Rich takes part in Stan's dart-throwing carnival game.

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My new comic experiment, Perkins, now has its own gallery. You can read about what it is on the "About Jim Page", and you can view the first 3 pages right here. I don't think there's anything quite like it. But then again, it's not really the kind of thing I go looking for.

One of the biggest problems with inking my comic was getting the blacks to be black enough, and much of the blame can be leveled at the Micron pens and Sharpie markers I use for everything. Blacks were coming out blue, needing multiple coats, and things generally weren't looking that great saturation-wise. Also, Microns tend to be pretty glossy when they're used for solid black areas, meaning you get a fair bit of distortion when your work gets put through the scanner. But now I've got a brand new bag:
The Sharpie Acrylic Poster Paint Pen.
Much like the oil-based creature I use as white-out, these fast-drying black markers are loaded with nice, beefy poster paint, and the tone saturation and opacity are perfect. I never need more than one coat and the result holds up beautifully under a scanner. The latest comic, The Mitzvah of Jim, is my first attempt at using one of these things and I'm thrilled with the result, which you can see for yourself in the later panels--mainly in Benjamin's suit and the background of his big rant. And they're flat finish, meaning there's none of that troublesome gloss. Juicy, beautiful blackness. Aw jeah baby, that's the sugar daddy likes.

Benji and his dad, Benjamin Benjiwitz, have a disagreement on how to treat haphazard pedestrians.

Between a painting for charity and a trip to St. John's, Newfoundland, this strip comes horribly delayed. Enjoy it all the same.

The comic will be updated more frequently now that summer is in full swing.

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Not available in stores.

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Clive and Yolanda discuss their relationship.

All artwork is Copyright (c) Chris Woodward

The earliest images of Jim ever made. I originally wanted him to be a giddy, manic daredevil character, but I decided to move those qualities into Jerry. He's on a skateboard because he's preparing for an incredible, death-defying stunt, and is explaining to the interviewer how he hopes to accomplish it. But Super Dave hasn't been on for 15 years and Jerry plays off the others better, so don't expect me to return to this concept.

As for Jim's design itself, I gave him some very Ace Ventura hair here. I think that's where I got the idea for the curly-cues along the side of his face. Also note his tail, something I decided to drop from my animal characters, since they tend to look clumsy with it.

Artwork is Copyright (c) Chris Woodward, 2008

EDIT: My bad, Super Dave had a brief thing a few months ago. Still, nobody wants to be thought of as the guy who ripped off Super Dave to make a comic strip about a cartoon cat.

Testing the waters. Enjoy, and be excellent to each other.

Guest comic I made for my buddy Toby's Tim's Restaurant series. TIM'S GUESTARANT AM EYE WRITE?

All artwork, dialogue and original characters are Copyright (c) Chris Woodward
Tim's Restaurant is Copyright (c) Toby Fox

AND HEY! Read the original Tim's Restaurant comic at http://fwugradiation.deviantart.com

First it was a massive essay. Then it was Christmas. Then New Years. Then, a grad school application process so intense that if you told someone about it, they wouldn't believe you. Will I get in? Will I get to write my super-rad thesis on aesthetics?? Depends on how much they're willing to spend on me. And they'll take whatever excuse they can get to NOT HAVE TO DO THAT. We'll see how it goes.

In the meantime, there will be two new comics coming. The fine folks at the campus print shop botched the cropping on one of them, and the other has just a few panels to go. I also attended a local art show/party, where I blew up a few of my best strips and mounted them onto foamboard. It was a fantastic night and I met some wonderful people. Also, a little bird told me something related to an art auction happening sometime this month, which could be my ticket to...PAINTING?!?!?!??? Maybe. It's something I know a lot about, yet have never done. Well, okay, there was that one time, but the canvas wasn't primed and I made it in like 30 minutes so I CAN'T WORK LIKE THAT, PEOPLE. But this time things will be different! Really!

I'm taking figure drawing classes once every few weeks with some amazing folks downtown. I'm really the baby in the group, given that everyone is like 30+, but they're all super-cool people with way more talent and skill than me. I wish some of it would rub off.

But whatever. Moping tomorrow, comic tonight!