[[PERCY and his mother. MOTHER is sewing.]]
PERCY: Why do all modern pictures of Santa's sleigh have RUDOLPH at the front?
Rudolph's a NON-CANON reindeer!
RUDOLPH: The "Rudolph" song is basically FAN-FICTION!
I GET that a red nose makes for a good TOY...but you can't just make willy-nilly ADDITIONS to Santa's OFFICIAL ROSTER!
MOTHER: The "official roster" was ITSELF just MADE UP by the author of "A Night Before Christmas."
PERCY: Really?
MOTHER: Really. Clement Moore invented the whole brood.
PERCY: Oh.
I thought they were in the BIBLE!
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{{Alt-text: Rudolph is a classic Mary Sue. But then again so is Jesus}}
Rudolph is a classic Mary Sue. But then again so is Jesus
This comic was originally published (in black & white) in 2008! The version above, colored by Anthony Clark, appears in my book Emperor of the Food Chain.
Click here to read the Scripture that accompanies it in the book.
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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