tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-296784672024-03-13T13:30:04.599-07:00The Bell, The BellNow it's next weekTobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03855886232562800019noreply@blogger.comBlogger306125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29678467.post-24217705224031474332022-05-10T15:00:00.000-07:002011-03-22T10:23:26.753-07:00Animal Stereotypes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5UQ2-OhdSMJM5eXWcXeXxFlVTwjulioTjMKUPtTMU5ELw6_JFubQOHuVscDdlzQUQvDUAAHtvRyw1hKKSD6-eZXkW-XILZYT8SDrK9G9i7n1Ked8wy4ctmH14GwA65B_7hfWX/s1600/NoFistBump.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 373px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5UQ2-OhdSMJM5eXWcXeXxFlVTwjulioTjMKUPtTMU5ELw6_JFubQOHuVscDdlzQUQvDUAAHtvRyw1hKKSD6-eZXkW-XILZYT8SDrK9G9i7n1Ked8wy4ctmH14GwA65B_7hfWX/s400/NoFistBump.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469764758149091586" /></a><br />I gotta say that it's weird when a show is set at a high school full of animals, or maybe it's an office, and all the dogs end up with the dogs, and so on and so forth. I get it that it looks weird any other way. I guess I shouldn't start on the choice of which animals will wear pants.Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03855886232562800019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29678467.post-58208864768532638262011-03-22T10:23:00.001-07:002011-03-22T10:23:51.026-07:00test postignoreTobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03855886232562800019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29678467.post-91242052405559076942010-05-18T13:17:00.000-07:002011-03-22T10:23:16.189-07:00New Site!Hey guys,<br />So I finally did it, I made my own site, complete with a monthly bill I'll get depressed and wonder why I'm paying periodically.<br /><br />for new comics, please head over to http://www.thebellthebell.com/Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03855886232562800019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29678467.post-12092819327356272982010-05-07T14:48:00.000-07:002010-05-07T14:49:57.886-07:00Secrets<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8ie5xg9CAliwG8ns4bs6YTjCwZmuUwx-13gIv5ydbt6dpTqS_oU-rIhC8rZjx3k1a18My0QChAEs41Q23pFwRnUsxkkg4IzVJ0XSxa9LLvT24YVharBb45up7xipj3605RMT/s1600/SaddleDeer.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8ie5xg9CAliwG8ns4bs6YTjCwZmuUwx-13gIv5ydbt6dpTqS_oU-rIhC8rZjx3k1a18My0QChAEs41Q23pFwRnUsxkkg4IzVJ0XSxa9LLvT24YVharBb45up7xipj3605RMT/s400/SaddleDeer.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468648395314340066" /></a><br />In his defense, I think he just needed it to help carry his bags. Seriously beware of a crusader against certain varieties of make-outs.Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03855886232562800019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29678467.post-17975449941515322562010-05-04T14:52:00.000-07:002010-05-04T14:53:34.160-07:00Soy Latte<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCtwX0F2ZMYH5gs5NtEGYswd3bHmZa1lFR22Pqm0eaQVM7pt9Feo1E6McCfVbEHD3T7SJsM702nUHiILlJF0VHwHHdnP-mrQlFYXA3-T2oD0be6mZLOCqp0ysaAJK4Eu-r4bYA/s1600/babies+in+teapots.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 382px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCtwX0F2ZMYH5gs5NtEGYswd3bHmZa1lFR22Pqm0eaQVM7pt9Feo1E6McCfVbEHD3T7SJsM702nUHiILlJF0VHwHHdnP-mrQlFYXA3-T2oD0be6mZLOCqp0ysaAJK4Eu-r4bYA/s400/babies+in+teapots.