Callbacks
In rough chronological order.
- It has been nearly six months since we noted that it had been a year since Achewood last updated. As I feel I must always point out when mentioning Achewood’s update schedule, this should not be taken as a critique of Chris Onstad. Frankly, if the page never again updates and we are left forever with a vignette of Ramses Luther Smuckles forever contemplating his Journey, eviscerations, and the milk-eyed son of a slack-tittied dog, then that will be just marvelous; like a Zen garden, there are contemplative depths in those fourteen panels, and I can look at them forever.
No, I mention the hiatus because Onstad is not idle; I noticed over the span of summer that Onstad had done a series of paintings for sale, but somehow missed the earlier announcement that there were also commissions being taken and originals in a new gallery site. So I’m grateful that Chris Sims at Comics Alliance noticed and shared that knowledge.
Commissions, you guys, and original art. And, most excitingly, hand-painted enlargements of your favorite panels. I did not realize until today what it was that I most wanted in life and now I know.
I have written of missing the opportunity to get my copy of The Great Outdoor Fight inscribed with Ramses Luther Smuckles¹, and am now trying to decide what panel would best remedy that situation. Silent and foreboding, as here? With Sondra, in a moment of tenderness here²? Contemplating the staff of life and the relative merits of KitchenAid stand mixers in panel four? Time to start looking at the budget and making a decision.
- Three and a half weeks ago I shared with you the closest thing I have to religion and the opportunity to get it on a notebook. At the time I exhorted all of you to pledge, on account of I want my notebook. It appears that you did not listen to me. As of this writing, the Book Block project is sitting at a mere 45% of goal with 16 days to go, and the per-day data are looking downright anemic.
So let me reiterate: I want my notebook, and if this project fails I am going to hunt down every single one of you bozos that thinks to yourself Hey that’s pretty neat I ought to pledge oh darn it closed two days ago. Although, to be fair, the project runners have been damn quiet of late — one update four days after launch, a second four days later, and nothing for the past three weeks. I’ve exchanged emails with the creators, so understand I am prodding them as well as you. To all concerned, I re-reiterate: I want my notebook and none of us wants to see the other outcome. Pledge!
- A week back I shared with you the happy news of a new Perry Bible Fellowship strip, and seven days later another new strip popped up in my RSS feed. Dare we hope … weekly?
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¹ Make no mistake, I am thrilled with Cornelius Bear, but who could resist the allure of The Man With The Blood On His Hands?
² Or, if I’m feeling like dropping class money several times over, that second row as Ramses Luther removes the cap from Lyle’s beer.
I remain content with my drawing of Beef saying “my code is a dog’s code…”
By BgPorter on 09.18.15 8:38 am
Oh necessarily
By Gary Tyrrell on 09.18.15 9:15 am
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