Not really. But the main guitar sounds like a Cake Song. Everytime it comes on the Digital Music Choice channel, I think it’s a cake song.

Back to drawing for me. Hi-ho, hi-ho….

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This continues to be one of my favorite webcomics. Check it out.

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The Batman Begins Full Trailer has been released. Looks way cool. (more…)

We’re getting hammered with hits, spillover from Slashdot hooking… (more…)

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Looks like American Idol Finalist, and our personal favorite to win, Bo Bice has been busted for coke…. (more…)

Geared more toward self publishing comic books, there’s an interesting discussion going on over at….
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In today’s strip, we chronicle Luke’s compulsive overreacting disorder. -

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I’m trying to figure out a decent way to setup the blog so I can have more entries on the page to more link type things and articles I’ll write. I may have to use the MORE tag. So if you see, MORE, click it and there’s more to the story. And that way I can be longer in my rantings, etc. (more…)

One of my favorite Star Wars characters of all time is featured in today’s strip -

Also, today only, you can see the strip in full Lando color by clicking on it and casting a vote for us in the top100 thingy. Or click here.

No real news other than to note for some odd reason, we get a lot of people coming to the site searching the Pat Obrien or Pat O’brien strip. And the word “comic porn” - Sorry, there’s no comic porn here. But we get a>

Just got done polishing up some article ideas we put together for a new humor magazine that’s launching later this year or early next. Well, it’s not REALLY a new magazine… but…. yeah, that’s all I’m saying. The e-mail is sent, and the rest is up to fate. Or the "God of paychecks." Pick one.

I’ll of course say more later on this when we’re actually hired and I know some other hungry soul won’t swoop in and steal our meat.

Wow, the response to the Star Wars strips has been great. I’m glad we accomplished at least putting a new spin on some of that stuff so it’s not the same old cliche Star Wars gags we’ve seen done to death. MUCH more to come. Thanks for reading.

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Happy TaunTaun Tuesday everyone! We hope you enjoy today’s TaunTaun Strip. - You can read some of our commentary on it by, yes, you guessed it, clicking the COMMENTARY LINK right here.

Big thanks to everyone who visited SAVE GREEDO.COM on it’s first day! Continue to spread the TRUTH of what really happened. Do it for his family. (more…)

It occured to me that I should just fill in one post for the day, and people can just check back if they want through the day for things I found. Check it out for the news round up (more…)

Well, you know, not really, but he is officially Ghost Rider. Look see.

I think he’ll make a GREAT ghost rider. I also predict Fantastic Four is going to BOMB (like no one saw that coming) but Ghost Rider could be Marvel’s next big franchise. Who’d of thunk that? I can’t wait to see Nic Cage’s head on fire. I’m sure people will pay to see that alone.

This weekend is the Pittsburgh comicon. Heck, I forgot all about it until James Patrick let me know he went there and some folks were asking about me. Bottom line, I’m really glad I didn’t go this year. While I do have things to pimp out like the Enter Yirmumah book, strip, etc… I just feel worn out on shows.

I use to LOVE this show. It’s in my backyard. In fact, I have some really great experiences in past years doing it. Now, it just feels too pricey. Don’t get me wrong, the prices they charge for tables isn’t bad— but I’m really down on the idea of the Pittsburgh Comicon costing 17 bucks to get into for people. More after this quick ad break….

I think if I’m correct, the first comicon there was 10 bucks. Then it went to 12 for a few years, then to 15, and now it’s 17 a day. It’s just too much for me to ask people to come out and see us. If that makes any sense at all. I’d rather people pay a measily 15 bucks and enjoy our club for the year. – Promoting myself online seems to work out better for me. For now.

My plans do include hitting comic shows again though, and I will most definitly do the Pitt show again, just not this year. It’s likely that Mid-Ohio will be my next show, or SPX. Not sure. I’m trying to build this up slowly this time, and really for me, it’s about the strips. And the readers. Not about me plunking down some cash to go out and feel semi-important by being on one side of a table and trying to squeeze people for their money. It can be fun, but it gets old after a few years. For me, there has to be a reason for doing it beyond ego and business.

Not that other people who are doing the shows are there for that reason. This is how *I* feel. I don’t like sitting on the other side of a table. I’ve often told people I’d like to just do away with the table and just stand around and talk. Or bring a couch in there or nice sitting area to read your comics. Heck, a 10x10 booth would be better served in this way in my eyes. Inviting. I feel so uninviting at a table with a “pitch” ready to go. A pitch that usually falls on BROKE ears. I’d rather have a place for people to come up and hang out. Talk comics. Heck, maybe even MY comics. Maybe not print comics at all.. maybe talk webcomics.