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467536351789560690" /></a>Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03855886232562800019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29678467.post-26322595535850691872010-04-28T15:01:00.000-07:002010-04-28T15:02:16.290-07:00We're gonna wear the skins of animals!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEc3jjqeNRubNkzVsL4hWeA_0MKS-6wR0zGyuLkQkukOQZX3Gb7P75q_trDsLelGAA0fTOWiqhKueh5ROb0nR2ReEx7wkfiL5QVT7txs5COITwfx6o5HfE6O1TrT2TL5wwKLro/s1600/AnimalParty.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 171px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEc3jjqeNRubNkzVsL4hWeA_0MKS-6wR0zGyuLkQkukOQZX3Gb7P75q_trDsLelGAA0fTOWiqhKueh5ROb0nR2ReEx7wkfiL5QVT7txs5COITwfx6o5HfE6O1TrT2TL5wwKLro/s400/AnimalParty.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465312082290316098" /></a><br />What's up guys? I haven't been around much, and whose fault is that?Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03855886232562800019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29678467.post-60486016783693255342010-04-21T15:12:00.001-07:002010-04-21T15:15:21.325-07:00Bike Accident/The Dozens<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8RUh76VF_d9UzT8jk3h4OpmDOxakoSKNGkhBsCjBf-6DKQbunuW9l0NP7Cit8k_Ub03NJWNztQFk3VnCeNE-2YRUiyhtlRMFVDJUyd4rb1amMfztvRSppTtLe8DjlD72h506/s1600/zipper.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 394px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8RUh76VF_d9UzT8jk3h4OpmDOxakoSKNGkhBsCjBf-6DKQbunuW9l0NP7Cit8k_Ub03NJWNztQFk3VnCeNE-2YRUiyhtlRMFVDJUyd4rb1amMfztvRSppTtLe8DjlD72h506/s400/zipper.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462717296336173810" /></a><br />If you're wondering why that bike seat looks weird, it's because my bike seat looks weird. If you're wondering why the other guy, the sidewalk, my zipper, and the urinal looks weird, it's because I devote a lot of my time to drawing, SOMETHING I'M NOT EXACTLY RAD AT.Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03855886232562800019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29678467.post-2023660721351924662010-04-19T12:09:00.000-07:002010-04-19T12:11:28.321-07:00Parenthood Fears, part one.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWPuH2-qw3__gImO7dvv6mYD-6zPivLCfT8fHqyXsJA4B6o7vnQLtfteb44Gj30ZbZLBRpOmOa2R5Ip7yNjOJMtjugfiHeunQGdFotr1B9FuIFc8pqRFhRoRvWcl_orGKOVGLD/s1600/ILearnedItFromWatchingYou.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWPuH2-qw3__gImO7dvv6mYD-6zPivLCfT8fHqyXsJA4B6o7vnQLtfteb44Gj30ZbZLBRpOmOa2R5Ip7yNjOJMtjugfiHeunQGdFotr1B9FuIFc8pqRFhRoRvWcl_orGKOVGLD/s400/ILearnedItFromWatchingYou.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461928312086781058" /></a><br />I've not yet finished anything that I labeled as 'Part One.' In the case of comics describing my worst fears of parenthood, that's probably for the bestTobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03855886232562800019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29678467.post-85786615898313667172010-04-14T07:05:00.000-07:002010-04-14T07:06:50.276-07:00cameos<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7B1YxM3vbmcobPil_rKbHb4HIh1EtlkOtoHhjw3ugyUPPFq8dv120AILnOnPQSppimt5WFohTi6qm12kEyMhNeK5n44we58F5ieCn2Dm247s9pEOvQDVki-3z1kurwwookfIe/s1600/WeddingCameo_heavyLines.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7B1YxM3vbmcobPil_rKbHb4HIh1EtlkOtoHhjw3ugyUPPFq8dv120AILnOnPQSppimt5WFohTi6qm12kEyMhNeK5n44we58F5ieCn2Dm247s9pEOvQDVki-3z1kurwwookfIe/s400/WeddingCameo_heavyLines.