#99 Ph.D 2

Happens all the time. I almost got a doctorate in coloring outside the lines (literally: I didn't see why I should keep my crayon lines INSIDE the printed coloring page lines when there was a perfectly good ENTIRE PAGE I could color all over) but then I fumbled up my thesis by coloring inside SOME of the lines and it's all gone downhill from there. Look at where I am now: one color per line set; how far have I fallen.

#98 Ph.D 1

Velo makes his first comic book appearance... sort of.

#97 Puppy Eyes

OH NO, MY ONE (well... one of many...) WEAKNESS! Puppy dog eyes are surprisingly effective in most everyday situations.

#96 Sleep Schedule

AM, PM, same difference.

#94 Kristenbucks 1

This is part one of a two comic expose on the most valuable currency known to man, the Kristenbucks. Note that both the singular and the plural of the word is Kristenbucks; this is because if you only have one at a time you're doing something wrong. Kristenbucks are an ideal currency for swimming in, lining hamster cages, and occasionally redeeming at the Bank of Kristen for actual, useful objects... but only when the bankers feel like it. (It is a fickle currency.) More on Kristenbucks next week!

#93 Hotdog Without a Bun

Bunless hotdogs- serious business.

#92 Aspirations

This is the comic on the back of Dan is Silly #3. Poor Dan; some day your aspirations will be fulfilled. I love it when people use sentences like this off the cuff in real life. Huzzah for vocabulary!

#91 Dan's Bluff Check

The object that Dan is holding is a twenty sided die, or d20 for short. In Dungeons and Dragons players roll a die to determine how well their character performs certain actions- for example, when attempting to lie to another character. If a character rolls a 1, no matter how good their other stats or bonuses are, they will fail... horribly. When a one is rolled archers will accidentally shoot the king instead of the assassin behind the king; a diplomatic translator will think they are complimenting a rival faction's floral arrangements when they actually insulted the rival's mother; a character trying to get rid of a pest who is latched onto their arm will end up punching their own arm off. Every once in a great while a person can be seen to roll a one in the game of life, like when Dan MASTERFULLY bluffed his way through a small lie.

#90 Sleepy Pants 5

...because, y'know, if I was at the door ALL the way downstairs that would just be WAY too far to go, clearly. That's like a ten mile hike, in a snowstorm, in the blinding sun, uphill both ways. Two feet... okay, MAYBE that's doable, just give me a minute.

#89 Sleepy Pants 4

This was the most challenging to lay out in such a way that I could keep the stair motif but not make it too confusing/hard to read. It's not perfect, but in the end it worked out alright.

#88 Sleepy Pants 3

...On the bright side at least Dan got some sleep, even though I would rather he let me in first...

#87 Sleepy Pants 2

The siren's song of Dan's bed was too strong for him to resist.

#86 Sleepy Pants 1

Dan keeps odd and ever-changing hours. I had fun with panel composition and strange perspective in this comic. This is a five-page story, a little longer than most Dan is Silly comics.

#85 Like a Fish

To be fair the Striped Bass (or striper) does have distinctive horizontal lines on its body. Still, if one were to come up to me on the street and say 'quick, what's something that has stripes on it' then marine life of all types would be low on my list. I give Dan points for creativity (mild insanity?) on the fly.

#84 Worry Wart 2

Fun fact! You can get rid of warts with duct tape. Adhesive, building material, and now it's even a remedy. Duct tape, is there anything you CAN'T do?

#83 Worry Wart 1

I tend to stress out about things. Dan always knows how to point it out in a kind, sensitive manner to help calm me down. HAH, who am I kidding? He just goads me until I stop worrying because I'm too busy hitting him and/or laughing. In other news, I think the first panel is the best self-portrait I've done in a while; it really captures my 'end of the week frazzled' feeling.

Watercolor Portrait of Dan

I'm going to post Dan is Silly #3 starting this week. As an extra here's a watercolor portrait of Dan I made for the inside front cover of the comic.

#61 Correction

Dan wanted to make sure I set the record straight. Duly noted.

#59 NaNoWriMo Thank God It's Over Party

CONGRATS NANO NOVELISTS! You've survived another November!

#41 Listening

Dan is Silly #2 will be in the store soon! Next up I'll be posting the comic I made about my trip to Montana.