#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