Comments on: A Period Of Recovery

By: santy

santy — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:39:39 +0000

In reply to A.J.. well if i went there, i would be the (case of Joel Watson, Randall Munroe or Gabe and Tycho) "omg! you make my favorite Webcomic! give me your autograph!" or in the case of scott rammsonnair "omg! you make one of my fave webcomics! give me a sample of your DNA so i can make 10 clones of you to make VGcats updated more frequently!" Seriously, that comic updates one a MONTH!

By: hijinksensue

hijinksensue — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:13:02 +0000

In reply to yates. you didnt even realize that I reclined at the push of a button. The night could have been so much better.

By: yates

yates — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 05:40:38 +0000

bah, and you made a terrible chair too!

either way, it was a pleasure to make your acquaintance 😉

By: Shakey

Shakey — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:49:32 +0000

In reply to hijinksensue. You too, huh? I think we're all taken aback by what we saw...

By: doug

doug — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:09:02 +0000

In reply to Mad_March_Hare. A friend likes to say, "We're all mammals here." It's _usually_ true.

By: Kerry

Kerry — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:22:42 +0000

In reply to hijinksensue. I am in posession of your second ever con sketch, and watched in shy-girl awe as you requisitioned a table, if even for a few minutes. 8)

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:00:16 +0000

In reply to hijinksensue. After reading this and you and Eli's Twitter posts I'm thinking about FedExing battle implements to you for what is shaping up to be a truly epic showdown on the next podcast.

By: Mad_March_Hare

Mad_March_Hare — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:27:50 +0000

In reply to A.J.. Barge in? We are all friends here.:)

By: Wadmaasi

Wadmaasi — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:17:21 +0000

In reply to the_stig. I was actually trying to figure out if Joel had been wearing the weird outfit and eaten part of it, or was gagged, or whatever. Took me a few squints to figure out it was a megagrin.

By: doug

doug — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:44:45 +0000

In reply to Mad_March_Hare. Awww, shucks!

By: doug

doug — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:43:15 +0000

Can't say that without starting me singing Rodgers & Hart:

BOTH:
In our little den of iniquity
For a girly and boy,

VERA:
We'll sit and let the hours pass;
A canopy bed has so much class,

JOEY:
And so's a ceiling made of glass-
Oh, what joy!

BOTH:
Love has been that way since antiquity,
Down to you and me.

VERA:
The radio, I used to hate,
But now when it is dark and late
Tchaikovsky's "1812" sounds great-*
That's for me,

BOTH:
In our little den of iniquity.

By: doug

doug — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:33:25 +0000

In reply to A.J.. Head bartender's name is Trey Butch. Of course.

By: guntharr

guntharr — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:52:33 +0000

In reply to hijinksensue. also? Apples to Apples is a terrifically fun game illustrated by John Kovalics. Whic counts as sort of related to your comment, because, whee!

By: guntharr

guntharr — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:52:33 +0000

In reply to hijinksensue. also? Apples to Apples is a terrifically fun game illustrated by John Kovalics. Whic counts as sort of related to your comment, because, whee!

By: guntharr

guntharr — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:39:45 +0000

"Free Professional Massages for Cartoonists"

You deserve the best, Joel. Was a happy ending on offer, or did you have to ask for it specifically?

By: Wadmaasi

Wadmaasi — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:17:55 +0000

In reply to hijinksensue. Well, nebulously vague future congratulations to you!

By: Carlisle

Carlisle — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:57:44 +0000

While I loved meeting the Halfpixel guys and of course Danielle, I was really looking forward to meeting you too. Hope to be able to stay in touch.
-C.

By: hijinksensue

hijinksensue — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:38:18 +0000

its still happening. Just hasnt happened yet.

By: klinqueen

klinqueen — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:33:39 +0000

I agree – it looks like his teeth are extra heavy or something!

By: A.J.

A.J. — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:34:21 +0000

Den of Iniquity–that sounds like an awesome idea for a bar.

Sorry to barge in on the conversation :p

By: Wadmaasi

Wadmaasi — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:29:02 +0000

Hey, weren't we supposed to get good HE news last week or this week? Inquiring minds!

By: ThunderingBlurb

ThunderingBlurb — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 05:34:17 +0000

Ironically I love all three comics, but you have a point – you guys are so dissimilar in content and humor that I could see a lack of crossover. On the other hand, geek is geek so you never know. And of course, not so long ago Jeph Jacques wasn't Jeph Jacques either so you never know.

Excellent point that success is a relative concept on the interwubs, whether it b comics or anything else. What might be right for you, might not be right for some….

By: Mad_March_Hare

Mad_March_Hare — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 05:07:27 +0000

In reply to doug. Which totally rocks in my book.

By: Mad_March_Hare

Mad_March_Hare — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 05:06:48 +0000

In reply to doug. your mind is a Den of Iniquity Doug.

By: hijinksensue

hijinksensue — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 05:03:41 +0000

"but he's no Scott Kurtz or Jeph Jacques" I dont think we really look at things in those terms. I dont want to be either of those dudes. Their audiences are there because of the comics they make. They probably wouldnt like my comic. Kurtz might need 150,000 readers to make a living and HE might only need 40,000. Its not apples to apples. Webcomics success is a VERY subjective thing.

By: hijinksensue

hijinksensue — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 05:01:40 +0000

Im actually going to fix that.

