The BIGGEST MERCH SALE I HAVE EVER DONE ENDS THIS WEEK (9/21/13)! GO NOW to the HE STORE $10 Books! $9 Shirts!
[I’m hearing reports of unusually high shipping charges in the store. I’ve asked what the deal is but so far I have not gotten a straight answer. I PROMISE you that shipping prices will be normal when the store re-opens shortly after the blowout sale. I’m really sorry about this and I appreciate anyone that tried to support the sale, but had to abandon their cart due to crazy shipping prices.]
Hot damn if these new strips aren’t kicking my ass. I spent a day just trying to figure out how to draw Denise. Longtime HE readers may know that she’s appeared very infrequently and thus has never really had a consistent appearance. Primarily her scarceness was due to my lack of confidence with regards to drawing ladies. I am forcing myself to get better at this by writing them into the comics for essentially the first time ever. I am also taking more time on the backgrounds since I’ve realized that continuing stories will probably call for continuity in background settings. Feel free to check my math on that, but I’m pretty sure I’m right. Anyway, these new challenges have lead to my typical 4-5 hour comic process taking 8-10 hours.
Regardless of the additional time constraints I am extremely proud of the new comics and the feedback I’ve been getting is really reassuring. It’s does wonders for my enthusiasm to see people tweeting and posting jokes from my comics that are just dialog I’ve written between characters instead of my take on some Hollywood shenanigan or Doctor Whoism. There’s still a place for that in the Lo-fi comics (because I still love telling those kinds of jokes), but it’s gratifying to know I can invent something of my own and have it still be amusing to some.
COMMENTERS: What did you significant other do to make you realize that they just GET you? Or vice versa? When did you look at someone and go, “Oh, you feel that way about that thing, then our brains/hearts must have similar operating systems.”
NOTE: The Mobile Alt Text button broke when I put the big store sale banner in the site. As soon as the sale is over I will put the button back.
Have you seen my wife’s geeky jewelry creations?
You can see her Tetris necklace below and more geeky goods in her shop!
Comments (34)
iampaul · 91 weeks ago
But I dont seem to get it
Sky Boners?
Please explain
Thanks
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Fren · 91 weeks ago
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Phil · 91 weeks ago
But if we did, Sky Boners would be TIGAS LANGIT. Which is awesome.
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Stephanie · 91 weeks ago
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Phil · 91 weeks ago
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Bill Murphy · 91 weeks ago
“Oh good, he’s staying consistent with the background.” It’s something I appreciate. I like to become familiar with character’s surroundings.
I also laughed at Joel in the third panel. 😉
As for the comment question, for no reason at all, I was given a Gamorrean Guard doll.
Paul · 91 weeks ago
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@lunamoth42 · 91 weeks ago
He trusted me when I asked him to start watching all the Star Trek series’ with me on Netflix. Now he’s just as likely to quote something as I am, and has nicknamed our cat “Shaka, when the walls fell!” (Or, sometimes she is both Darmak and Jalad)
HikingViking · 91 weeks ago
Thatman42 · 91 weeks ago
I used to be pretty into Warhammer back when I had more time to devote to it. My fiance isn’t much of a geek but one year for Christmas she made a folding warhammer table for me. At that point I realized that even though she may not be into all the same stuff I’m into, she will at the very least support and encourage my involvement which is awesome.
Richter · 91 weeks ago
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Huttj509 · 91 weeks ago
Then I moved to Indiana, and realized how good scenery-wise I had it back in northern New Mexico, with the Rio Grande gorge literally in my backyard.
Bruceski · 91 weeks ago
Jon · 91 weeks ago
Neph Sy · 91 weeks ago
And it didn’t hurt that on our first official date when I was talking about my favourite science fiction and fantasy authors (at the time) he ran into his boarding house and came out carrying their latest releases!
Aetheling · 91 weeks ago
She’s an English Civil War re-enactor who specifically runs a cannon crew, she shares the same man-crushes as me, listens to dodgy eighties hair metal, and farted at me in the pub on the very first occasion we met.
After that, I knew it was only a matter of time.
Dudeguy · 91 weeks ago
Laura · 91 weeks ago
Also, although moving costs have left us strapped for cash, he told me the other day, “So the first time we ordered pizza over here, I tipped the guy really well. $10 on a $30 order. I’ve been tipping similarly well every time since then. Our delivery time has been cut in half.” Priorities, man…. priorities.
@maggielou42 · 90 weeks ago
I met my husband in high school, though, and almost daily I’m amazed that I met someone way back then who gets me so well.
hijinksensue· 90 weeks ago
We started dating when we were 18, and it wasn’t that I met her so long ago and she still “gets me.” It’s that we got each other when we were 18, then we started to grow up and mature and refine our interests and become more complex people… together. We sort of progressed at the same rate, changed in very similar ways, and through luck stayed compatible though we are both entirely different people that we were when we met.