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123James

Posted: Jul 23 2009, 08:38 PM

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Hello you all. I won't bother with any intros on myself for the newer kids here and go straight to talking about these comics. Shortly before my unannounced break from this place a couple months back I posted a few comics of mine. Since then I have continued to make a new one each week or so. These is what I've made so far.

Uncle Specks' Lab
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I can't think of anything to say here besides how I plan on having the professor be a regular in the Casual Traveler story book.

Oh and I hope I drew the wrinkles on his face in a way that's actually possible for one to have them.

Not Girl Talk
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When I first got my job at that assembly place where "special" people can work, I was first disturbed after this stout girl introduced me to some friend of hers and she added "HE'S SO HANDSOME!" to her intro for me. A few days later while I was eating lunch some girl (who I think has cerebral palsy) sat next to me and asked me "have you ever had a girl friend". I said no. She then added "do you want one?"

Then I got the idea for this comic. Jake was originally going to say something like "well I know no girl would actually fall in love with someone like YOU..." in the second panel but I changed it at the last minute with something better.

Creepy Girl
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This comic kind of goes with the last one I posted though they can be read in any order and still make since.

Occasionally when I buy something from the vending machine I fear something like this will happen.

My sister told me that girl reminds her of one of the stop motion puppets Tim Burton would come up with. We both came to the conclusion that was because of her eyes. And this was before I gave her color. I wonder what she'll think of her now.

I haven't thought of a name for the girl yet. edit: I'm thinking Ruby, maybe?

Mom's Girl Advise
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Why did I spend nine hours working on this?

Why did it take me a whole nine hours to make?

I'm all twitchy now.

The idea spawned from a letter my sister got from "her mom" on Animal Crossing a while ago. It ended with "WE WANT GRAND KIDS!"

Later I thought about what would be an over the top thing for a mom to do when they want grand kids and this idea came up.

Instant Message
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couple weeks ago I IMed Sponge on skype and was greeted by his mother who told me he was spending the night at a friend's place. I then thought it was awfully nice of her to note me like that. I'd never have thought a mom would do something like that for their kid. Then I realized how embarrassing this would probably be if I made such a big deal about it (like buck naked baby pictures embarrassing). Then an idea of what would make this situation even funnier came to mind. I made it into a comic.

Coincidentally, Sponge's real first name is Jacob.

Also I love how Jake turned out in the last pannel.

Sophisticated Read
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This comic is the first to introduce Samantha. Another neighbor of Brandon's and a good friend of Tammy's. She's basically a girl version of Brandon who has a slight interest in art.

Rolling Rolling
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A comic that features the antagonists of my recent Trouble at the Mall book?! Their line art is better here than in the book though...

No, this wasn't intended to be an add for the book or anything. When I thought of the joke I just thought they would be the best suited for it.

It's a new spin on a joke portrayed in The Muppet Movie.

As Seen on PBS
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This comic took longer to make with its completely different backgrounds and character drawings in all three panels.

Hopefully the joke was worth it...

Look It Up
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Brandon may seem like another Charlie Brown next to Jake most of the time but at least he has SOME wit for times like this.

I get the sinking feeling that this joke has already been done without me knowing...

Story Time
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I'm beginning to fear Jake is starting to show signs of what I like to call "Strong Bad Syndrome" where he begins to get more attention in the show than the star because it's easier to come up with stuff for a jerk to do.

Well at least I didn't name the series Brandon and Friends or something.

I still don't want Brandon to be left in the dust. Only time will tell if this resolves itself.

An Expedition
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This is the first time I've made photo shop renderings of my persona (or Joseph as he'll be called in my work) in a while. How do you like the new turtle neck shirt thing I gave him? I think someone else drew him like that in an art chat a while ago and I liked how it looked.

Running Late
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My first comic featuring the Miracle Academy characters in a while.

I love how the convenience store in the background of the last panel turned out, especially the neon light. Extra points go to whoever recognised the Soda Logo from an earlier comic without my pointing it out.

Fireworks
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I like how the lighting through the comic turned out. And Brandon's expression in the 2nd panel (though it's hard to tell if he's actually making eye contact to Tylor or not).

Another thing bothering me is that when I was about halfway through making this one the punchline began to feel more predictable to me... Ah well.

Happy late Independence Day!

Name Game
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While I'm at work or collage or whatever I usually don't acknowledge people by their names. One day at work one of the girls I talked about in a previous comic said hi to me. After I gave the standard "Hi." back she was all "I have a name you know!" as if it was a big deal. I didn't actually call her by her name afterword though. Later on I thought of this comic.