The whole deal just feels like people are stuck in a routine. And tired and boring one to me. I won’t even mention the fakeass hobnobbing that goes on. UGH. It hurts my brain. I try to be polite and ignore the people with the glowing neon signs over their heads. The funny thing is, those types actually hobknob their way to the top of things. Hah! I don’t know why I can’t act like that. I’m just not built for it, and it gives me an uneasy feeling. The old saying is, “you can’t BS a BS’er” and it’s true. And being in the room with a bunch of BS’ers…. Meh.

I woke up this morning to my kid saying he cut his mohawk off with scissors. And he was acting REALLY guilty about something. A couple hours later, we noticed that my antique wooden chair that I sit in here at the computer, had tape on it. Covering a GOUGE. Then on the other side, like 3 or 4 more gouges. WTF!?! He lied and said he didn’t do it, but you could see it ALL over his face. — My wife suggested we lie and tell him we have hidden cameras and we’ll have to turn them over to the police to see who the culprit was. I asked him if he wanted me to do that and he broke down and cried and said no. Then I asked if he was sorry for what he did and he said yes. He’s now back taking a guilt nap. When he wakes up, he’s going to be grounded for a LONG TIME. At least he has a conscience about it. (more…)

So… What’s happening out there? What’s happening here? Let’s give a run down of things.

Tonight, I’m up working on strips to TRY to get back ahead of myself. Nothing like being able to breathe. Also, Bob and I are in touch with a pretty big humor magazine about doing some writing for them. Maybe SOME comics, but more like “humor articles” and the like….. Read More> (more…)

I posted a mini contest in the forums. Go see, if you’re interested.

I don’t know if I like that or not. Have to see it in motion I guess. The belt buckle with the “S” logo on it looks kinda stupid to me. At least the colors are right on this one. You go, Superman!

link 2 comic - Week one of our Star Wars theme is in the can with today’s update. We couldn’t get through the week without a good old fashion “force choke” joke. – We have more commentary on this strip, see it here.

Operation: FIND A NEW COUCH is complete. We have been looking for a new couch for weeks now. After testing out a bunch, I REALLY liked leather.. but my wife thought they were cheesey. So we looked and we looked. I was even berated for not settling on this green one my wife liked– but it felt like you were sitting on curtains or something. UGH!

Long story short, yesterday we went to a place, and the vulturous sales lady took us to the back where they had this clearance section. Lo and behold, a badass leather couch. Originally a thousand bucks, marked all the way down to four hundred fifty! My wife was torn, but found it comfy. I caught her all relaxing on it. On top of all that, my wife found out the prices are marked down every Friday, so she asked the sales vulture what the price would be tomorrow. We were fed a line of bull that it might not get marked down anymore. Efhing sales people! BUT she told us we could get it today for 400 bucks. So there’s our new couch.

Sidenote: My wife is sleeping on it behind me right now. The clacking of the keyboard is probably annoying her.

Sidenote: Don’t buy reclining couches. They’re junk, AND heavy! The one we had for almost 6 years, fell apart when we were moving it out of here.

Woo! Hot damn. Eric wrote a BUNCH today. Go see… websnark.com – Now, we’re not taking credit here… but we DID kinda complain and Eric chimed in. Poor guy has been running on 3 hours a night. Efh that shart, Eric! Get some SLEEP!!!! – We have to wonder though– just WHAT is he doing that he’s only getting 3 hours of sleep? Is Eric REALLY a pimp?? It could be. We reckon he’s been out collecting his dime from his hos.

And since I’m on the topic of Webcomics media and lovers of webcomics… I have to mention Digital Strips Podcast. Zampzon and Daku continue to pump out these great shows every week. Check em out. Their blog is informative as well– right now there’s a great write up about how young folks consider the internet over newspapers.

So there you have it. Two of the BEST places to go to read about webcomics. I don’t want to neglect Comixpedia either. It’s also a daily stop for me.

LINK! - You can check out my commentary on this strip by clicking here, today only.

What a busy busy week it’s been here on the home front. I won’t bore you all with the details, but we’re looking for a new couch, and we can’t find one we agree on. Nor do we feel like spending a thousand bucks on one. Dang it all to heck though, I tried out some nice leather ones and MAN! They were comfortable, i tells yah.

I haven’t been reading as many webcomics out there lately. Just lacking the time. By the way, as an extra bonus to Club members, Zach Miller has been posting his future comics for Joe and Monkey in the club forum section. Now, this isn’t an official added feature, but DAMN, that’s some value right there. Got me thinking maybe I should let other comic strips out there in to use my system—- it’s not for everyone though. You gotta be ahead for it to work out right.

2 new Star Wars strips have been added to the club section. Enjoy.

