartoon.]]
Friend: Hey! Did you write about me in your comic? That’s rude! I’m embarrassed!!
Cartoonist: Yeah! I follow you around waiting for you to do something dumb! I’m never disappointed!

[[Real life.]]
Friend: SERIOUSLY?
Cartoonist: Not everything is ABOUT YOU, man! I found a funny comedic thread and followed it to its absurd conclusion! CHILL OUT!

[[Cartoon.]]
Friend: Hey, I’m funny! Write a comic about me!
Cartoonist: What if… I have been all along??

[[Real life.]]
Cartoonist: I’m not sure if you possess the requisite level of sophistication to fully understand my unimpeachable and fully original creative process

{{header: tell everything to WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: this comic ISN’T about YOU, OR that discussion we had last thursday, MAUREEN}}

#1131; Art from the Aether transcribed by in

[[Real life.]]
Friend: SERIOUSLY?
Cartoonist: Not everything is ABOUT YOU, man! I found a funny comedic thread and followed it to its absurd conclusion! CHILL OUT!

[[Cartoon.]]
Friend: Hey, I’m funny! Write a comic about me!
Cartoonist: What if… I have been all along??

[[Real life.]]
Cartoonist: I’m not sure if you possess the requisite level of sophistication to fully understand my unimpeachable and fully original creative process

{{header: tell everything to WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: this comic ISN’T about YOU, OR that discussion we had last thursday, MAUREEN}}

#1131; Art from the Aether transcribed by in

[[A crudely drawn cartoon is displayed, about a cartoonist and his friend. The cartoonist's thoughts are displayed in a thought bubble.]]
Friend: My wife wants to leave me! She's my everything! I don't know what to do!!
Cartoonist: Yowza! No wonder she does, with that attitude! I'm gonna be late for my tee time!

[[Back in real life, the friend in question expresses their displeasure.]]
Friend: Dude. NOT cool. That was a PRIVATE interaction between us. I can't BELIEVE you'd use it in your comic!
Friend: Is THAT how you REALLY FELT? Couldn't wait for our conversation to be OVER? I'm INSULTED!
Cartoonist: NO! Not at ALL! Sometimes real-life situations suggest BIZARRE ALTERNATE REALITIES in my mind... I write about THOSE!

[[Back in the cartoon.]]
Friend: Hey! Did you write about me in your comic? That's rude! I'm embarrassed!!
Cartoonist: Yeah! I follow you around waiting for you to do something dumb! I'm never disappointed!

[[Real life.]]
Friend: SERIOUSLY?
Cartoonist: Not everything is ABOUT YOU, man! I found a funny comedic thread and followed it to its absurd conclusion! CHILL OUT!

[[Cartoon.]]
Friend: Hey, I'm funny! Write a comic about me!
Cartoonist: What if... I have been all along??

[[Real life.]]
Cartoonist: I'm not sure if you possess the requisite level of sophistication to fully understand my unimpeachable and fully original creative process

{{header: tell everything to WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: this comic ISN'T about YOU, OR that discussion we had last thursday, MAUREEN}}

this comic ISN'T about YOU, OR that discussion we had last thursday, MAUREEN

#1131; Art from the Aether

— June 5th, 2015

[ Tags: annoyances, art, narcissism ] Permalink: https://wondermark.com/c/1131/

Buy a Print

In addition to buying things directly from me, the normal way, my game Bolted! is also now available on Amazon dot com.

On that famous website, you can also get the Creature-Crafting Magnets Set, which is made of the same artwork from the game, but is just a weird little trinket (not a playable game).

My kiddo made the elaborate version below to show off just how many magnets you get in the set (it’s 150 pieces in all — this isn’t even all of them).

Also now on Amazon is my set of Multi-Purpose Greeting Cards — a full dozen cards with envelopes in a fancy, unbranded, foil-stamped box!

Event alert!

I’ll also be showing off Bolted! at Greenwood Games, an event in Seattle this Saturday:

Greenwood Games is a free, all-ages community game event that invites players to spend the afternoon walking Greenwood Avenue from 65th to 80th, collecting clues, cracking puzzles, and discovering games made right here in Washington.

Think of it as Pride Hop, ArtWalk, and the Gumshoe all rolled into one, except the whole thing is built around games and puzzles.

Local game designers will be set up at different places along Greenwood Avenue in Phinney Ridge (near Ballard). My specific spot will be the “Holy Mountain Phinney Ridge Taproom”. All the information about all the different games & venues is on the website!

(If you’re in Seattle generally but not free tomorrow, Bolted! is also stocked at Blue Highway Games in Queen Anne.)

Next week, I’ll be at Gen Con! I personally will be hanging with my buddy Sam Logan at BFE Webcomics, booth #1217… but I have it on good authority that copies of Bolted! will be available at the CRWN Studios booth, #2549.

Visit one booth! Then the other! The order…is up to you.

Comic Transcripts

#1131; Art from the Aether

— June 5th, 2015

Event alert!

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