#93 Hotdog Without a Bun

Bunless hotdogs- serious business.

#62 Adventure Cover

I decided to do an experiment and challenge myself to make a comic with these limitations:

1. You CANNOT use a ruler.
2. You can't script it beforehand- you have to make one page at a time and see where it takes you.
3. You cannot use words.

I think it's good to challenge yourself to work outside of your usual box now and then. This comic is definitely different than what I usually do, and it provided a good break from my normal routine.

#52 NaNoWriMo Cover

National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo) happens every November. It's a challenge to write 50,000 words- the equivalent of a short full novel- in a month.

I have personally participated in NaNoWriMo for about five years or so and won/reached 50,000 words three times (if memory serves). I wanted to introduce NaNoWriMo to more people, so I created a comic about what it's like to participate in NaNoWriMo. Each page covers what one week is like, and each page will be posted on the Friday of the week it represents.

I would recommend that everyone try NaNoWriMo at least once. Even if you don't cross the 50,000 word finish line you will STILL likely write more and get farther in telling your stories than you ever have before. If you do finish, then congratulations, you're a novelist! You can wow your friends and colleagues with your new-found title and, who knows, maybe even clean up that rough first draft into something beautiful and get published. It's worth it for the experience alone, and that goes double if you manage to stick to your writing and complete the challenge.

You can get more information about NaNoWriMo or sign up here: http://www.nanowrimo.org/ I hope to see some of you in the writing trenches!

#42 Joys of Airports Cover

The cover of my travelogue to Montana, made about the trip I took this time last year. One of the customers in the store I worked at asked why I'd want a bisoncopter, as they figured its navigation system would be problematic.

"Why wouldn't it work?" I asked.
"Because the copter would automatically travel to Buffalo."

AUUUUUUGH, why didn't I see that coming?!?

#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.

#14 Comikitty Cover

Pippin and Princess make their internet debut. Comikitty is going to be all about cats- mine, others', real and imagined. This is what happens when you let a crazy cat lady near comics; hopefully you all enjoy the consequences.

To celebrate working on a new comic series, I decided to kick it into overdrive. Every day Monday through Thursday I will post one panel depicting a comic book character as a cat while Comikitty updates on Fridays. This means that for the next few months, there will be new Life Imitates Comics content every weekday. Enjoy!