I’m really enjoying working on these Star Wars themed strips. Hope people don’t get sick of them.

I think I linked this wrong before– but check out the Drink at Work Blog. Funny stuff about writing for comic strips, wanting to be syndicated, etc. Love his writing there.

link to comic - Hope everyone enjoys today’s strip. We all know that Sand People are the rednecks of the Star Wars Universe.

Vote to see more commentary on today’s strip.

Back to work for me!

Again…. for the sake of funny.

-I wish Websnark was Websnark again. It seems….. quiet there.

- Anyone shooting for newspaper syndication– it’s a lost cause. That system is failing and failing FAST. Don’t be foolish. Pioneer your own way.

- I don’t have an alcohol problem. But I do want to say, when you have two rum and cokes, it makes your cheeks feel numb. Yeah Yeah, I’m a lightweight, I know it. (well, two guinnesses and two rum and cokes— Believe me, after a week like I’ve had, you’d need it too.)

- The whole POPE thing had me thinking. #1 the media showed me how much of a fairy tale organized religion is. It’s a friggin farce. No offense to the religious among you. Seriously, I believe in God, but I think he’s not down with alot of what’s going on.

- I’ve come to the conclusion that I cannot ignore ghosts. I should just accept them, and know that I am not crazy. Perhaps they are guiding you in some way. Or just saying hello. Don’t ask.

- Bob gets on my nerves sometimes. But that’s ok. It’s healthy.

- I think I may be allergic to grass. My wife mowed the front lawn, making me feel like a woman– but I immediately had an allergy attack. Now, I have two ways to face this. Either I can bail and use it as an excuse to escape manual labor— Or I can face allergies dead on in a juggernaut way and totally SUCK IT UP. EFH U Allergies!!! I’m sick of missing the outside weather.

- When you’re kicked in the nuts, and punched in the face emotionally.. take it… suck it up. You’ll live to fight another day. Take your thumps. It makes you stronger.

For those who care… new strip up in the CLub.

ENJOY!

Last one– I swear! Pope Harlan Ellison!

Dang!– Who said Robert Blake wouldn’t get any roles after his trial. He’s the fragging pope now!

Wow– this pope isn’t even an hour or so old and he’s already chalk full of humor! I wonder if he’ll come out with a bird on his shoulder? Or I wonder if the doves will be jealous??

Thanks to Franky for this exclusive first photo of everyone’s new pope, Bobicus the first!

link to comic - One month to go until Star Wars Episode 3. So, as stated before, we’re doing a nice run of Star Wars themed strips. You can read commentary on this strip by clicking here.

I’ve been a bit brief in my blog postings and forum posting because it’s been really busy around here. In fact, I’m going to go kick start the day and get drawing so I can pull ahead a little.

Tomorrow’s comic is up in the club. A little later than I wanted to get it up there, but I got swamped today with my wife’s grandma being in the hospital, etc.

FEEDBACK– Do you guys like the commentary thing? Or should I nix that out? I was digging doing the sketches, but I really need to focus on getting ahead on the strips and my other freelance work too first. And things have been pretty busy. Toss me your thoughts if you’re reading. Who knows, maybe I’ll just ditch that vote list thing all together, It’s a little tiring. I’d much rather have people visit other stuff on the page. I don’t know. BLAH! Me tired.

From Medium Large’s site….via Websnark. Even though Eric Burns doesn’t love us anymore.

Why did “BC” cartoonist Johnny Hart give himself over to God, and then to total madness? Because writing a comic strip is a lonely, dispiriting, depressing enterprise teaming with self-doubt, self-loathing and self-employment. To combat such demons some cartoonists turn to God. Others turn to drink. Absolutely none turn to sex, given that the average cartoonist makes a Dick Tracy villain look like Clive Owens by comparison. And such a self-realization can be far to harsh for one soul to take. You see, we cartoonists are not a handsome lot. And lord knows few of us can earn a living wage practicing our art. Now true, we do possess hours upon hours of free time within which to masturbate, but that hardly makes up for not meeting new people or being unable to afford ADA-approved toothpaste. But why is the actual act of writing a comic strip so depressing? Because when you get right down to it it’s just you and your thoughts, and there’s nothing like being left alone with your thoughts to realize that the last creative idea you had was way back in 1975 when you decided to make a bionic frog by inserting a pen spring into the patient’s hind leg, only to wind up with a paraplegic amphibian.

Interesting. Thank god I have my family and friends, or I probably would turn to the bottle full time to deal with the cartoonist depression that can set in. Hell hath no depression like a cartoonist’s depression.

–Other news: On the homefront, my wife’s grandma is in the hospital with a broken hip. So I just spent the morning up there with a 3 year old with a mohawk running around saying he was a CRAB and a FROG. Later he turned into a hawk for like a brief moment in time. None of the animals were quiet and behaved though.