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459994381250495042" /></a><br />I drew this, so so what does that say about me?Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03855886232562800019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29678467.post-7345573839615872402010-04-07T14:35:00.001-07:002010-04-07T14:36:46.124-07:00What should have happened<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBcoTXXWgEt_npgoRsUwTN1TZPazmzbgnrwKy2vKyjJUPCpsTrrvRDFW8khv8Hi6t61A_JgHbGGKO9AwdIcMaiotqoo7rgPYyyyAqDiKjZWMsEOWigbpOHsL6sBraopTdKb8u6/s1600/DesmondManhattan.bmp"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBcoTXXWgEt_npgoRsUwTN1TZPazmzbgnrwKy2vKyjJUPCpsTrrvRDFW8khv8Hi6t61A_JgHbGGKO9AwdIcMaiotqoo7rgPYyyyAqDiKjZWMsEOWigbpOHsL6sBraopTdKb8u6/s400/DesmondManhattan.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457512585350743362" /></a><br />Isn't it what we all were expecting?Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03855886232562800019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29678467.post-75859497628323471002010-04-02T07:51:00.000-07:002010-04-02T07:53:47.489-07:00Our generation's most trusted actor<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxyyv1UyQeQ4sBPDqJSOU9J9klo1esRnXsbFTB8Xkx87J3VmAIt7BH8GHaplp_FYVuML5MQ7C4v2VLqutv0nB_c-2ijzBPnxDJpLF-sGqY6AesBrRkGNwei0GKHpuprffi5uVv/s1600/KnifeCrime.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 164px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxyyv1UyQeQ4sBPDqJSOU9J9klo1esRnXsbFTB8Xkx87J3VmAIt7BH8GHaplp_FYVuML5MQ7C4v2VLqutv0nB_c-2ijzBPnxDJpLF-sGqY6AesBrRkGNwei0GKHpuprffi5uVv/s400/KnifeCrime.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455553292895823298" /></a><br />I've represented T-Pain this way at least twice. Watching his videos always cheers me up. I am sorry Tom Hanks.Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03855886232562800019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29678467.post-38806288578514972562010-03-29T14:28:00.000-07:002010-03-29T14:35:14.483-07:00Messages<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXRFvOqWZFWZ_c0WBOsufhYRfZ6Dv0H0keGMcRVBxL3HyseYapy0DOG2kaQOMRoum-fo_4WfUQopaOxeVLGZjGJ_6r8UWlbKKDXVJHRxwldur_f1EqF50VIm1SROuFeyHbSiJk/s1600/Hammy.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXRFvOqWZFWZ_c0WBOsufhYRfZ6Dv0H0keGMcRVBxL3HyseYapy0DOG2kaQOMRoum-fo_4WfUQopaOxeVLGZjGJ_6r8UWlbKKDXVJHRxwldur_f1EqF50VIm1SROuFeyHbSiJk/s400/Hammy.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454172558574252482" /></a>Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03855886232562800019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29678467.post-14199297494418953352010-03-24T14:08:00.000-07:002010-03-24T14:09:54.353-07:00An additive in plastics, well known to be in water bottles.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJILFA2qchxL2Vk2ytHBoler9WNGs1-WEjP499ECesjzOYj2RXegkAT-p9T59rkCE3qT1i-VGe5vWx67hr9WD0xJzpXSS0qN0pDnJ8vl59O36zTstkvZCc8_Gyuw6q6W8CB3y/s1600/BisphenolA.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJILFA2qchxL2Vk2ytHBoler9WNGs1-WEjP499ECesjzOYj2RXegkAT-p9T59rkCE3qT1i-VGe5vWx67hr9WD0xJzpXSS0qN0pDnJ8vl59O36zTstkvZCc8_Gyuw6q6W8CB3y/s400/BisphenolA.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452310567893133618" /></a><br />You'll probably have to click through.Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03855886232562800019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29678467.post-31296040904196199122010-03-22T15:37:00.000-07:002010-03-22T15:38:08.237-07:00srsly<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRY2SkVKL89Pcp7NWUA0ny_dTDhUBZGGbYDC-zDgR35QBiit5SiP0343oa-5gRm5v5Zo1P6cZpvmwxZTb4ZtqdQGcPc0ZmEXKtXLpBgZlt0doIqiL2TUeKrTvwXahxsfTiOQ6G/s1600-h/locke.