The Return of Stickman #1275

Today’s strip was inspired by a news story I saw last night. I don’t remember what the news story itself was about, what I do remember was these large “Edge of Cliff” signs that were in the background. My wife made a comment along the lines of, “Putting up that sign must have been a sucky job for someone.” I instantly knew what I was going to draw for today.

The Return of Stickman #1273

This is the last strip of the "Tale of the Shed" saga. Before anyone asks I want to let you know that there is no dumpster sitting on my yard. Thanks to careful stacking I was able to fit all of my lame shed into the dumpster. And as I closed it up I could not help but wonder what I would do with a dumpster full of shed if the company never came to pick it up.

The Return of Stickman #1272

The real inspiration behind today's strip. After knocking over the majority of my shed with blow of a sledgehammer, there was still a section left standing. My neighbor Don went over to it with his sledgehammer and gave swing at the brace. At the same time he tripped and fell under structure. Fortunately the shed decided to fall North rather than South otherwise it would have landed on Don. As it was he was laying on the ground both cursing and laughing at his good fortune. Well meaning neighbors and potential disaster make for great comic relief.

The Comic Critic Reviews Sucker Punch

The visuals were amazing. Too bad they weren’t there at the start of the movie. I’d wanted the first image on the screen to be the sensual equivalent of taking that first sip of soda from a freshly popped can. Instead, I got a mouthful of dishwater. Maybe it began so quietly that I didn’t notice. Maybe it was that unhurried path through a hackneyed opening story that put me off. Whatever the cause, as the closing credits ran, the wild visuals and fun action were not enough for me to forgive Sucker Punch its lame start. I am, however, going to enjoy seeing the costumes worn by fans at future comic conventions.

The Return of Stickman #1272

In real life the crowd doesn't disappear, not entirely. It does thin out significantly. Suddenly folk are saying their backs have had enough for one day, or their daughter is having a party they forgot about. My tip to anyone else doing this - keep the roof up as long as possible while you tear off the sides.

The Return of Stickman #1271

When you have something that needs to be torn down you learn three things:
1. Everybody has a truck.
2. Everybody has a chain.
3. Everybody makes the same suggestion that you use them to tear down whatever it is you need to tear down.

The Return of Stickman #1270

I didn’t ask my neighbors to help tear down my shed because the weather that week was terrible and I didn’t want to be responsible for anyone getting a cold. But, as soon as they heard the noise I was making, they come over anyway.