Me go draw comic strips now.

Star Wars Strips Begin - We’ve already Spoiled Star Wars Episode 3 for you, but it’s coming anyway in a month and all the Star Wars buffs are on a rampage, including US. That’s right, we’re coming out of our geek closet and letting our freak flag shine. For SIX WEEKS we’re doing nothing but Star Wars themed strips. Here’s how it will work– each week, we’ll tackle humor from one of the different movies– Week One: A New Hope, Week Two: Empire Strikes Back , Week Three: Jedi , Week 4-5: the Prequels, and Week Six will be a wind down week with miscellaneous thoughts on whole thing. – Whether you’re a Star Wars nut or not, we’re adding our OWN special twist to this stuff, so if you’re a fan of good old fashion Yirmumah goodness, you’re going to dig what we have going on, so stay tuned. May the farce be with you.

Starting today, you can view behind the scenes commentary on each strip when you vote. So vote and check it out.

Ok. Starting tomorrow, I’m stealing back the idea I gave to Joe and Monkey and you’ll be able to view “Strip Commentary” by voting. And the link will be at the left there. It’s worked out great for him, and the people that want to read behind the scenes stuff on each strip can do so by clicking that link. It’s there now but won’t work until tomorrow.

Also, I’ve went ahead and added the GoogleAds back. I never really tried them out before, but they’re working out great for some other folks I know. So what the heck. I’ll test em for a few weeks. As per their terms of service, I can’t tell you things like click on our sponsor links, etc… so don’t click the ads if it’s not something you’re interested in reading or checking out. Get me? I mean it, whatever you do DONT CLICK THOSE ADS FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. dont CLICK THEM! –

Any revenue generated from those ads that you shouldn’t click unless you REALLY want to, would go to actually supporting Yirmumah and it’s future endeavors and continuity. Get me? Keep that in mind.

DJ here. Just a quick note to let everyone know a strip has been added to the Club Section. If you’re not a member, check it out.

Haven’t been blogging as much as I’d like to. Been real busy on the homefront, lots of running around– the weather is nice, etc.

Bob is over today to hang out and we’re gonna write up some killer strips with tons of ha-ha– you just watch.

Man– I discovered by way of NewsAskew, that Kevin Smith has a little blog thread. Wow, he’s pretty detailed, even telling when his wife gave him a blowjob to relieve tension. I wish I could blog about everything in my life. Check it out.

I’m cheering for THIS GUY to win the Eisner. His work is fantastic.

LINK! to comic - It’s more Bigfoot and Tiki Show! – Sort of a continuation of Monday’s Strip. I get more e-mails about B&T than I do anything else. Which is weird, because i didn’t expect that.

Remember, Vote daily if you’re so inclined. We don’t care about the list or # we get to, but it’s an easy way to get the strip to new people who might discover it. And a free way for readers out there to support our effort.

Things were hectic today for me. So there won’t be a special sketch thing tomorrow to vote for. But vote anyway, because you love me.

Nope. We didn’t get nominated for an Eisner. Nor do we deserve one. But we’d like one!– So I ponder on to work harder and look to the future. Oh, and things may be SUPER heating up with Club Yirmumah soon. WOW. Some fun things are cooking up out of the blue, which will make it totally badass.

BONUS!

This was a crappy day. One of those days where nothing went right. — OH– and I forgot to mention that yesterday evening was spent in the ER when my son, the older one with the mohawk fell off his tree swing and cut the back of his head. 5 stitches. OUCH.

Yeah, so I’m a bit stressed right now. Someday good things will happen. Today was a BAD day though. Fuck days like today. Who needs em?

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Here is the new logo for SuperMan Returns. Pretty decent.

LINK to comic - Yes yes… more muppets on meds. Pay attention, I hope you’re learning something, as I actually drew the REAL pills for each character. ENjoy. (more…)

If you vote today, you get to see the sketch of JUNGLE BABE.

IN summary… vote for us and stuff, see sketch of Jungle Babe.

Maybe I’ll sell out and do a comic called SPACE BITCH & JUNGLE BABE.

Goddamn it. Our friend Tim Boots was driving a humvee when it was hit with a car bomb of some sort. I feel this angry fire in my belly right now– one I tried to extinguish by just not thinking about the war that’s going on. Jack, if you’re reading this, we need to get some sort of care package out to him. Goddamn it. I hope he’s ok. It sounds fucking terrible.

I just want to put my head in the sand and go back to the coffee shop days. That or I want to punch something really hard and curse something.

