News

I literally have nothing of interest to say today down here in the news box.

Unless you consider it being so uncomfortably hot here in my apartment that I'm surprised I was able to get today's comic done without smearing ink all over the place an interesting bit of news.

It's not so much "interesting" as it is "bluugh."

That's all from me for now.
Bluugh.

PortCon Maine was, as always, a blast. I love Portland and the people who both run and attend this lovely convention. I'm always flattered that they ask me to return and, even though I didn't spend Friday night in a dress, I hope they ask me to return next year because I would gladly do so.

I managed to get today's comic done while at the convention. I do hope you folks like it.

Many thanks to the readers who came to visit me at my table and at my panels. Many thanks to all the old friends I got to hang out with over the weekend. Many thanks to PortCon for being such an awesome convention.

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

I'm at PortCon Maine today! Come by and say "hi" if you're in the area, as I'll be in a terrific mood. I love going to Maine and that general "happiness of being" tends to spread when I'm at PortCon.

The comic ought to resume normally on Monday. I'll let you folks know otherwise, and if there's surprise Monday filler I apologize ahead of time for it.

That's all from me for now.
See you at PortCon Maine!

You might say that was quite a stunt Bort pulled.
Tee hee.

Anyhow, there's not much news to report today besides my aforementioned appearance at PortCon Maine this weekend, my new examples of amateur photography and my participation in WEBCOMICS AUCTION FOR THE GULF (even though Carly hasn't listed my name yet).

Oh. There is one thing. I have fallen behind in sending out book orders since the beginning of the month. I don't have any excuses for this besides my own notoriously scattered brain. All book orders will be sent out before I leave for PortCon Maine this weekend. Sorry for the delay.

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

Just a couple of new quickies today to keep you folks informed about things involving me.

This weekend I'll be returning to PortCon Maine to cause more trouble and say "hello" to folks who come out to see me. I always enjoy this delightful little show, if for no other reason than I will have spent at least one night in a dress.

I've also posted a couple of new examples of my amateur photography. It was my first time working with a new model and it was a great learning experience. Check them out if you like. I think they're neat, but I'm biased.

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

And so the week-long "interlude" of Miranda's continuing investigation into the mystery of the Beast draws to a close and we come upon the next tale... Escape from the Wild Edge. I hope you folks are as excited as I am to see Bort again.

The new Donation Wallpaper is up for your perusal and approval. I hope you like it.

Last week I said I was going to donate all of the money raised from the donation wallpaper to a charity dedicated to helping those affected by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. My own research, combined with the suggestions you fine folks e-mailed to me, turned up an almost overwhelming number of charities. I found one, however, that made me change my plan entirely.

Instead of spearheading a fund-raiser of my own I've decided to get in contact with the talented Carly Monardo, who will hopefully accept a donation of original artwork from me for her WEBCOMICS AUCTION FOR THE GULF. Many thanks to the flu-addled reader who brought this to my attention.

Later on this week I'll compile a list of the other charities and organizations that I checked out so folks can donate to them directly. Besides helping out the auction mentioned above, I still plan to make a donation out of my own pocket to one of those various charities.

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

The site was down for a little while today, but things seem to be back up and running now. Yay!

Thanks to all of you who have been notifying me of charities and organizations dedicated to helping out in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. You folks are the best.

Other than that, enjoy your weekend!

I'm going to get serious here today.

The disaster in the Gulf of Mexico makes me sick. This is an environmental catastrophe and I'm sad to see it happening in my lifetime. As a vegan for nearly fifteen years, my heart cracks every time I see a photograph of an animal coated in that oil.

I want to help. Some of you have e-mailed me and told me you want to help, too.

This week I'll be looking into various charities and organizations that are dedicated to helping those affected by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and next week I plan to dedicate every single dollar from the Donation Wallpaper to the organization of my choice, in addition to money out of my own pocket. If anyone has any suggestions for organizations or charities, please e-mail me and let me know.

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

Miranda's dimensional visitors are more fun for me to draw than they ought to be. Wheeheeheehee!

My girlfr... I'm sorry, my fiancée is on a new work schedule nowadays so every other weekend she has Friday off. This past Friday was one of those occasions so, naturally, I didn't go near my computer for three days (except to play video games with her).

