14: Waking Dead

I had a very nice week. That is all.

13: NSFTW

This one is way late, but I am quite satisfied with the outcome. I saw Spiderman 3 (very bad), then played the Wii (very good).

I am, and always have been, of two minds concerning marijuana. On the one hand, there are very clear benefits for those who use it medicinally, and I know enough people who use it regularly and somehow manage to function normally. On the other hand, when I've used marijuana, I've had serious issues with short and long term memory, and I've had the motivation drain right out of me like it was never there.

The last time I used marijuana, I went in totally serious about learning to code in Basic. When all was said and done, I no longer had the burning desire to learn anything, let alone a complicated mathematical language. That's when I realized that while marijuana might be ok for some people, it's not ok for me.

However, I have very libertarian values, and I believe people should be allowed to do anything they want to as long as it doesn't harm anyone else.

12: Ascent

Last night I had a dream about Transformers. Who knew how truly terrifying they can be. It never occurred to me that the radio on the floor over there could actually be a DECEPTICON OH NOES!!

In other news, HOLY FUCKING SHIT HEROES IS SO GOOD.

11: Nick Draking in the Money

At a party in Turners Falls, this guy ask me "Are you Jason Gallagher?"

It turned out he reads my comic. I was so flattered that some random dude was a fan that I didn't even get his name. So if you're reading this, sorry I didn't ask your name, random dude.

At the same party, Brandon guessed correctly that Fishheadman has other abilities that have yet to be revealed. How very shrewd of you, Beaver.

Some where out there on the interwebs, there is a video of me bouncing a statue of one of the wise men off a trampoline into a friend, while screaming "I got your gift right here!!"

For those of you on the livejournal, I started a community called "gamezorz", in which members are encouraged to post game related art. If you are a gamer, check it out.

10: Exposition

This page was 90% turmoil, 10% effort. If I had known how easy this page would be, I would have done it before it was overdue. Alas.

9: Nightriderz

Bless me readers, for I have sinned. It has been 10 days since my last update.

The landlord called us in the middle of the week and announced he would be coming by to pick up some things from the attic. At the time, our house was a total mess, and we freaked right the fuck out.

Since then I have been busting my ass every waking hour cleaning the place, or recovering from exhaustion from doing so. So not so much with the Fishheadman. However, I've had much time to think about FHM and contemplate the increase of quality.

I tried a new technique with this page, and I'm quite pleased with the outcome. I drew the comic on a piece of graph paper, which allowed me to use the lines to measure things. Then I scanned it, cleaned it up, and adjusted the panels for optimum framing. After all this, I printed out the result, taped it to a piece of bristol board, and inked it on my light box. It's a variation on a technique Eric from Minimalist Stick Figure Theater told me about.

Next page, I do believe I'll try drawing different layers of the comic on different pages, to give it more of an animation feel, and allow me to really go into detail without making the colorization process a nightmare.

For those who didn't get the punchline, go read Questionable Content.