HANG IN THERE BOOTS!!!______________________

full story from the dailycourier.com —-

“He’s alive, that’s the most important thing,” said Sheila Boots, of Connellsville, whose son, Spc. Tim Boots, 23, was critically injured in Iraq last Thursday.

Tim Boots is currently being treated in Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, D.C.

He and three other members of the Army National Guard Task Force 1st Battalion, 103rd Armor Bravo Company, out of Connellsville, were injured when their Humvee was hit by a car bomb outside of Mosul.

Fayette County resident Kevin Claycomb was also injured. He is being treated at Walter Reed, too. Attempts to reach Claycomb’s family were unsuccessful. The names of the other two soldiers were not immediately available.

Tim Boots’ lower right leg was amputated, his left foot is broken, and his liver lacerated, said his mother. Doctors also had to remove his spleen. He was taken from the scene of the explosion to Baghdad. From there, he was taken to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany and then to Walter Reed Army Hospital.

Sheila Boots said the Army permitted his friend, Josh Garlick, to leave his base in Germany to be with her son until he was flown to Walter Reed.

“It was a very gracious thing for them to do,” she said.

Sheila Boots said her son currently drifts in and out of consciousness because of heavy pain medication. Doctors have told her that he will be at Walter Reed for “a very long time. They have told us that he won’t go home until he can walk.”

Tim Boots was driving the Humvee when it was hit.

Sheila Boots calls her son, “A hero, but the guys who pulled him out of the burning vehicle are the true heroes. Scot Sage was one of them. I will be forever in their debt. My first concern was for my son, but my immediate second thought was, were the other guys all right? I know that will be Tim’s primary concern. Thanks to those heroes, they are.”

Lt. Col. Philip J. Logan, who commands the unit, said in a written statement that the Humvee was part of a convoy of five armored vehicles returning to base at the conclusion of a mission.

“The armored Humvee protected the crew exactly as designed; however, four soldiers from the patrol were wounded during the attack. Other soldiers from the patrol, at great personal risk, immediately extracted the wounded personnel from the burning vehicle, saving their lives,” wrote Logan. “The skill, bravery and dedication of every soldier involved in this attack and recovery was awe-inspiring and certainly saved the lives of the wounded crewmen. The soldiers of Bravo, 1-103rd Armor truly care for each other, risking their lives without hesitation to save their fellow soldiers. These soldiers represent what is great about our nation. I would ask everyone to pray for our wounded soldiers, and their comrades who continue the fight here in Iraq.”

Sheila Boots said her son is on prayer lists of churches around the world.

She also said she and his father, Wesley Boots, of Uniontown, are receiving tremendous support from the Southmoreland School District.

“Our friends at Southmoreland have done so much,” Sheila Boots said.

“We are very concerned about Tim and pray for him,” said John Lee, principal of Scottdale Elementary School, where Sheila Boots is a teacher.

A 2000 graduate of Connellsville Area High School, Boots joined the National Guard after he graduated. When deployed, Boots was studying history at California University of Pennsylvania.

“He’s a member of the Delta Chi fraternity, and the international organization is also praying for him,” Sheila Boots said.

Cards and letters can be sent to Spc. Tim Boots, c/o Sheila Boots, Bologne House, 6900 Georgia Ave. NW, Bldg. 20, Washington, D.C. 20307-5001.

The Digital Strips podcast fellas are holding a contest. Details here. You can win a BUTTLOAD of webcomic print books. Look at this stash. There’s a Yirmumah in there!

Go to that link and enter.

@LINK to comic@ - You’ve heard of muppets on ice, well this is “Muppets on Meds!". I’m happy with how these turned out. You

See my sketch of SPACE BITCH! Vote to see it.

I’m practicing sketching with my wacom tablet a good bit lately. My dream of one day being an almost paperless studio. Someday! Someday! – Although, it’s still more fun to actually sketch and fool around on paper.

Alrighty. New day here. I just did up a sketch I’m calling “Space Bitch” – you can see it by
Clicking our vote button and confirming. Enjoy that.

Also, i put yet another strip up in the club section. You know, that thing called Club Yirmumah? Yeah. Check it out.

Oh oh! I finally got around to seeing “Super Size Me”- great documentary about a guy, Morgan Spurlock, who eats nothing but McDonalds for a month, and all the effects it has on his body. It’s really funny and informative. Definitly worth a rental– I may put up the “experiment” with the McDonalds fries here just for fun. WOW.. you would not believe that…. yikes. Look for that in the Extras section. – Also, Morgan will have a new show coming up on FX called “30 days"– wherein he does different things for 30 days– like go to jail, etc… looks to be a fun time.

Off to the bed for me. Don’t forget…SPACE BITCH!

Just a quick note to tell club members that there are two new strips up there to check out. That is all.

