[[A wife stands leaning over her husband's shoulder as he examines papers at his desk.]]
Wife: Don't forget to write a check for our marmoset coverage.
Husband: What? Marmoset coverage?
Husband: Since when do we have marmoset coverage?
Wife: Since last month! I signed us up.
Wife: They were having a special.
Husband: Why in the world would we need marmoset coverage?
Husband: What is marmoset coverage?
Husband: More to the point, why are there always these surprises waiting for me in the check ledger?
[[Close-up on the upper torso of the wife and husband, still in the same position.]]
Wife: Baby, if something were to -
Wife: If you had a -
Wife: If there was a marmoset incident -
Wife: Honey, I don't know what I'd do. And that is God's honest truth.
[[Back to original scene]]
Husband: I guess it's only eighteen bucks a month.
Wife: Also write one for the zebra insurance.
{{header: just in case at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: i guess all things considered it is better to be prepared}}
i guess all things considered it is better to be prepared
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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