[[A photographer is taking pictures of a dog perched on a fainting couch.]]
MATTHEW: That's it. That's perfect, baby, PERFECT.
You're a NATURAL. I love it. You're gonna be HUGE in modeling! EVERYONE will want a piece of the new dog on the scene!
RAGS (THE DOG): But...
*sigh*
You're still sending out my headshot for dramatic roles, right? I mean, I came out here to be a serious actor.
MATTHEW: Baby. Sweetie. Let me tell you something! Let me tell you a secret of show business!
WHEN YOU ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A COVER SHOOT FOR VOGUE MAGAZINE
You do not talk too loud about switching your career focus!
RAGS: You're right. Okay. This isn't where I thought I'd end up, but a lot of new doors are opening and I can ride this wave wherever it takes me!
[[Cover of VOGUE. The headline is LOOK HOW STUPID THIS DOG LOOKS.]]
{{Header: pose for WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{Alt-text: Anna Wintour templed her perfect fingers. 'Now,' she hissed, 'we wait.'}}
Anna Wintour templed her perfect fingers. 'Now,' she hissed, 'we wait.'
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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