LINK to comic - The return of everyone’s favorite Bigfoot and Tiki! Sorry this one wasn’t in color. All the painting and mumbo jumbo I had to do bogged me down. So it will be black and white strips until I can pull ahead. Or until I have like 1000 club members. Join already!

Speaking of which, I have two new strips going up in there today. So those that are in, keep tabs. Those who aren’t GET IN!

New vote sketch today. Probably summing up how I feel after physical labor.

And here is the pic of my kids with their freshly made mohawks. Dillon’s was really spiked up for school today– it looks very cool.

The Daily Grind Iron Man Challenge is now allowing other webcomics out there to post ads weekly on the main page. It’s a total deal and it will really boost traffic to your own comic strip if you have one. Check out all the details HERE. - Don’t hesitate, because those ad spots are going to fill up FAST. Get em while they’t hot and cheap.

Whew. Drank a little too much last night. My wife wanted to try this orange Smirnoff stuff, and we did, and it was terrible. But I spent 15 bucks on it, so gosh darnit we were drinking that crap! After awhile, it all felt ok.

Head over to Joe and Monkey the comic, by Zach Miller, – he’s put up his first big full color strip. I’m really digging his work. It may be my favorite comic on the web.

Vote incentive sketches start again tomorrow. Vote to check em out. I’m liking the “commentary” idea I gave Zach Miller, it’s working out great for his comic. I may steal it back and do it for the daily strips, so people can see little special notes on each strip.

I’ll most likely take photos of the kids with their mohawks today. Stay tuned.

Ok. So my son Dillon, age 7 this summer, has a mohawk. His younger brother Dakota, 3, decided he too wanted a mohawk. So both my younger sons have hawks now.

We went out for ice cream. The 3 year old was proudly telling everyone “Hey, check out my mohawk, lady!”

I can’t look at them without smiling. They look so cute. My little rockers.

Yeah, my son Dillon, 7, wants a mohawk. I don’t know where he saw one, or why he wants one, maybe it’s built in punk rock inside him, I don’t know.

Being a parent, I say, well, it’s ridiculous, right? But then the other side of me thinks– ROCK ON KID!

I just asked him “Seriously? Aren’t you afraid other kids might pick on you?” —- “no.” he says.

Then I say “Well, what if someone does pick on you?” – “I don’t care. They don’t matter. I want a mohawk.”

This kid is wiser beyond his years.

I have the clipper set, and I might grant his wish later. What the hell.

Damn it. I wrote some groovy Cookie Monster comics, but didn’t get a chance to draw them up. Scott has a great Cookie Monster strip up.

That’s what I’m talking about when I say we need more fresh topic strips and things that won’t be dated in a year or something. Good work Scott.

The room is all done and painted up white. And most of the stuff is back up on the wall. WHEW! I’m running on only a couple hours sleep too.

Now it’s time to take a break and watch Empire Strikes Back. Just because. If you haven’t voted yet today, DO IT to see a cool Star Wars related bonus art thing.

:)

LINK to comic - YES! The return of the yomma joke. Only this time, it’s YIRMUMAH. Go ahead and post your favorite “yirmumah is like” jokes in the forum. Who knows, maybe we’ll use them in the future or something.

Vote for us today to see another Star Wars themed bonus sketch thingy. It’s awesome.

I’ll be painting my living room today, so I might not be available as often as I usually am. But still, send e-mail in if you need anything, or post in the forum.

Monday’s strip is now up in the forum club section. – That is all.

Cartoonist Robin Bougie, who I named in my top13 in the Daily Grind last weekend, is now under attack by Catholic folk who are upset at his pope jokes. You can see it all here on his livejournal.

What I dig is reading Robin’s pretty level headed responses to the idiots there. So he gets a giant thumbs up for me. I’m going to remember some of the arguments he’s made the next time people come around trying to attack something I did.

I posted something awful in that thread too. Go check it out.

Link to Dave comic - Dave continues writing the Great American Science Fiction Novel.

Vote today to see a new Star Wars themed bonus art!

Back to work for me.

Hey, if you click the Vote Banners now, you’ll be treated to a new little piece of art that’s star wars themed– confirm your vote if you want to check it out… http://www.buzzcomix.net/in.php?ID=yirmumah

THANKS! and enjoy!

One of my favorite webcomics from back in the day has returned. It’s linked in the blog– and now HERE. Go check it out.

Personal crap: We’re planning on painting the old “Yir-Tiki Bar” this weekend. That’s the whole room actually, not the bar itself. Just a nice white coat of paint is all. We have a ton of stuff to take down and move around, but it’ll be fun.

