It’s the end of August, and possibly the end of my print strip’s test run in the Hartford Courant. If you’re inclined and eligible, would you mind dropping them a line to keep the strip? I’d really like to keep the Courant, it’s my hometown paper. (not to mention older than any other paper in [...]

I’m trying a couple days of shorter jokes to see how it feels- DS has been going longer and wordier lately, sometimes it’s fun to scale back and make quicker statements. It’s harder to go short, but sometimes satisfying to go long. Hurr.
You’ll note the front page has been cleaned up a little bit- the [...]

Poor Suzie, forced to sublimate her feelings in a fit of backstory. I hate how tragic backstories have become such a cliche in webcomics! I secretly dropped Maura’s out of sheer annoyance with the unspoken rule that every single character must have some kind of horror or dark secret in their past. (so much for [...]

There were a lot of sad pandas who didn’t manage to get the “Obscurity Loves Company” shirt a couple months back, so I’ve re-issued a second edition. It’s clearly not the ultra-limited one, but the only people who can look down their noses at you are the 100 lucky souls who got it last time. [...]

Regarding DS #1826: It’s still 8/26 where I live, so happy Women’s Equality Day 2007! Though perhaps we should wait until there are 364.25 more such days per year before we blow out the candles on this cake.
(Edit: Just FYI- Suzie is referring to DS #1637 & 1638)
Octopus Pie is thinking along the same lines [...]

We’re moving offices and rebuilding shelving this week, and it looks like I need to clear the decks for some new autumn designs. I’ve corralled six shirts on page four of my merch-o-mart… if you want one, grab it before the end of the month! They’re only $15 and we will do one last reprint [...]

Thanks to everyone who came out to TCAF this weekend. Like I said at the show- Toronto is everything I love about New York, but with all the filth scraped off. A few more choice photos behind the cut!

There is always one person (or group) who brings baked goods to a comic show. Katie carried [...]

Toronto proved harder to leave than expected and we got back at 4am. I should be back with comicby noon! No more trips for a while, I promise.

I’d meant to post this last week- the new Apple store that opened in the mall in Holyoke, MA is probably the friendliest (non-indie) Apple store I’ve ever been to. Both times I’ve been there for doodads or parts, I’ve gotten different really personable sales folks. Just saying!
In other news, this week’s archived Sunday comic [...]

Metal Steve needed a last name, and I couldn’t think of a better one than “Wozniak.” Woz is the ultimate supergeek hero and I just found out he’s even Polish like me. (Inventing the personal computer is a pretty important feat too) Woz is the only human being aside from Johnny Cash that I’ve ever [...]