News

It's another musical comic today, albeit one in which Taz MaDara continues to be a dick, but as such it's come to my attention that I've been negligent on something musical that needs addressing.

Absinthe Junk is trying to get a spot on the Warped Tour! I've mentioned Absinthe Junk a lot down here in the news box over the past few years and the response I've gotten is that you fine folks really like them. Blair, the band's frontwoman, is also a good friend of mine. So if you want to help a quality band get their quality music on a big venue, click the above link, register a profile and give them the votes they most definitely deserve. I've already done so and I think you should, too.

That's all from me for now.
Rock on.

You can thank my fiancee for the title to Randy's tribute to Luna.

All the variations I thought up had one or more F-bombs.

It's a slow news Monday, which is fine by me, but here's hoping that I'll some significant and exciting news by the end of the week.

And that Randy keeps his one remaining tusk by the end of the week.


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I've tried Randy's method of breaking writer's block, which is to just stare at the page harder until something comes through.

As you can see, it does not work.

No news to report today, so I'll just leave you folks alone and wish you a nice weekend, free of creative blockage of any kind.


That's all from me for now.
Rock on.

When Gregory first met an angry Randy Thrasher, he did reveal that it was Luna who inspired him to keep his other tusk.

I was a bassist in a rock band once, and I wrote a song for a girl. I was in high school. Not only was I an awful bass player, but the song was even worse. Here's hoping Randy fares better than I did.

I picked up some cool comic books yesterday. In case you're wondering what I thought about them, check out my Twitter feed and anything marked with the #ComicBookDay hash-tag relates to what I was reading as I was reading it.

That's all from me for now.
Rock on and geek out.

This comic is dedicated to everyone who ever met someone they admired, or even simply did something they admired, and all they could manage to do was say the dumbest thing possible to them. I have lost count how many times I've done this over the years.

Now that it's March my "convention season" is starting up again, and the full list of shows I'm currently confirmed to appear at is listed to the bottom right of the news box here.

However, I just learned that three conventions that have shown me much love over the years, Anime St. Louis, ICON and No Brand Con are all on the same weekend this year. As you can see on the schedule, Anime St. Louis approached me first and I agreed to attend before I knew about the other two shows. I'm thrilled to be returning to Anime St. Louis, and here's hoping ICON and No Brand Con invite me back next year.

That's all from me for now.
Rock on.

Randy is Facebath's resident mythology and history nerd and did, in fact, borrow some of Dominic's books for songwriting material. In my opinion, some of that makes for the best metal.

There is a perhaps not so subtle nod to the great world mythologist Joseph Campbell in today's strip.

Also... holy crap, it's March already!



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Going to keep it brief today because I'm sore from seeing Finntroll last night alongside Ensiferum. I feel like Dominic after he got blasted by the Destroyer last week. I'm sore, exhausted, and I can barely hear myself talk. Totally worth it, though.

Going to put up some new t-shirts for March, so keep an eye out for that.

With any luck I'll also have news regarding the next collection, Two Thief or Not Two Thief, so keep an eye out for that in March as well.

That's all from me for now.
Rock on.

I'm pretty certain that people with genuine, long-term hearing problems don't actually do the comedic "yell to hear themselves speak" bit, but I know that's what I do when I've just come from a metal show and I've enjoyed myself a little too much.

And since Gregory has just proven that Dominic's entire adventure is the equivalent of an epic metal song, there was goofy yelling.

I may also have metal on the brain because I'm going to see Finntroll this weekend, and it's more than likely I'll be enjoying myself a little too much.

That's all from me for now.
Rock on and have a metal weekend!

My cats are able to sleep through similar shouting. Whether I'm blasting some ear-shattering metal or I'm screaming my frustrations at various video games, my cats remain unfazed and relaxed. I envy them.

If you watched my Twitter feed yesterday you saw my opinions on the various comics I was reading as I read them, as noted with the #ComicBookDay hashtag. It was an interesting experiment and I had fun doing it, so I'll likely be doing it for a little while. And if you don't have a Twitter account, you can still view my profile page and see my little comic book tweets.

Ultimately it got me thinking about a possible idea for a new webcomic project. Just thinking, mind you, but the seed has been planted. Kinda like Inception, only far less badass and awesome.

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It's true. Couples that have been together for awhile just start yelling at each other, even without extraplanar hearing problems.

As you can see at the top of the site, I've changed the ad banner to three ad boxes and stacked the comic title to accommodate the new layout. I'm giving it a try and we'll see how I and you folks like it after a little while. And if you're interested in advertising up there, now's a good time to do so! Just click the link below the ads to find out more information. But while you're up there, don't forget to click the links of the fine folks advertising here already!

It's Wednesday, so new comic books are hitting the shelves. And speaking of trying new things, I mentioned last week that I won't be reviewing what I read here tomorrow but instead posting my thoughts on the comics as I read them (with as few spoilers as possible) on my Twitter page. Anything with the hashtag #ComicBookDay relates to whatever I'm reading at the moment. We'll see how that goes for awhile and what you fine folks think of it.

That's all from me for now.
Rock on and geek out.

Not only is drawing Dominic as a dot in this comic very easy, but it really shows off the scope of what lies in the cosmos and the planescape where even a celebrated seer of commendable prowess is little less than a gnat to a guardian destroyer.

Speaking of that colossal planar insect, thanks to all of you who sent me recommendations about insectoid creatures in science fiction and fantasy who aren't represented as alien menaces or unspeakably evil monsters.

And if I ever start my own metal band, I'm totally naming it Guardian Destroyer.

I fixed up and made additions to the LINKS page. Some links had to be fixed and/or renamed and some were absent from the page due to my own neglect. So click on over there and check out the links!

That's all from me for now.
Rock on.

Insectoid creatures don't get enough love or respect in fantasy or science fiction, I feel. In my experience they're typically villains or so unbelievably alien that there are few things about them that anyone can relate to. Then again, maybe I just haven't seen or read enough science fiction or fantasy.

But I loved Sectaurs back in the 80's.

Regardless, I think the Destroyer in today's comic looks pretty intimidating and demands respect, if for no other reason than it dwarfs the Beast and Dominic is so tiny you can barely see him in today's comic... except for the two panels when he's pulling a Dark Helmet-esque "um... he did it."

That's all from me for now.
Rock on and have a nice weekend!

I'm proud that I wrote a comic where a Lovecraftian horror is stopped in its tendrilly tracks by a stuffed animal.

I picked up some cool comic books yesterday, but I'm not going to talk about them here. I'm not going to talk about comic books down here for awhile. For the time being I'm going to try tweeting about the comics I read as I'm reading them on Wednesdays. If you folks think it's nifty, I'll continue doing it! If you folks find you like my weekly reviews of comic books I pick up I'll come back to talking about them here, but I'll still post my nerdy opinions about them on Twitter.

You can find my Twitter feed here, and my comic book tweets will have the #ComicBookDay hashtag.

That's all from me for now.
Rock on and geek out!

Has Dominic lost his mind?

Did he shift a likely energy-mind-willpower blast to a stuffed toy on purpose?

Will The Beast have seer for supper?

Do I have very little relevant news to talk about today so I'm going to stretch it out with dramatic questions?

The answer to two of those questions is "yes."


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1. Dominic certainly is jumpy today.

2. I, too, am tempted to scream out "Hadoken!" in the final panel.

3. These vision quest comics are still fun for me to create.

4. I love the Symphony of Science.

5. Five is my favorite number.


I don't know why I decided to make today's news post a list.

That's all from me for now.
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