Today’s comic is different. Attempt to forget any of the rich continuity and character development which you have come to expect. There are no rules in this lawless JPEG.

This was a collaboration between Noah and I. You might know Noah from such classics as Discontinuity and This Really Happens Kids! In fact, he even came up with the idea for the first comic. Last week he presented the idea of creating a comic that he could use as a visual in a presentation about The Great Gatsby. We present to you an elaborate metaphor of the agony of the wealthy and their endless search for happiness that involves sandwiches and LOLZ.

We had a pretty fierce argument involving the title of this comic, which he insisted must be called “The American Dream.” Normally, when we reach a disagreement in the comic, we can usually compromise or come to a point where one of us gives. This was a stalemate, I wanted a more simplistic title which summed up the comic, while he wanted the incomprehensible, cliche, and boring title.

I took the low road and abused my power. Since I am the one crafting the image I changed it to my preferred title. On the version I sent to him for the project, I titled it “The American Dream,” while the one that you see here today is called “The Sandwich.”

Let’s see if he notices.

I go in for surgery on Thursday, and my goal is to have the inks of a comic ready so I can color them while I am in for next week. I have been spoiled by my awesome Cintiq, and now my normal WACOM just ain’t cuttin’ it.

Having just moved into a new residence down in Seattle, I find myself painfully absent of the Internet that I need. It’s an odd feeling, just until Friday anyways. It’s painful. I feel somehow disconnected from all of my information. It’s quite a weird feeling to not have the Internet to entertain me while I don’t have Internet.

Expect a new comic next Wednesday, but I can’t promise it. I will definitely write a post next week.