The Return of Stickman #1537

I drew this strip thinking my friend, Kevin Boze, would get a kick out of it. I was inspired by his compilation of comics he drew while in the military and made it into the European edition of the Stars & Stripes. Check out his book "...and another day gets off to a flying halt."

The Return of Stickman #1536

I wanted to post a strip today, but I didn't want to wait to submit the strip to my copy editor first. So I had to draw a strip that wouldn't use any words. This was the very first thing that popped into my mind.

The Return of Stickman #1535

There are several robbers shot in the head every year. Below is the specific video that inspired this strip.

The Comic Critic's Movie Review of Close Encounters of the Third Kind

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Close Encounters came out in 1977 the same year Voyager I and Voyager II were launched into space. Everybody was excited about the possibilities of space and what discoveries would be made out there.  Folks were looking up at the sky and dreaming about man’s venture into the cosmos. Close Encounters tapped into our deep desires to explore space. Steven Spielberg guides audiences into a search rather than presenting an invasion underway. First it’s a search for answers to why we are seeing what we are seeing. Then it becomes an urge, a desire to express or explain what is being seen. And before you know it, audiences are filled with a grand sense of homecoming, of returning. That joy of return and exploration is what powers Close Encounters. A lot has been said about the movie’s special effects. An obvious child of the ’70s with its lack of home computers and portable technology, they’re wonderful, practical special effects that still hold up today. But you don’t really notice the tech; what you do notice is its vibrating core message of exploration and hope which continues to make Close Encounters a great movie.

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 [J1]Space is used twice in the same sentence. Changed to avoid that.

 [J2]Deleted to clarify the meaning.

 [J3]Changed because “the public” seems to remove both you and the readers from the rest of us.

 [J4]“Hungry” changed to “deep” to strengthen the sentence structure and meaning. Another way to say this is “…tapped into our deep hunger to explore space.” I think that this is a stronger sentence.

 [J5]“Rather than feeling that an invasion was underway, Steven…” seems to mean that Spielberg may have felt that an invasion was underway.

 [J6]Changed to “audiences” to reflect that audiences everywhere felt this rather than only one audience. You may want to substitute “movie-goers” for “audiences.”

 [J7]Moved to strengthen your meaning (I hope).

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The Return of Stickman #1534

Last weekend I was at the Emerald City Comicon 2014. I should have some photos of the event posted soon.

The Return of Stickman #1533

The Return of Stickman is back from it's unofficial vacation. My schedule became so busy that I completely removed Stickman production from the roster. I now have time to breath and get back on schedule. I've got some interesting links to share in the days ahead as well.