Bad Ass Air Freshners!: I finally went and bought those Glade Wisps. the ones you see on TV that like, uh, poof every so often?? Yeah, those. THEY ARE GREAT. I bought one for the bathroom and one for the main room here. Best air freshners ever. I won 2 more on ebay for like 2.99. Right on! My house is gonna keep staying fresh and smelling clean thanks to the bad assedness of those freshners. When you’re on the toilet, you just reach back and set that baby on the HIGH setting. It poofs every 9 seconds. Doesnt really make a sound, but you can hear it if you’re quiet enough.

CLEAN WATER: in an effort to stop drinking Coke like it’s water, my wife was going to buy bottled water, which I think is lame. But she’s been going on and on about how great water is to drink, and I’m like, IF IT’S NOT COFFEE, FUCK IT! — but she keeps insisting that water is great for you. I think drinking water is overrated. Anyway, long story short, i say, you know, im gonna buy one of those damn filter pitcher things and save money on this stupid bottled water idea. So we did that. I bought a Brita brand one, it sits in the fridge and has a spout on it. Clean water anytime you want to drink it. Mmmmm. A rarity here in Fayette-Nam, where some days the water can get, uh, bad. So, I’ve been drinking clean water all day. I’m jonesing for a Coke right now. DAMN. ——– WATER GOOD. DELICIOUS…

Alright, fuck it. Water is stupid. But if I keep drinking Coke like it IS water, I’m going to be in trouble in a GIANT FAT WAY.

other stuff: Because some of you might be amazed that I went a whole post without talking about COMICS…. I just wanted to say, be sure to vote tomorrow because I did up some cool new sketches that are star wars related. Well, these are actually more than sketches. But check it out in the A.M.

LINK to comic - Today we invite you to see the Dysfunctional Family Circus. Yes, yes, I know there was a “disfunctional family circus” which was supposedly sued… but what they did was retarded and they were breaking the law. We’re of course satirizing all things in this. Enjoy!

Wanna see a new Yirmumah Sketch?? VOTE TODAY! - the sketch will show up after you confirm your vote. Enjoy!

PS. I’ll try to do this every day if I can. Check it every day. Archived sketches will be put in the Club section… so you may only have one day to vote and see the latest sketch.

We’ve added more “Bobicons” to the Yirmumah forums. Just post or reply and you’ll see them all in the smiley list.

Thanks to Brandon, once again!

Also of note. I’m kinda done talking about the Iron Man Challenge thing. It’s not so “Iron Man” like after all. People squeeking by on the rules, or still in the contest on technicalities or whatever. I’m still in it, but I’m done worrying about it. It’s clear it’s going to be a bullshit race at this point.

Maybe Scott Kurtz and myself will put out a REAL challenge for people. We’re both swamped and I know he wouldnt want to judge such a thing– but maybe we could organize something that would be not only worth a challenge, but we could get sponsors and more prizes– of course, I reckon under any contest we’d set up, you’d REALLY have to be an Iron Man of some sort. Or Crazy. I’ll toss him an e-mail. Maybe not NOW, but maybe later when things cool off.

LINK to the madness - Today’s comic is kind of a continuation of stuff that happened last week. Because I felt like doing this joke. Enjoy it! And comment in the forums if’n you like.

It’s a new month– Vote for us daily!

I’m working on an incentive idea. The #1 comic there can’t even SPELL right. UGH. They spelled “here” as “hear” – UGH. So, I’d like to learn to move up those ranks. So help us get there!

Tues and Wed strip have been added to the club forum section. Enjoy!

And thanks to everyone who’s signed up so far. — And don’t sweat it if you haven’t— the club will be here for you when you want it or can afford to swing it. Thanks to everyone for reading!

LINK to Strip: The last “24″ strip. Boy, that was a fun little theme week. I know we havent done one. For fans of randomness, sit tight, it’s coming this week!

Go and Vote for us- Im gonna start doing sketches or something that will only appear after you’ve confirmed your vote. Not there now, but VOTE anyway.

DAILY GRIND IRON MAN CHALLENGE UPDATE- It’s starting to be some bullshit there. Rules were broken and people were let slide. For a kinda detailed rundown of what happened SEE HERE.

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Hey, i just thought of something. If you want to link to the club area, I’ve created some buttons at http://yirmumah.net/club/banners –

Big ups to Brandon Carr for creating the “hit the fat guy win a free comic” banner up top on the main page. That rocks!

Not much happened here. I probably should have drawn or something today, but it was pretty much just a lounge around day doing nothing. We watched “The Grudge” and “Ray"on DvD, and pretty much just vegged out here. BLAH!

I think it might have been the time change.

I did write up my “Top 13″ in the Daily Grind. Check it out HERE.

Just a quick note to club members– Monday’s strip is up in the Club Section. Check it.