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRY2SkVKL89Pcp7NWUA0ny_dTDhUBZGGbYDC-zDgR35QBiit5SiP0343oa-5gRm5v5Zo1P6cZpvmwxZTb4ZtqdQGcPc0ZmEXKtXLpBgZlt0doIqiL2TUeKrTvwXahxsfTiOQ6G/s400/locke.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451591178650393250" /></a>Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03855886232562800019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29678467.post-86040035257638611192010-03-19T16:34:00.000-07:002010-03-19T16:37:51.255-07:00Three hundred m*****f***ers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_A2syHWl70xMkGfjfceZ0H_o8THuxocO1rSfL_WQ8gTTjF6c3Fs5Av_W_KSJC-e_4Vi8gznewIsaBbys7_6nSErOJsXZFSMsc4Z2KHR9lHbAoc8Tgq4Iji5j4O5ZkUEjMh5J8/s1600-h/wHITEoUT.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_A2syHWl70xMkGfjfceZ0H_o8THuxocO1rSfL_WQ8gTTjF6c3Fs5Av_W_KSJC-e_4Vi8gznewIsaBbys7_6nSErOJsXZFSMsc4Z2KHR9lHbAoc8Tgq4Iji5j4O5ZkUEjMh5J8/s400/wHITEoUT.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450493308179302658" /></a><br />This is my 300th post. Also silhouettes (a word I cannot hope to spell correctly) of animals are all I want to draw right now.Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03855886232562800019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29678467.post-90342472841841253872010-03-18T17:00:00.001-07:002010-03-18T17:01:20.452-07:00WhIP<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrZKJ71hQUJMVZucz9IpWTKUyqcLc1x42GruHy21i4jIfi-WwsooHl_mmcKQ7OqgzBdW8NYXRPFhEzCAoF1p-R9HPxDrlLMJBdrTt7NEzZ9lrKUQfishl4JYoMNZlu_fMFcT4H/s1600-h/OneHundredForty.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 338px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrZKJ71hQUJMVZucz9IpWTKUyqcLc1x42GruHy21i4jIfi-WwsooHl_mmcKQ7OqgzBdW8NYXRPFhEzCAoF1p-R9HPxDrlLMJBdrTt7NEzZ9lrKUQfishl4JYoMNZlu_fMFcT4H/s400/OneHundredForty.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450128268601764514" /></a><br />A still from a work in progress that I'm progressively working on.Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03855886232562800019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29678467.post-71684276060228828252010-03-17T11:20:00.000-07:002010-03-17T11:23:47.103-07:00EmptySo there was this hole.<br /><br />People said that it was older than sin, but no one really knew. It swallowed every word you spoke into it. Even if someone crouched down next to you, so close that your stubble brushed their ear, still they’d hear nothing. <br /><br />People whispered their secrets into the hole. Maybe it was the shape or maybe it was inside each person, but still you always felt that at least you’d told someone.<br /><br />There was a photo of Henry Ford speaking into the hole. They say his fingers were white as they clutched its edges. He spoke for hours and was seen to cry.<br /><br />So that was just great, and everybody liked it. People came from all over, it was in the guidebooks, with a little icon that meant ‘attraction,’ and a single dollar sign, which meant it was very cheap to do.<br /><br />A spring, down the hill, burbled up everything that anybody into the hole. No one minded, because its secrets were those of the last century, things spoken into the hole by people’s grandfathers. With their out-of-date fears and ridiculous synonyms for fucking their stories were more amusing than sad. Also, it was in real time, so it wasn’t like you could look and find what Babyface Nelson had said to the hole. <br /><br />It was just what somebody’s aunt had said one afternoon, one hundred years ago.