YARG! #69

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Novel Writing live from my cave of an office (no windows -- I have a mac)

So, I have a brilliant idea for a book. I have some really good characters, and the setup is terrribly clever, if I do say so myself, which I do. Just now in fact. But instead of writing it down, I'm writing this. Don't get me wrong, I love writing blog stuff (Well, don't love. Enjoy. Like. Tolerate. Don't actively hate... what I'm saying is, I'm doing this for YOUR enjoyment.) but basically, 2 things happen to me when I sit down to write my novel. I either get distracted, (by like, say, writing blog entries, or doing other stuff) Or get interupted. I constantly lose good ideas or word snippets because I'm-- hold on a sec--

Sorry, I had to go help ScurvyBeard go install new software. Him and computers don't get along, and not just because of hook-hand related reasons. (althoug he is a very slow typer because of it.)

Dangit!

I forgot what I was gonna say! I had the phrasing so perflect in my mind. And now... grr.

1 of the problems is that, even though I've worked out the plot, when I sit down to write, I never want to type what's supposed to be happening, but delve off into sublots, footnotes of dubious nature, and side stories that confuse the issue. I never seem to be able to write what I feel I'm supposed to be writing. I have a great story though. I shan't tell you anything about it, at least for now. I don't want to ruin the surprize. Plus, I still have to figure out how the whole thing ends. Oops. I wasn't supposed to say that. I've got it all figured out! Yeah! I'm a genius. Minor spoiler: The novel contains both the letter 'E' and the letter 'Q'. that's all I'll say for the moment. wait, I changed the Q to an M. I shouldn't have said that, now you'll be able to figure out the whole mystery.

I'm gonna try and get back to work now. I'm unplugging the internet so I don't get disracted. I better check my email first...

Señor Flambé and the Cupcakes of DOOM

(click to enlarge)

This was drawn at the same time as the recent YARG! daily strip in which Señor Flambé was in a similar position. I think it's fairly neat, and really says alot about him as a person.

YARG Reviewed by American Library Association Booklist!

American Library Association Booklist
March 15th, 2007

Following A Cheese Related Mishap (2005), Friesen delivers the second volume of the Lookit! humor anthology, featuring the story of Melville, the clever but lazy penguin. This time Melville and company become embroiled in a race to find enough gold to pay the rent on the castle of Pellmellia, hoping to help the cheese-loving king beat a group of silly, cookie-obsessed pirates. Other, shorter stories include a piece about a character named Captain Cautious and a sepia-washed western parody about two out-of-work birds. There is one problem: Friesen’s humor tends toward younger readers, while his language and ideas seem better suited to a more sophisticated audience. The art, however, ranges so widely (from digital Claymation to outright cartoons) that the pages remain visually engaging throughout, and the humor comes at a furious pace, with sometimes four of five jokes crammed into a single panel. Lots to look at here.

— Jesse Karp
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YARG! #64

WOON! #1 (It's sooooo awesome, you don't even know)

The first installment of Cartoonist Extraordinaire Ray Friesen's YARG! woon (that's the term we've come up with for web toon, we were gonna call it an audio comic, but aumic doesn't have as nice a ring to it.)

Featuring the first several episodes of Ray's YARG! piratey webcomic (based on the graphic novel, that by a strange coincidence is also called YARG!)

The ongoing adventures of a clump of modern day pirates, who of course sell pirate cookies door to door and drive around in their PirateMobile (They've agreed to stop calling it that but can't think of anything better).

Episode 1: The gang is stranded on a desert island, and cannibalism jokes abound

The universe is conspiring against me

We pirates carpool. Scurvy usually drives us around in the pirate mobile (he won the keys in rock paper scissors in 1987) I sometimes drive my motorcycle, but it's "in the shop" (infer from that what you will.) Peg Leg Pete's too young to drive, Lester can fly but has no place to go, and No Eyes has his grand 'personal zepplin scheme that never seems to take off. (pardon the pun)

So today, Scurvy picked me up, and before picking up the other guys, he dropped me off at the office (it's on the way.) As he drove off, and he walked up to the door, I remembered that I didn't have my keys. We're going out of town, and I won't be needing them so I left them at home. Although, now I couldn't unlock the door. I tried to run out after his car and borrow his keys, but I just bought new pants, (which are a bit too large) so as I lurched after him, they fell down. I was momentarily distracted by this new development, and he wooshed out of sight. I tried to call him, but my cell phone was plugged into the car charger.

I figured I could stand on the side of the road, and when he drove back form NEjs place, before going the opposite direction over to PLP's. But then I had a horrific thought: What if he took the other turn to go to PLP's that meant he wouldn't pass me, but would cut around?

So, as I stood there, it just occured to me how many different things had to go slightly wrong to culminate in me standing around, waiting in the cold for 2o minutes.

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