It’s back! It’s not a masterpiece, but it’s back!
After a month of overseas adventures, just getting used to drawing these characters again is a challenge. So why not start back up with a comic about their varied physical appearances?
More snarky adventures to come in the coming weeks.
Have some filler art, y’all.
When I haven’t been trying to master basic small talk in four languages this week, I was in a vaguely steampunky mood. Was going to draw something cyberpunk as well to balance it out, but I’m not sure I’ll have time. But we’ll see.
While the Thu’um is impressive, I think that the Teacher Voice is something closer to The Voice used by the Bene Gesserit in Dune; a means ”to control others merely by selected tone shadings of the voice.” The Wikipedia description hits particularly close to home:
By modulating the subtleties of her voice, a Bene Gesserit can issue commands on a subconscious level, compelling obedience in others that they cannot resist, whether they are consciously aware of the attempt or not. This control can be as subtle as influencing thoughts and motivations, or as strong as forcing physical actions in the subject.
This might be the last you’ll see of das comick for a little while as I’m going to be going overseas in April and will be spending a lot of time up until then preparing. I may try to get a couple of bits of filler up in advance though. When I get back, I should be able to concentrate on doing BIG THINGS with Angry Geeks. Oh yes…
This comic is being posted SUPER LATE because preparing to spend a month overseas often takes longer than one would expect. Hopefully I’ll get to squeeze one more out before then, and I’ll be able to leave some kind of placeholder in place until I return.
I appreciate wanting to give one’s child a special and interesting name as a unique identifier in this increasingly anonymous world, but there’s a difference between this and plain old bad spelling. Apologies to anyone that is named here or has given a name here.
And thanks to Kris for developing the concept of Dixon R Sole.
Inspired by real life. This one’s for all the teachers. *pours one out*
Distractions this week mean that I haven’t been able to sort out a comic properly, so have some fanart instead, inspired by the new book outline by author John Birmingham.
May have gone a little over the top with the Photoshop lighting effects, but overall I’m pretty happy with it.
Inspired by true events.
I’m personally Cyclops fan, but even I will agree that he makes an excellent punching bag. Serously, the guy just can’t get a break.
Oh, and Letty is wearing a Baking Is Science Fot Hungry People apron. Pick one up today and show Jeph Jacques some appreciation.
If any of these comics can be considered to have an actual point, this one’s is that what we consider ‘normal’ greatly depends on our own unique perspective and environmment.
Actually it was mostly an excuse to draw the Tawny Frogmouth (nicknamed Kermit) that landed outside my window the other week and stayed there for two nights.
And to shoehorn in a mention Turduckens, which I have an unhealthy facination with.
I’ve been sitting on this basic premise for a while now and was just waiting on some vaguely-topical Star Trek news to come out so I could roll with it.
For your reference: Sherlock, Star Trek Generations, Boston Legal and Shortpacked. Buy some Shortpacked merch while you’re there.
