Okay, those of you who scoffed at the mild semi-nudity in previous weeks of Family Man pages, this time you really DO need to be concerned for your employment.
Sorry it’s late (APE tripped me up a little), but I didn’t want to just crank this one out. Beyond that, I won’t say much about this week’s page; sorry. It’s up to you, kids! And I’ll see you next week, possibly with a multiple-page spread. (ooh la la)
Folks waiting on me for commissions and/or products, never fear, tomorrow I’m back behind the retail wheel and will be sending out pictures and grammar labels galore.
LASTLY: After I wrap this chapter up I’ll be putting together an incredibly belated podcast; I’ve been avoiding doing one in the strange certainty that there nobody could possibly have any questions left to ask me that weren’t just Family Man plot spoilers, but who knows. So if you have a burning question, throw them my way in the coming weeks, and I’ll answer as best I can in mp3 format!
Before then I’ll also be posting about some of the other projects I’m working on right now, so maybe folks will get intrigued about those.
Hm, I wish I had a little more time to fidget around with this one, but a rampant cold, a sudden and violent rush on Grammar Nerd stickers, and preparing for APE got in the way. But regardless, this page is a change of pace even from all the pace-changing that’s been happening of late. So close to the end of the chapter, guys! Sooooo cloooooooose.
APE! You’ve heard all this before, but just in case you missed it – I’ll be at Table 440 with Kate Beaton l’infame. Topatoco have carefully delineated where we will be on this handy map. Thanks, lads! Bless them and their ways.
I’ll be there all weekend, with the last thirty or so copies of the first printing of Bite Me! (plus special deals for those who pre-order the 2nd printing) and all kindsa merchandise and original art and also I will do sketches for a low low price until my hands fall off. I also have work up at the Cartoon Art Museum.
This is my last convention of the year thank goodness, and it looks to be a very fun one. I’ll see some of you there!
WARNING: NOT SAFE FOR WORK. Unless you live in one of those European countries where you regularly see ads on the sides of pharmacies that are more explicit than this.
No page next week because I will be at the Small Press Expo this weekend! I’ll be hunkering down at the table of Carol “Klio” Burrell of SPQR Blues excellence. Look for her in the program and come sample our exciting historical fiction wares.
Among the wares I’ll be selling is this new 7×10 print, which you can click to see at full size:
Other than the page prints, this is the first bit of genuine Family Man merchandise I’ve created. I hope to have more such things this year while (my agent and) I determine how I’ll be making Volume One, aka Chapters 1 & 2, available in print.
I’ll see some of you in Maryland! And the rest of you, in the virtual funny papers.
And here’s a new setting for you, my dears. Bit different from the library, eh?
Also of note: you can now buy a giclee print of any Bite Me! page. Perhaps obvious considering that I already do this for Family Man, but it honestly didn’t occur to me to offer this until now. Enjoy the possibilities of displaying a beautiful print of Claire’s thigh above your desk at work.
Back to the lady and into the woods, to points unknown and previously unseen. The end of the chapter’s coming up…think I’ll answer any questions? Either way I’m looking forward to the next few weeks. This is the last page I’ll draw as a 25 year-old; starting with the next update I’ll be the same age as Luther. God help me.
I’m taking next week off to celebrate Labor Day weekend and my birthday (09/09/09 tell me that isn’t rad) with family and friends. But I will be uploading a brand spanking new batch of notes, so check in next week!
And now, bed.