By: KittasaurusRex

KittasaurusRex — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:57:35 +0000

In reply to hijinksensue. Can't say I blame him. Must say I agree on the general awesomeness of Jon Rosenberg. I gave him a Rockstar at NYCC and he TALKED TO ME. I might have a teeny braincrush. Crazy disappointed that I couldn't go, but I will be there next year if it means car theft!

By: doug

doug — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:11:57 +0000

"The Tunnel" sounds like a bar Josh might go to. I'm just sayin'.

By: John Darc

John Darc — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:06:31 +0000

I wonder how well known Joel was at NEWW. He's a relatively smaller scale webcomic, I'd think. Not small in a bad way, but he's no Scott Kurtz or Jeph Jacques.

By: Just Christine

Just Christine — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:36:05 +0000

It was totally excellent meeting you! Thank you SO much for the awesome sketch, for me it's a perfect reminder of the weekend.

I had a blast talking to people while I was working registration all day Saturday, plus I got to go to the live draw, so that was pretty kickass.

And it was pretty cool watching the finale of BSG with you and JonnyAce, even given the fact that I've never watched a single episode of the series before.

I'm sorry about my rideshare giving you a noogie though.

I shared this with you on Twitter, but for the rest of you FBs, here's an article I was interviewed for for Publishers Weekly, where I made sure to get my mention of HE in: http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6646261…

By: Dram

Dram — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:21:41 +0000

Not if he'd found those shelves after me, I literally bought everything really shitty they had.

By: the_stig

the_stig — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:06:45 +0000

In reply to John Darc. Seems like it to me. :DD

By: John Darc

John Darc — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:05:01 +0000

The Fifth Element…was webcomics.

edit: Also, is it just me, or is the smile coming off Joel's face?

By: John Darc

John Darc — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:04:24 +0000

The Fifth Element…was webcomics.

By: the_stig

the_stig — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:55:11 +0000

Glad to hear you had such an awesome time, you certainly deserve it Joel. Can't wait to hear you talk all about it on the podcast!

PS Man, you drew Josh pretty svelte in this comic! In my experience lab coats tend to exaggerate someone's body shape 😛

By: hijinksensue

hijinksensue — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:45:06 +0000

In reply to nebarik. Oh I saw it....

By: hijinksensue

hijinksensue — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:44:54 +0000

In reply to Kerry. Identify yourself! I met a lot of people so I need some specifics.

By: hijinksensue

hijinksensue — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:44:23 +0000

In reply to EMIRABAL. It was supposed to be a cartoonist's party that quickly evolved into a con. A plus for any reader/fan that wants to hang out with and buy stuff from their favorite webcomic creators.

By: hijinksensue

hijinksensue — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:43:41 +0000

In reply to Dr. Spaceman. Probably on the next HE podcast. Not sure if I want to do a comic about it or not since my feelings are... complicated.

By: hijinksensue

hijinksensue — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:43:15 +0000

In reply to Dram. Good meeting you this weekend. Enjoy on the shitty VHS tapes you picked up. Glad Eli wasnt there or he would have gone bankrupt.

By: hijinksensue

hijinksensue — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:42:35 +0000

In reply to ThunderingBlurb. FB Lee Cherolis did the interviewing. He should let us know when its up.

By: hijinksensue

hijinksensue — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:42:15 +0000

In reply to dishliquid. You must have been working some decent hours because I only saw you 2 or 3 times. Bang up job on the vids. What a great cap for the weekend.

By: hijinksensue

hijinksensue — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:41:14 +0000

In reply to A.J.. He was hiding for most of the weekend. Very cool guy though. Just not that into AMAZINGLY LARGE CROWDS.

By: nebarik

nebarik — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:48:25 +0000

too bad you missed out on BSG. it is a epic ending to the series. very fitting, and very surprising last shot. no spoilers but, holy crap it was awesome

By: Kerry

Kerry — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:05:22 +0000

It was an awesome time! So glad I got to meet you, even if it did require me stalking you through the crowd. 8)

By: EMIRABAL

EMIRABAL — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:55:12 +0000

Great post, glad to hear it was an awesome event, in all seriousness what would a reader like me gain from attending, or is it meant for artists themselves. I live in NY so it wouldnt be that far for me (hence my question)

By: Dr. Spaceman

Dr. Spaceman — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:34:37 +0000

Ahem…
When will we get to hear your thoughts on the BSG finale?

By: Dram

Dram — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:31:35 +0000

Jarmo is a huge PC Weenies fan, as I recall. God, that was such a great weekend.

By: ThunderingBlurb

ThunderingBlurb — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:29:01 +0000

Sounds awesome. Looking forward to seeing your interview thing on Newsarama. Enjoy your post-Con-orgasm-glow.

By: dishliquid

dishliquid — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:00:23 +0000

I was editing most of the weekend, so I didn't get the full experience, but I had a fantastic time. Next year I'll have them finished ahead of time so I can meet everyone.

By: A.J.

A.J. — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:50:17 +0000

Sounds like an awesome time! I think if I would've gone, I would've probably ended up the quiet guy in the corner with a beer, looking longingly at Jeph Jacques the whole time.

By: looneynerd

looneynerd — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:27:29 +0000

Oh my god I'm so mad I couldn't go! It sounds like an awesome time was had by all!