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ROAD OUT

by Tom on June 6th, 2008
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ROAD OUT

I got a lot of really good feedback from Wednesday's Back to the Future twist, so I thought I would press on with the mini-arc that unfolded in front of my eyes after hearing about the Universal Studios backlot fire from last Sunday.

I was pretty confident that I was in safe waters making a Back to the Future reference. I don't know anyone who doesn't love at least one of those movies.

It's funny, though... Considering the current spoiler-drenched, I-have-a-LiveJournal-account-so-my-opinion-counts-more-than-yours culture the internet has spawned, I wonder how well the Back to the Future franchise would have fared with movie fans today.

As far as I can remember, they were one of the first franchises to film their second and third installments back-to-back. Something that the last two Matrix and Pirates of the Caribbean movies did as well. I suppose you could say the same about the Lord of the Rings films, but they knew out of the gate there was too much story to film for one movie.

Would fans have been patient with the several paradoxes in the second movie? Would they appreciate the hard left turn the franchise takes when it skips into 1885 and the old west? Part of me thinks fans would not be as kind today... and that kind of depresses me.

I was thinking some more about the studio fire and how the Clocktower Square set had been damaged. Immiediately my mind went to business and I mocked up this t-shirt:

Save the Clocktower!

It's nothing special. I doubt I would put it into production. Nevermind that Snorg Tees has one of their own - one that didn't outright steal the design and layout from the flyer prop in the movie.

But it made me feel better to make it.

Now, if you want to talk REALLY geeky, check out what the fine folks at ThinkGeek.com have put together for you - Your OWN Flux Capacitor!

Flux Capacitor

Only $249.99 - a giveaway!

Man, I seriously gotta watch these movies this weekend!

That's about it for me. I'll see you back here on Monday with more Back to the Future action!

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REFRESHING

by Tom on September 4th, 2002
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REFRESHING

For the record, the characters in today's strip didn't shrink, but are resting in a giant soda. Just spelling it out for the extremely literal among you.

It's weird what emerges when you're staring into the infinite abyss of a blank piece of paper. Today's toon is the result of just such a journey.

I'm enjoying this current "summer fun" arc - if you can call it that. Of course, I'm not enjoying it quite as much as the idea that I would ever wear a hot pink tank top and neon green shorts.

If I can sneak our newest character Jimmy into every strip this week, I think I'm going to do it. If for the sake of continuity.

I'm adding some new interactive elements to the site. Everyone should check out our new free for all links section. There are a few tweaks left to be made, but I think it's a great opportunity to allow the readers of the site to indirectly express themselves.

The concept is simple. Visit the free for all links, add a link to a site within one of the categories, then tent you fingers and fiendishly grin as you unleash the most awesome web site onto an unsuspecting public. I'm implementing the feature in hopes of being clued in on some of the best corners of the net I've yet to unearth.

I'll be monitoring this area closely and have set up some roadblocks to prevent you from log-jamming the area with crap links or pop-ups. Don't even think about adding links to dirty picture sites. I've got all your mothers phone numbers and I'm not afraid to tattle on you. How did I get all of you mothers phone numbers? That's for me to know and for you to find out.

Anyway, check it out. It should be fun. It's just the tip of the iceberg in terms of diversified content I have planned for the site. Stay tuned.

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TUMBLEWEEDS

by Tom on September 2nd, 2002
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TUMBLEWEEDS

Many apologies for posting the strip late today. So late in fact, many of you are probably laying eyes on it for the first time Tuesday.

I was under the assumption that Monday being Labor Day and all, not many people would be visiting the site. How wrong I was when I checked my counter logs and recoiled when over 90 people had stopped by. That's like throwing a kegger and forgetting the keg. Oopsie! Forty lashes with a wet noodle for me.

I probably would have been quicker with today's strip if there wasn't such a complete void where my multiplex used to be. FearDotCom was the only new release this weekend and I wasn't exactly hyped to see it. I could have taken the extended weekend to catch up on flicks I missed, but looking back on the last 4 weeks, there hasn't been much worth catching up on.

You'd think the delay would result in an especially witty toon today, but I'm sorry it didn't work that way. I know writing about the lack of good movies seems like a cop out, but I'm not the only one taking this route.

At least this time out, you get a new character! Yes, meet Jimmy - the hapless movie theater employee. He's very much the "Leave it to Beaver" type. I figured I was overdue introducing a new element to the strip and figuring that for the amount of time these characters are supposed to be spending in theaters, a new foil was appropriate.

It will become more evident as Jimmy makes more appearances, but the concept behind his character is that he's a theater worker who actually enjoys his job - quite a departure from most of the popcorn jockeys I've encountered. Stick around to read more of his exploits.

I'll have more later, but I'm off to enjoy the dwindling hours of the holiday and conversely, the summer.

Wednesday's strip will be on time. I promise.

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