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Archive for August, 2008

Decoding the 2008 Presidential Election

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

It was quite simple once the final clue was announced on Friday.
Nutjob + Underqualified =

Labor Day Linkage

Friday, August 29th, 2008

We webcomics mafioso were thinking that there’s no better time to pick three great comics we’ve never linked to before and recommend them than the first week of September. Here’s mine:
Sheldon: If we were still in the golden age of newspaper comics, Dave would be top of the heap. He would be now, but he’s [...]

Lord Taco-Puss, The World’s Worst Cat

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

A history of the Lord Taco-Puss, the grossest of cats…

Back-To-School Sale, Street Team

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

WOW. You folks are wonderful. The response to my street team / promotion query have been fabulous. I’ll work out details this weekend! What a lovely surprise to come back to after helping a friend move.
Speaking of the weekend- our free U.S./Canada shipping sale on orders over $50 ends Labor Day. ($15 flat rate [...]

Extra Comics, Unsyndication, Street Team

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

I’ve been getting many a comment/email/tweet/IM from people who miss getting a double shot of daily DS. I won’t lie to you, I miss having lots of slots in which to write and draw.
Here is a proposal- if I were to do double comics once or twice a week, would you guys help me out [...]

Hooray + Store = Storay?

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Totes are back up! Hoodies are back up! Pixel Panties are back … up!
These are a few of my favorite things.

Pot-Stickers

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

Two brief notes:
Stickers are back up in the store. Some have never before been on sale! I’ve also added new shirts available on American Apparel womens tees: Herschl the Hook-Up Hare, Seven Deadly Texans and Bacon is a Vegetable (black).
Some folks are asking why there’s no new print comics- it’s because the print version of [...]

Performance Expectations

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

Sometimes you just have to pick the worst possible pair of words and squeeze every gross joke you can out of it. Hopefully I will be the #1 hit on Google for Hitler’s Dick soon.
Are you in Western Mass or New England in general? Mer and I will be visiting 3Pi Con this Saturday to [...]

Contract Negotiations

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

Pale Suzie has finally resolved contract negotiations with Lord Taco-Puss, making him once again her cat. The deal, purported to be worth over five million LOLCAT$, is unprecedented in cat history. Another victory for the free agent system!

Initiate Redesign Sequence X-69

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

Ahoy! After a few sleepless nights and exerciseless days, my site redesign is almost done.
The plan is to cut out all the cruft and simplify the entire site. Access to both the web and print comics have been folded into the “Archives” tab. I’ll be adding other comics I’ve done as soon as there’s a [...]