Merry Christmas, everyone! New comic page up next Monday. Until then, happy holidays and enjoy the new year celebrations!
Christmas comes early this year. I am very fortunate that Shouri of Springiette and Fragile Story drew a great picture of Gabby and the Woodsman for me as a Christmas gift. Please check out Springiette and Fragile Story over the holiday season.
Thank you, Shouri for being my secret Santa and Webcast Beacon Network for coordinating the exchange.
-tony
Today is a special Fan Fun Friday. You see, Santa Claus himself asked me to do him a favour. He requested that I post a drawing that he did in my style. I’m very flattered that I was even considered.
He did a drawing of Sergio Ragno’s Thirteenth Child. And even though his gift is meant for someone else, I feel as if I’m the one receiving the gift of a new comic to read.
Thank you, Santa and Webcast Beacon Network for pointing Santa in my direction since I moved a year ago.
-tony
There’s just something about their laissez faire attitude, their willingness to take risks, their disregard for how their actions affect others… you can’t help but admire them. A book that I’ve just read also mentions that it’s that admiration that allows them to hold so much influence over others. If you want something to become popular, you get a bad boy to promote it. The dilemma that I’m faced with is: how do I promote something that is innately good? Especially since it appears to be the opposite of what a bad boy would do.
If your promoting environmentalism, let’s take Captain Planet for example. He is pretty hokey and bland… caring about the environment is essentially nerdy. But if Captain Planet had an extra-marital affair and is a recovering alcoholic, you might get some folks recycling.
It just… How do you get a positive cultural result by mixing in sour with the sweet? Do you try to get people to do good or do you focus on getting the good to keep doing?
-tony