My first web comic

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I made my first [and probably last] web comic today while laying on the couch recovering from this crappy head cold.  It’s clear to me now that doing a web comic is not as easy as scribbling some lines on the screen with Microsoft Paint, posting it to your Blogger account, and raking in the merchandising moolah.  Scott Johnson sure makes it look easy. 

I make it look easy, too, but for a whole different reason.  My comic style has a very “Doonesbury” feel to it, if Doonesbury was drawn by Garry Trudeau when he was 8 year-old.  Now, without further ado, here is the first and last installment of…

“Unthinkability- A Web Comic by Scott Fletcher”

 
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So, I can definitely see the appeal of doing a web comic.  I had fun using my Wacom tablet again, making a template and setting up tool presets in Photoshop, arranging layers, etc.  In the end, I have two emotional responses to this experience:

1. I should give this a try, give it an honest chance, have fun, and
   — OR —-
2. I am old enough to resist the allure of drawing web comics.  This is just another escapist hobby, and it can kiss my shiny metal ass.

Being a responsible adult with no experience in this realm, I’ll leave the full-blown comics to the professionals.  I might resurrect my bar napkin drawings as a comic as time permits… heck, who am I kidding?  I’ll change my mind tomorrow, and then change it again next week.

UPDATE: I’ve already changed my mind.