<br /><br />Why would anyone worry so much about such a thing?Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03855886232562800019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29678467.post-61846128834099130962010-03-12T12:18:00.000-08:002010-03-12T15:02:33.143-08:00Sumo Paint<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2IHMPwRR4QJt5CVUDPeBYvB0cTfPJ0iMvRNDECZpeOlhW-9LBYBCPEO1mHLvwI9BO8mBNBUWt9LsJwtoExLjVosiwJ8WFzHd_n0ezariJQFv64hN_rpnyGbBFAY1YzVvEYLEV/s1600-h/Amoeba.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 392px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2IHMPwRR4QJt5CVUDPeBYvB0cTfPJ0iMvRNDECZpeOlhW-9LBYBCPEO1mHLvwI9BO8mBNBUWt9LsJwtoExLjVosiwJ8WFzHd_n0ezariJQFv64hN_rpnyGbBFAY1YzVvEYLEV/s400/Amoeba.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447886533268221570" border="0" /></a><br /><br />tried a new image tool today,<a href="http://www.sumopaint.com/app/"> Sumo Paint</a> and it's pretty good.Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03855886232562800019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29678467.post-76771027344462701292010-03-08T13:35:00.000-08:002010-03-08T14:11:45.754-08:00A late-night conversation.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkS8-fKdtANxQ8ZC1Y6uaPF9jucDn4UMj62YefCPXRQ71bcsxyv7tyZspAZO9bNR1rOHfBG8WHjsgIptZgRuYfMt5Dy8c8oPoAQ_zjrCrH-q3FyGcf0U4YTmJE6vlPU75TK85n/s1600-h/Nemo+Speaks+to+the+skull.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkS8-fKdtANxQ8ZC1Y6uaPF9jucDn4UMj62YefCPXRQ71bcsxyv7tyZspAZO9bNR1rOHfBG8WHjsgIptZgRuYfMt5Dy8c8oPoAQ_zjrCrH-q3FyGcf0U4YTmJE6vlPU75TK85n/s400/Nemo+Speaks+to+the+skull.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446389025931064402" border="0" /></a><br />I bought my 3-year-old brother a copy of The Complete Nemo, vol. III (why volume III? because it was the one that didn't cost $80). I'd only ever looked at the art, and hadn't realized how scattershot the dialogue was. But I was amazed that the art, and the bare sketch of story, kept my siblings, age 6 and 3, totally fascinated. They asked me to read the whole book. I drew this.Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03855886232562800019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29678467.post-21630787909558702682010-03-08T07:18:00.000-08:002010-03-08T07:20:37.009-08:00I am not a linkbloggerBut I.G. really hits the nail on the head here. Basically he says that we start making art because we love good art, but this is odd because we begin by producing garbage. It takes time. And I want to thank those of you who read this blog for joining me as I take this time, as I try to push my way, little by little, until I'm producing something that someone who loves comics as much as I do might actually enjoy.<br /><br /><object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-hidvElQ0xE&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&hd=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-hidvElQ0xE&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&hd=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object>Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03855886232562800019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29678467.post-3186647372927201712010-03-05T15:12:00.001-08:002010-03-05T15:12:50.715-08:00caps lock<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZSQ-OzBE__vTGQv0y2vToCO-Zs2NyP6nwJUer_G46TfZyqusjR3DoX22gV1L7odOcXiKYkr3pvzMhHs6ewL7KRBJUfzr-Cbwhdbv51uJ41VJPTlGwD6xeLBhYQVwCtdZc4DV/s1600-h/angryDog.bmp"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZSQ-OzBE__vTGQv0y2vToCO-Zs2NyP6nwJUer_G46TfZyqusjR3DoX22gV1L7odOcXiKYkr3pvzMhHs6ewL7KRBJUfzr-Cbwhdbv51uJ41VJPTlGwD6xeLBhYQVwCtdZc4DV/s400/angryDog.