The Return of Stickman #1285 and Behind the Scenes footage

What I really enjoyed about this news article was the last line.

Last week I had fun with my friends in creating a short film for the 72 Hour Film Festival. The screening is tonight. Here is some behind the scenes footage I took of this Safeword Film production.

The Return of Stickman #1284

I want to thank John Markuson for sending me this news article. The strip practically wrote itself this morning. I also want to thank Adam J. Manley for his fine editing job on the latest video of me and Joe Manfredini talking about movies.

The Return of Stickman #1280 & Taking New Tshirt Design Preorders

Who doesn't enjoy a good story about monkeys?


Since I'm doing a couple of horror themed conventions this year, I'm printing up some glow in the dark t-shirts. If you wear anything larger than a XL you will need to preorder. Also, I'm giving a deal on free shipping to those who preorder. Do you think this design will sell?

Selling Books at Waysgoose

Instead of drawing a movie review this weekend I was selling books at Wayzgoose. Held at King's Books in Tacoma, Wayzgoose is a printing celebration. The CLAW was invited to one of the teams creating large steamroller posters. I'm pretty please with the design of the poster, done by me and James Stowe. I had a great time at the event and sold more merchandise than I did last year too.

The Return of Stickman #1279

Ten years ago I was in New York City on a trip. I used to go to New York City about once or twice a year back then. And if there was a flying saucer invasion I don't remember it. I've been keeping a diary since 1979. That's when I was living in Japan as a foreign exchange student. My Japanese teachers asked to do it to improve my Japanese. My entries were very short, but after a year of doing it I got into the practice and have pretty much kept one ever since.

My siblings think I have a skewed version of what happened during our childhood. That might be, I tell them, but I'm the only one keeping a written record. So I guess after we're all dead it will become the official history.

The Return of Stickman #1278

This did not happen in real life. At least, not to me. I did want to draw a wordless strip this week. And I also wanted to write a strip about what people should or shouldn't write in their diaries. I read a lot of blogs and public diaries. And by doing so I found that there are some things I just can't stand reading about.

1. Illness
2. Pets
3. Spleen venting
4. Politics
5. Bastards

I'm not saying that these subjects should be completely taboo. I'm saying when it comes to an online diary I'm not going to turn in to listen to you say, again, how cute Cuddles the cat is when she sleeps in the sink (complete with photos.) I'm also not going to subscribe if all you do is go on and on about your bedsore, least favorite politician, or you noisy neighbors in the upstairs apartment. I take that back. I will listen about your noisy neighbors. Just not for longer than three paragraphs.

Damn. I'm spleen venting.

The Return of Stickman #1277

I was halfway through conceptualizing this strip when I stopped to drive my wife to the park-n-ride. She suggested I use some imagery from a friend's dream. Driving home I asked myself, "Why stop with just one friend's dream?" I hope you enjoy the mish-mash as much as I do.