Anyway, I just got caught up reading my e-mails yesterday and discovered that many of you want me to post the "full written review" of FACEBATH from last Friday's comic. Normally I wouldn't have a problem doing that, except that I didn't actually write a "full review." I made sure there was enough to get the point across in the important spots where text was visible. In the other spots there are FACEBATH-shaped holes like a cartoon character had just run through a wall. I can post that if it would amuse you folks.

I do live to amuse my readers, after all.

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

Just a couple of quick little news tidbits today.

- Happy birthday to my younger brother, John. He levels up today but doesn't get any new powers. Everyone knows those are for even-numbered levels only.

- This week is yet another "interlude" which addresses the ongoing mystery of The Beast. I had such a good time with Miranda's planar escapade last time that I wanted to do it again. Hope you folks enjoy this brief little ride.

- THE WAR IN HELL: Dominic Deegan Vol. 5 is on sale now!

Told you things were going to be brief today.

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

And so ends this storyline, which I have decided to name "B.Y.O.B." Fans of System of a Down will hopefully appreciate the reference to that incredible band. And, in the end, Gregory got to "be his own bard" after all.

Some people wrote e-mails to me asking what band Facebath sounds like or what sort of metal they're supposed to be playing. I'll leave that "officially" up to each individual's tastes and imagination, but I will go so far as to say that I used Pantera's classic metal album "Vulgar Display of Power" as inspiration for Facebath's quest to find their own sound, even their glamorous beginning. For those of you who didn't know this, Pantera actually started out as a glam rock band. I'm not kidding. Look it up. There's something altogether disturbing about seeing Phil Anselmo in full makeup and teased hair.

I hope you folks enjoyed this metallic tale of brutal music and Gregory's new purpose in life. It was a blast for me, and I hope you like what comes next.

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

Now on sale in the SEER'S CATALOG is the fifth volume of Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire.

Rock on.

A-KON has been a memorable convention for me over the last few years. I always meet tons of great readers, hang out with friendly fellow webcomickers and participate in panels that are as entertaining for me as they appear to be for those in attendance. Oh, and I always sell most, if not all of my merchandise. That's nice, too.

While there were countless memorable moments over the weekend, two stand out in my mind as of this writing.

A gentleman came up to my table and had the honest-to-goodness balls to say to my face, "Hey, I have to admit that I only read Dominic Deegan to make fun of it." I proceeded to invite him to visit my table again so we could talk about what he didn't like about the comic. What followed was a polite, civil discussion and critique of my comic. It was an overall pleasant experience.

A young lady of about nineteen or twenty (in a gorgeous Poison Ivy outfit) came up to my table and, in one sentence, made me feel absolutely awesome and incredibly old. She said, "I started reading Dominic Deegan when I was eleven years old. I basically grew up reading your comic." Wow.

THE WAR IN HELL will go up for sale tomorrow in the SEERS CATALOG. I made sure to send out all of the pre-orders before A-KON so if you haven't received your copy yet, rest assured that it's on the way.

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

I'd apologize for yet another Monday filler if these renditions of Facebath weren't so awesome.

The three lovely ladies who came to my rescue with three "visions" of these three rockers are, as listed above...

Jennie Breeden on bass guitar (and the bass guitarist).

Crystal Yates on drums.

Gina Biggs on lead guitar and vocals.

I am absolutely exhausted from A-KON and will write a proper news post about it once I've recovered.

Yep.
Szark's dad dropped the comic's first F-bomb.
I make no apologies and neither does he.

This comic (expletive included) was inspired by a story my own dad told me. As he tells it, he was in college and attended a concert in which Jerry Garcia was the headliner, but opening for them was a band called The Mahavishnu Orchestra. Nobody had really heard of them and so there were little expectations. Then they began to play. While they weren't a hard rock band their sound was big and had a similar "room shattering" effect that was depicted in Wednesday's strip. My father says that after their first song the audience was dead silent for a few moments... until one guy stood up and shouted, "I don't fucking believe it!" which triggered a huge response from the crowd.

And while I don't know any heavy metal accountants, I do know a heavy metal lawyer. It really is always the ones you least suspect.

That's all from me for now.
Rock on, and say hi to me at A-KON! That's where I am now!