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445291640898437554" border="0" /></a>Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03855886232562800019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29678467.post-25453759007870440422010-03-03T15:46:00.000-08:002010-03-03T15:51:48.245-08:00...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPvWtfJHGFj0Qlrr4e_3Ka0fnsC7cHG5vN7Pr3N2PoH69B0pWhc6i2Joq0qWPNWfLvINY55dkqYjgGAkU10oGmSesfCGBEjAWLbx_A-1G4ZGLeLx3IDTFqvToZMuFMEY56VcQ/s1600-h/America's+Next.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPvWtfJHGFj0Qlrr4e_3Ka0fnsC7cHG5vN7Pr3N2PoH69B0pWhc6i2Joq0qWPNWfLvINY55dkqYjgGAkU10oGmSesfCGBEjAWLbx_A-1G4ZGLeLx3IDTFqvToZMuFMEY56VcQ/s400/America's+Next.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444559479406547330" border="0" /></a><br />...Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03855886232562800019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29678467.post-39597650558026639102010-03-02T08:44:00.001-08:002010-03-02T08:45:47.809-08:00last panel<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmq29tvY1Dw2ksweE8MgevIen6Oznyy0UGbaZeEMrewriTjzwRtiF1bTSpKINGSqpyk5G3uftpWoAos8TZ6EYcqCtHNKkywNzNT4bAkZ4gzSssNNzbGb2uFHhDb8bqFxFUfnbU/s1600-h/TheMoon3.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 189px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmq29tvY1Dw2ksweE8MgevIen6Oznyy0UGbaZeEMrewriTjzwRtiF1bTSpKINGSqpyk5G3uftpWoAos8TZ6EYcqCtHNKkywNzNT4bAkZ4gzSssNNzbGb2uFHhDb8bqFxFUfnbU/s400/TheMoon3.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444078678934431682" border="0" /></a>Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03855886232562800019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29678467.post-73304045629272099342010-03-01T08:59:00.000-08:002010-03-01T09:00:39.876-08:00Panel Two<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDh-UFjw0iEa9XGT1SsdsWNEZ6YHFsp-ZZARl5ig4y_HItCmtCyD1IzkaD7t07Z8NPnVkyLJNt8E6jKWmC7FXbE3qphVf0w2zQkJistaLcD3-0AdVLauoQuqo1EuIKKO4iBD2m/s1600-h/TheMoon2.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 189px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDh-UFjw0iEa9XGT1SsdsWNEZ6YHFsp-ZZARl5ig4y_HItCmtCyD1IzkaD7t07Z8NPnVkyLJNt8E6jKWmC7FXbE3qphVf0w2zQkJistaLcD3-0AdVLauoQuqo1EuIKKO4iBD2m/s400/TheMoon2.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443711401662993090" border="0" /></a>Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03855886232562800019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29678467.post-61858493656886748882010-02-26T16:59:00.000-08:002010-02-26T17:00:24.847-08:00Panel One<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu94vtKgRELVICj_u5rsffrG0mbipNDAGK23m94SiZgh3Bjk_T6jesW9dnNchZgxP0uxfm1kOOMPd2akfpIZGRPvfxbyKHVoxTv75NY9khBN0wUR6_c-uAw04XYeiaEkYLclSY/s1600-h/TheMoon.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 189px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu94vtKgRELVICj_u5rsffrG0mbipNDAGK23m94SiZgh3Bjk_T6jesW9dnNchZgxP0uxfm1kOOMPd2akfpIZGRPvfxbyKHVoxTv75NY9khBN0wUR6_c-uAw04XYeiaEkYLclSY/s400/TheMoon.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442721782034369538" border="0" /></a>Tobyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03855886232562800019noreply@blogger.com