Ok, I’m not catholic, but I don’t think you have to be to know this guy went out with his boots on.

My grandmother recently passed back on December 20th, and it was kind of a happy experience that she went on to the thing she believed in. She lived practically her whole life to “go to god"–and brother, she meant it! You know, something about the power of faith out there– it’s mind boggling to me, probably because I have very little faith in anything except my family and friends.

I’m not a religious person at all. However I REALLY like hearing the great stories about this guy. He really lived a long life and did so much, overcame so much. So that is totally groovy. There was someone on the tube saying that his total message to the world, no matter what you believed in, was “WHO ARE YOU?” – And to put all you had into what you were doing and just be that thing to the fullest. That’s a powerful message to send out.

Ok, enough of me waxing half intellectually— sorry. Back to dick and fart jokes.

Saw Sin City yesterday– I posted about it HERE.

Also, Brandon Carr has created a “bobicon” for our forums. And I decided to try to make a body out of it. Eric from ComicStripfan has the best one so far. CHECK OUT THIS THREAD.

If you’re not a member of the new forum, get in there and register and contribute to the madness!

Must have been a glitch in the ol’ system. Don’t know. Probably my host hiccuping. Sorry for the inconvenience to anyone who tried to access it.

Woke up this morning and my forums seem to be kaput. Something smells fishy– but I’m looking into fixing it today here. Everything is still intact behind the scenes.

All Club Yirmumah members, I’ll be e-mailing you the new strips or links to new strips until this is resolved. Well, there are only 8 or so of you for now– I’ll send you a special e-mail later today.

Digital Strips podcast has nice things to say about our club. go see.

Happy April Fool’s Day! But this is no joke here…. CLUB YIRMUMAH has launched! You can read the full press release here.

Ok, so let me go over the jist of this thing. No, it’s not a subscription service. No, it’s not a secret club, CLUB YIRMUMAH IS the official Yirmumah fanclub. Bottom line, if you’re a big fan of our work, join up and you get all the goodness listed in there. The comic STILL REMAINS FREE every day here at the site, and the archives are super open and free. I think locking up the archive is a retarded idea. –

THE really big deal in this…. club members can choose to see comics from us the minute they’re done and uploaded. Now, this means that what we’d usually call a “buffer", the active members have first access to. If we’re working a week or two ahead, the members are reading right along as we go. Got that? I think that sums it up fairly well.

The Goodies. There is a good amount of unseen material I’d like to put up in the club area. It’s really not for public consumption, because only fans would understand most of it anyway. – Also, we want to communicate with the fans more. The club is a great way to do that, we’ll have a full on monthly giveaway, with everything from original art and stuff from us, to COOL things we might come across like a PSP or Xbox all customized in a yirmumah fashion. This of course depends on the amount of members. We can’t afford to go throwing money around. – Plus, any kind of wacked out idea that Bob may have like his DEATH POOL, etc… it will all be a club member only thing he can run.

Are we selling out? Hell no! It’s still just little ol’ us here running this thing like the millenium falcon! And check this.. it boils down to about 3 pennies a day! 3 pennies! – Right now we have it set up so that it’s 12 bucks a year, or 2.50 a month to join up. All types of payment are accepted. – And to boot, we’re giving back to the readers. If you want to refer or pimp our club out, and someone signs up through your site or blog, whatever, we’re going to give a generous cut of the cash. It might not be enough for new rims or whatever– but hell, it’s something! Nobody is getting rich from this.

That’s the bottom line. No one is getting rich from Webcomics. And this is our way to generate just a wee bit of money from this thing we do, without disrupting our readers or process now. The strip and archives are still 100% free – I don’t believe in locking up your work in some other subscription style like “The Norm” etc… I just can’t do it. … -people that REALLY love our stuff and can afford to support us can do so and get access to some cool extra stuff. And we’re not going to skimp on that side… I just uploaded the first 16 page Yirmumah comic from 1998– over 237 panels of bonus content! It’s raw and rough– and I have 2 other issues I unearthed to put up in the coming months. I know there have been other little clubs out there, but I’m confident in saying that there’s never been anything like CLUB YIRMUMAH. It might sound bold to say I’d like to stake a claim in a working “Fan Club Model” for webcomics. But that’s all up to you people out there. – Even if only 10 people sign up– we’re going to rock those 10 people’s world!

Are you flat broke like us? Don’t worry. We’re going to give away random club memberships every month or so. But you HAVE to be a registered forum user to be in the running for that– e-mail us and let us know your user name on the forum– all active registered non-member forum users will be in the running IF they want to be.

I’m sure I’m forgeting to mention something. But feel free to e-mail me if or post in the forum or here if you have any problems.