“… I can even work your daily strip into my lesson plans. My class LOVES Arthur, and more recently, Oso. One of my girls is a struggling reader, and has a Pug named Whuffle. The girl hates to read; labors with it. But she ALWAYS reads the pug strips, no matter how hard the words-she’ll look them all up. She prints them all out and takes them all home and puts them on her fridge. So it isn’t just the laughs. Look at what you’ve done for a girl you’ve never met. She learns more words from you than she does from me, because she wants to understand the joke. I can’t think of anything more important.”
I’m not afraid to admit that that actually made me tear up a little bit. Thanks for that note, Suzanne!
For example, Sheldonista Dianne W. sent me a cool pic of her shadowboxed-framed original, and I thought I’d share it with you. The artwork sits floating above the matte! Like some awesome floating thing!
Neat, huh?
(And hey! If you’ve framed up your Sheldon original and wanna send me a pic, please do! It’s fun to see where you have ’em in your home/office/bidness.)
I love the idea that, in the Sheldon universe, Crotchley Labs really did exist in the 1950’s. It’s a theme we might see more of in the strip someday.
Also! Peeps! I have yet to celebrate an Easter where *somebody* didn’t bust out these chalkboard-tasting candy. And I never learn. Ever year I try one, and every year they taste like foot.
So here’s hoping your Easter is a Peeps-free day!
“There’s a new book out that everyone that is or wants to publish a comic or strip online needs to read and keep by their computer for reference. HOW TO MAKE WEBCOMICS by Brad Guigar, Dave Kellett, Scott Kurtz and Kris Straub. I got it on Wednesday and I’m 2/3 finished and it’s amazing. I’m going back and rethinking every step of publishing on the web. The information rolls off the pages and every chapter is well planned and delivers a punch without intimidating you.”
…coming from a company that traditionally deals with comic book supplies for print, that’s kind words indeed!
Has anyone had luck with a Mac-based or web-based faxing program? I *never* use my studio fax machine, and would love to give it to charity. But there is one darn book distributor in the U.S. (*cough* Baker & Tayler *cough*) that only orders their Sheldon books via fax. And only by fax! No web-based system, no e-mail system…only faxes. Awesome. Welcome to 1988, Baker & Tayler.
So here’s what I’m hoping exists: Some system that will allow me to give Baker & Tayler a permanent fax number to send to…but which comes to me in email or PDF form. Does such a magical system exist? Surely someone else has faced this problem of having to deal with businesses stuck in the Reagan era.
If you know a good solution, please post below…and THANKS!
1.) Here’s the storyline where he runs a TV show:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11.
2.) Here’s the storyline where he goes to space:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14.
3.) And specifically, where he fights a bear:
4.) And here’s where he pilots his own plane:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13.
…are there any Flaco adventures I left out, on that list?
– Hello, madame. How are you?
– My God! It’s the most handsome man in the world!
– Yes, madame. I am the most handsome man in the world.
– And you have muscles of steel, and eyes like the blue sky.
– Yes, madame. It is true.
– But…sir? Why do you have five lettuce?
– It’s not a mystery, madame. I love lettuce.
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So here’s the question of the day: Did Arthur not lose his ability to speak Spanish in the below storyline? …or is it maybe coming back? Read it and be the judge: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
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