[[A man scratches his head as a woman holds a little girl, who holds a toy dinosaur in one hand.]]
SEAN: I, uh, wasn't sure what to get her. I hope she likes dinosaurs.
KATE: It's fine! But I hope you didn't spend a lot.
No offense, but she'll probably love it for a day, and then it'll go in the box with all the rest.
SEAN: No, it was actually just fifty cents! The box says it's designed for exactly that situation--it only lasts a couple of days.
The child gets to play with it while it's new and exciting, but everyone's spared the task of finding it a permanent home.
CAPTION: Two days later.
SEAN (thinks): Wait, what the heck does that mean, ONLY LASTS A COUPLE OF DAYS?
[[The two-day-old dinosaur toy erupts in a ball of flame, which unfortunately incinerates KATE and her daughter as well.]]
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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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