Often I get the question, “Hey, how much of this is based on your real life? Seriously?” I know it may come as a shock (seeing as how the guy can be a bumbling moron totally divested from reality) but most of this is either made-up or a composite of stories and such. While some comics may or may not have been ripped off, wholesale, from my life, in many cases they`re at best composites of experiences of mine and my friends, or at worst wholesale Garfield rip-offs.
In this case, this is NOTHING like my life. In fact, most of this conference storyline is made up (though a few things, such as the price tag, are quite real).
I bring this up because my company is very pleasant to work for, and doesn`t make things like this an ordeal. Seriously. Oh, and my workstation is much more…ergonomic…than his. I am thankful to have a company that takes such good care of its employees.
Oh, and in a rare (1st time ever) occurence, I have retroactivelyrewritten a comic from a few days ago. I think you will agree that the flow is better. It reflects my original writing (which I though I had lost) and which I like a lot better, because it conveys a solid pacing and ties the strips together. Pacing is something I`m still getting used to, seeing as I have nine panels a week, and if my pacing doesn`t carry the jokes I lose at least three to setup. I think my writing and pacing are improving.