My favorite part of this comic is looking at the tiny sliver of screen we can see on Colin’s TV and trying to guess what video game he’s playing. I doubt Dana intended this, but I swear to God it looks like he’s playing Dragon Warrior, which was basically my favorite game as a kid. So what I’m getting at is I’m pretty sure Dana is telepathic.
Not much else too exciting to report. I’ve wrapped up my two weeks of hell at work, which is predictably rad. Less rad is the fact that we got slutted here in the Philly area with about two feet of snow. TWO FEET. So I’m pretty tired from shoveling snow all day. I do want to make sure before I sign off this week’s post that I thank everyone who has been reading our comic this year.
I do not like to get in the habit of speaking for Dana, but I know that we’re in agreement for how great you all have been this year. This has been a rough year for everyone, but for Dana and I, you’ve all done a lot to make it really fantastic. So thanks again, and next week hopefully I’ll be back to blogging about the best kind of dragon or if muppets were real, what kinds of drugs to do you think they would like.
<3 Mike
OH GOD dragon warrior. Oh good.
I’m still stuck halfway through DQ8; I still need to finish before IX drops next year. My backlog just keeps getting bigger.
Also, Oscar the Grouch would like speedballs — and I ask that you elaborate on this in your next blog post. It’s been a good year!
I love that Colin looks scared on the sled. I also love that Avery is holding a sword. I can see the feminist perspective that you are going for here. That women are tough and strong and men are intimidated by that. Very deep Mike…very deep.
@Jbon: I loved DQ8, and am slightly aghast that you have not finished the game. I shouldn’t talk though, because I’m developing backlog problems as well (Etritian Odessy, Dragon Age, Spider-man: Web of Shadows, the list goes on).
Oscar the Grouch on speedballs? I don’t know, I don’t really see it. Are speedballs like a rich kid/celebrity drug? Though I can’t say I can really picture what drug he would use, certianly alcohol or gas huffing seems to bland. Perhaps you’re on to something …
(And yes, it has been a good year. Thanks so much for reading all this time.)
@VMah: Two things: 1) Feminist and Queer theory were my favorites in my crit theory class. 2) I feel like I have to write something completely socially backwards and offensive to balance out my “accidental” feminism here since you’ve gone and called me on it.
<3 Mike