http://flung.net/blog Comic-book Stories And Observations For Our Modern Age Tue, 06 May 2008 05:11:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Stumptown Comics Fest was great! There are tons of pictures at the Stumptown Comics Flickr group, including a few by me. And here's a story I just wrote about a visitor to my table. Is it kosher to write comics about your customers? I don't know. Anyway, here it ... http://flung.net/blog/2008/05/05/41/ Hi, all! I'll have a table at the Stumptown Comics Fest this weekend! This is my first time at a show since I got back into comics so I'm really looking forward to the experience and checking out what everybody's got. I'll have a bunch of stuff with me, including ... http://flung.net/blog/2008/04/23/stumptown/ Here's a new short comic about something overheard at the grocery store: http://flung.net/blog/2008/04/17/ghetto-cart/ When I woke up this morning this song was in my head. I have no idea why: I first saw this on one of the TV Carnage DVDs. Which all rule, or own, or something along those lines. Go buy all his stuff! Also, Google "Jan Terri" to learn where this came ... http://flung.net/blog/2008/03/27/its-odd-which-songs-will-get-stuck-in-your-head/ I've finished my other collection of past Flung material - Flung #1 - #3 collects the first three Flung issues, along with 30 pages of extra material, in a shiny new package. In Flung #1, marvel and/or cringe as I obsess over whether to ask out a library clerk, meet ... http://flung.net/blog/2008/03/23/new-book-collection-and-stumptown/ I occasionally add to the confusion in the world by reviewing products online under an assumed name, mostly for my own amusement and that of a few friends. And now YOU! Anyway, here's the latest installment - Chap Gmunderson reviews the U2 iPod: Apple iPod Video U2 Special Edition Black by Apple ... http://flung.net/blog/2008/02/28/chap-contemplates-the-u2-ipod/ I was surfing around and saw a story about March 20th being "Wear A Sweater Day" in honor of what would have been Fred "Mr." Rogers' 80th birthday. If you're one of those people who thinks they're all cool by deciding there's something creepy about Mister Rogers, piss off. But ... http://flung.net/blog/2008/02/27/vacuum-cleaners-and-wolves/ A cat who long ago was my cat too has passed. Uma was an extremely good kitty with the fur of an extremely soft rabbit, and at one point learned how to play fetch with those little cellophane wrapped pieces of candy. I never saw her as an old lady ... http://flung.net/blog/2008/02/18/good-kitty/ Another of my reviews by "Chap Gmunderson". Enjoy. Self Matters: Creating Your Life from the Inside Out by Phillip C. McGraw 11 of 20 people found the following review helpful: Disappointed for the First Time by Dr. Phil, sad, January 27, 2005 By Chap Gmunderson As a longtime Dr. Phil and Oprah fan, I got this ... http://flung.net/blog/2008/02/10/another-review-by-chap-dr-phils-self-matters/ Here's another comic from my upcoming second "if-a-tree-falls-in-the-forest" print-on-demand book, this time collecting Flung #1-#3 with some extra stuff. This, again, is part of the extra stuff - it's a story I wrote back then but drew just recently (finished it yesterday, actually) about a conversation between a friend and ... http://flung.net/blog/2008/02/09/annoyed-by-music/