I had a big post in mind when I put this comic together last night. But some kind of blog date kerfuffle late at night prevented me from posting it until this afternoon. So what I had planned on writing yesterday evening has completely evaporated by this afternoon!
I hope you like the comic. It’s pretty straightforward. I admit to being stuck coming up with the punchline. Actually, I came up with the “Lawyer Attorney” observation first. I probably should have flipped things around to make that the punchline. But I turned out pretty well. What can you expect post-Thanksgiving when your brain has been choked by tryptophan?
Not much more to talk about tonight, except that I hope to see Ninja Assassin some time this evening. I’ve been hearing great things from friends who have already seen it. I’m still a little skittish about going to the theaters on Black Friday, but hopefully the mall crowds have exhausted themselves and gone home by the time I show up. I plan on going to the late, late show.
Still trying to fanagle an opportunity to see The Fantastic Mr. Fox with Cami tomorrow. The film broke wide across the country on Wednesday, but we haven’t nailed down a babysitter yet. I’ve felt considerably out of the loop on that one since it was available in limited release two weeks prior. It feels like no one is talking about it anymore – and I hate it when that happens.
Last thing I’ll mention – and I think you know where it’s going – please pledge to the Kickstarter fund raising campaign for Theater Hopper: Year Three. We have 33 days left in the campaign and 63% left to go. I’m worried that after the baby arrives on the 10th, I won’t have time to really chase it down. That, compounded by the holidays getting in the way, I’m really worried that I won’t be able to raise the money I need to do this!
So, if you have even a dollar left in your pocket after cashing in on department store sales, please consider pledging. I appreciate your support.
Thanks and have a great weekend!
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What a fantastic great strip…:)
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I see what you did there…
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Ninja is not only a way of life (like a samurai), but also a profession with multiple disciplines. Like how lawyers can practice tort law, marriage law, disability claims, etc, ninja were trained in covert tactics. This did include assassination, but was not limited to it.
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“What a fantastic great strip…” – Tom
I agree!
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Is everyone in here named Tom, or is Wordpress acting funky?
Because otherwise, it makes it look like my narcissism is flown further off the handle than usual!
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I like the punchline
“murder people to death” is a great line!
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@trevor
That’s it. I’m writing a movie called “Ninja Attorney.”
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Sounds like Dr. McNinja’s cousin.
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This all somehow reminds me of the Futurama line “I’m literally angry with rage!”
And I wholeheartedly recommend Fantastic Mr. Fox as soon as you can, it’s, well, fantastic. Very creative and funny movie.
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Fantastic Mr Fox has been out here in the UK for a while. As you would expect from a Wes Anderson picture the quality is top notch. The stop motion work is wonderful, and it has a slightly jerky, vintage feel to it (like you would see with earlier stop motion pieces) and is actually quite tactile and adorable. The voice work is honestly excellent, it may be George Clooney’s most charismatic role yet. It’s a shame it’s not very often we get to talk about stop motion animation, and even though Anderson’s input into the final product is debatable, Fantastic Mr Fox is still a wonderful film. While we’re on the top of stop motion I would definitely recommend this short if you’ve never seen it before, entitled Peter and the Wolf, which won an Academy Award for best animation in 2008. This is just the trailer, but you can click through in the side bar.
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Am I the only one excited for The Road? I’m going to see it Tuesday with my fiance. I just finished the book after reading it strait through–well, in between playing massive amounts of Fall Out 3. (That wasn’t planned, by the by. I just happened to start the book on Tuesday and got a PS3 and the new edition of FO3 on Wednesday.) But I don’t seem to be hearing about it from anyone. It’s like it got lost in the shuffle of ninjas, overly intelligent canines, and gay vampires.
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I liked Ninja Assassin but I couldn’t stop laughing at the sound the shuriken make when the ninjas throw them at superspeed. Yes it is a cheesy movie but that crazy noise was not expected, nor did my friends expect me to immitate that noise countless times after the movie.
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Molnek, was it a “shwwing!” noise, or what?
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More like phtphtphtpht, like a tiny helicopter.