In light of this past favorite strip on 3rd-Stage Halloween Candy, San Diego Sheldonista Rodel A. sent me this shot of he and a friend loadin’ up. They were sad to report that the 1st-Stage Christmas Candy was not yet available.
In light of this past favorite strip on 3rd-Stage Halloween Candy, San Diego Sheldonista Rodel A. sent me this shot of he and a friend loadin’ up. They were sad to report that the 1st-Stage Christmas Candy was not yet available.
Sheldonista Meredith F. sent in a funny observation about this strip.
“So, I was at my professor’s studio yesterday for a presentation. As we were wandering around the different studios, I noticed a box of Krispy Kremes sitting out. Of course, I started laughing and asked Mr. Behle if he knew where they came from. Apparently, the painter who works in that studio space eats donuts when he is frustrated. I told him about your comic. Now he’s addicted, too!”
Thanks, Meredith — it’s awesome to see the “Krispy Kreme” option is a viable one!
In light of Sheldon’s Halloween costume choice, Sheldonista Brad F. sent in an awesome link. Make sure you watch the video on the link.
Also, may I offer a quick follow-up thought on this? The kind of follow-up thought that no one ever considers when they see a link like this:
On October 31st, you debut your weeks-long Jabba creation to universal acclaim, lots of photos, and plenty of back patting.
On November 1st, you’re standing by yourself, and left wondering where the heck to store the dang thing.
Total reversal of emotions.
Example A: Sheldon
Example B: The Real World
Special thanks to Aussie Sheldonista Sam F. for sendin’ that in!
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Completely unrelated note about Australia: Lately, my wife and I have started using Australian sport chants around the house. For no particular reason, when we’re both reading quietly, for example, I’ll suddenly go “Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!” and she’ll go “Oi, oi, oi!”
WHY ARE TWO AMERICANS DOING THIS? ARE WE WEIRD?
There’s been a lot of e-mails in the ol’ inbox from artists and art-hobbyists who’ve been enjoying the last few strips — especially the The Artist’s Decision Tree. If you’ve been enjoying the last few days, then you’ll want to check out previous interactions between Dante and Arthur about the artistic life:
– Pouring Your Heart Out In Your Art
– Why Artists Don’t Go To Prom
Also, quick follow-up: There’s another interview with the Halfpixel guys over at Fleen, about our plans ‘n projects ‘n puppy-dog-wishes for the future.
Turns out the word “scritch” comes from Peanuts! Specifically, the Sept. 24, 1956 strip. Not surprising, actually. It *sounds* like a fun, Schulz-esque word, doesn’t it?
When I was a Cartoonist-in-Residence up at the Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, I had great fun looking at his originals from the 50’s and 60’s (great years)…that’s probably where my brain soaked up that word!
I love the sound “scritch scritch scritch”. I don’t know where I stumbled upon that particular word — I certainly didn’t create it….Crumb, perhaps? — but it served me well in this strip, and in today’s.
Speaking of today’s strip, always fun to have the unnecessary “Soleil Moon Frye” reference in there. Makes absolutely no sense….for which I can only laugh.
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[LAST MINUTE EDIT: Ha! I just did an archive search for the word “scritch”…and this Sheldon strip came up as well.]
I’m instituting a new rule, next Halloween. If you’re a trick-or-treater, and you’re taller than me, or have more facial hair, NO CANDY FOR YOU.
And in a follow-up to my favorite Sheldon Halloween strip from years past, here are some reader favorites:
1.) The Lost Art of the “Trick”
2.) Lactose Intolerance and Halloween
4.) Sauron, and a Good Followup
5.) Ha! I’ve Clearly Had This Revelation Before!
You’ve probably heard me talk about two new projects I’m working on: the cartoonist-advice podcast Webcomics Weekly, and the upcoming book for Image Comics, “How to Make Webcomics”. These are by no means solo projects: I’m doing them with three fantastic friends: Kris Straub, Brad Guigar, and Scott Kurtz.
In fact, we’ve been having so much fun working together on these and other projects, that we’ve decided to band together in a “Traveling Wilburys” sort of way. In addition to the book, related book talks, and the weekly podcast, we’ve got a number of new and behind-the-scenes projects that we’ll be working on together. And because we crack each other up, there’s a lot of laughter along the way. Being in the humor business, it’s always good to be laughing.
The expansion of Halfpixel would’ve meant split energies on my part with Blank Label Comics — the great co-op of cartoonists I’ve belonged to for 3 years. And those split energies wouldn’t have been fair to either Blank Label’s “everyone contributes” model, or to the new workload on Halfpixel projects. So, as friends, we’ve all decided to part ways. There’s no drama in the parting: Blank Label is and shall remain a great group of friends and artists I respect.
What does this mean for you? Well, the only substantive change at the moment will be a new forum system that will have one added benefit: now, you’ll be able to directly chime in on the day’s blog post. The new Sheldon forum (coming in about two weeks — I’m still fiddlin’ with the css layout) will be able to do that. I think it will make the blog posts another nice springboard for discussions, which’ll be good.
Aside from that, there’s only one other change you can expect as a Sheldon reader: more of the same good stuff. The site’s the same, the strip’s the same, and the cartoonist behind it all is the same….albeit a little more excited for new ventures!
Want to read more about this? Here’s the first journalistic-y interview with all four of us about Halfpixel.
I thought I’d share with you the ridiculous costumes my wife and I are going with for Halloween this year. This is the first costume I’ve really loved since my now famous Cap’n Crunch froma few years back.
This year’s outfits are really fun. Check out some of the ridiculous, ridiculous facial expressions this look inspires.
