[[THAD waves goodbye to a disinterested-looking THEODOSIA.]]
THAD: I'm gonna head up for a while, back in a bit.
THEODOSIA: Have fun.
[[THAD climbs onto a bizarre pedal-driven flying machine.]]
[[He lifts off, copter blades spinning furiously.]]
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[[THAD gains altitude as the blades spin faster.]]
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[[High over the countryside, THAD meets NORMAN coming the other way on his own flying contraption, which is completely different from THAD'S.]]
THAD: How's tricks, Norman?
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NORMAN: WHAT
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THAD: I said, "HOW'S TRICKS, NORMAN?"
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NORMAN: BRICKS?
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THAD: TRICKS!
HOW'S TRICKS?
NORMAN: WHAT?
[[THAD flies on, passing two men fishing near a small town.]]
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THAD: Good morning!
[[THAD passes a group of men watching a steamship pass by.]]
THAD: Good morning!
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[[THAD passes some rocky cliffs and some large birds.]]
THAD: WHEEEE
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[[A great city lies spread out below him.]]
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THAD: GOOD MORNING!
[[He continues to fly over the urban sprawl.]]
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THAD: Good morning everyone!
[[And he's sitting on a barrel, making the "whutta whutta" noise, back at home.]]
THAD: WHUTTA WHUTTA WHUTTA WHUTTA
THEODOSIA: We should really get Grandpa on some new medication.
THELINDA: Oh, but he always comes back with such STORIES!
{{Header: take a ride at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{Alt-Text: But never any presents.}}
But never any presents.
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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