Good Will
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Semi-based on true events (unless I misheard my mother).

I'm not too upset. I mean I'm happy with just a house, food, Wii, DS, and an internet connection at the monent. We have TV too but I barely watch that anymore unless the family's watching some reality game shows.

Because of that, instead of "aw man! we could have got a..." going through my head I thought what Jake says here.

But mom does say the bills pile up often...

If I make any more comics after this I'll just post them in this topic too. Well, unless this topic stays unupdated and goes back like 20 pages in the topic list or something but even then I might still just bump this if I remember I made it.

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Jazz	Posted: Jul 23 2009, 08:39 PM
forums.mfgg.net Group: Members Posts: 9177 Member No.: 997 Joined: 1-May 05 Status: (0d)	and where have you been young man? (ok I know where you went and all, but you could always explain to the ones that didnt!) This post has been edited by Jazz on Jul 23 2009, 08:43 PM --------------------

Mike Shinoda	Posted: Jul 23 2009, 08:46 PM
Aka Artic Group: Members Posts: 802 Member No.: 3598 Joined: 12-April 07 Status: (0d)	Interesting. I like the art style, and the fact that there is no specific story line. Thats a great freedom to have when making a comic. -------------------- rain. AKA Artic I'm gonna miss you ol' pal. See you guys in the 3.0.

123James

Posted: Jul 23 2009, 08:51 PM

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QUOTE (Jazz @ Jul 23 2009, 06:39 PM)

and where have you been young man?
(ok I know where you went and all, but you could always explain to the ones that didn't!)

Somehow I knew you were going to post here first. Glad you care, man.

For everyone besides Jazz,
I was taking a break from the place because it's drama filled like any other popular internet community and I just wanted some fresh air (so to speak). So I spent the last three or so months at KS (Nick Ainsworth's board) and and DA. Those were nice quiet months. Anyway, I don't know if I'll be posting here regularly again or not, don't want to make any promises either.

Just keep your fingers crossed if you want me here more I guess.

This post has been edited by 123James on Jul 23 2009, 08:52 PM

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Fez	Posted: Jul 23 2009, 09:52 PM
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123James

Posted: Jul 23 2009, 09:59 PM

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QUOTE (Fez @ Jul 23 2009, 07:52 PM)

what does KS stand for?

Anyways, I really like these!

Kannagi Stadium

And I'm glad you like my work.

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Glukom

Posted: Jul 23 2009, 10:06 PM

OFF TO JOIN THE NAVY
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QUOTE (123James @ Jul 23 2009, 09:51 PM)

but it's cool people like you leaving that's part of the problem ;_;

Anyway, great comics. I like your style, it has that Sunday papers kind of feel, which is cool.

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123James

Posted: Jul 23 2009, 10:37 PM

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QUOTE (Glukom @ Jul 23 2009, 08:06 PM)

Anyway, great comics. I like your style, it has that Sunday papers kind of feel, which is cool.

Thanks. That's what I was aiming for. I'm also trying to steer away from direct 4th wall breaking and video game jokes, only using them sparingly since we already have enough web comics/toons that do that that.

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The IT	Posted: Jul 24 2009, 08:23 AM
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123James

Posted: Aug 3 2009, 03:40 PM

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If I'm not allowed to bump this topic for every new comic I make just say something.

Brandon's Bday
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After a week of Wii Sports Resort I am finaly back to the comic scene!

Hopefuly thins joke hasn't been done before. It just came to my mind at random while thinking of stuff so it might have posibly been an extramly vaughe memory of a show without me knowing it.

Then someone shows me a comic I've never seen before but still did this joke already...

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jdaster64	Posted: Aug 3 2009, 04:00 PM
WUMBO Group: Members Posts: 389 Member No.: 5637 Joined: 18-August 08 Status: (0d)	Doo doo doodoodoot doodoodoot doodoodoot dodododododo doot doot doo doo doot... I wondered where you went these past couple of months. Great work as always! Particularly liked the "gullible" one. -------------------- Ref You can bet my user number's going to dropping by about 5000 with the move to 3.0. Then I'll become one of those "first few members" no one will remember 3 years from now.

Joey Apples	Posted: Aug 3 2009, 04:10 PM
Being delicious since 1991 Group: Members Posts: 140 Member No.: 6413 Joined: 27-July 09 Status: (0d)	I love your art style, man. It's made of awesome. Your characters are also very lovable and, for some strange reason, much more fleshed out and three dimensional than you'd think a webcomic would let them be. Your writing is hilarious as well. Ruby and Tylor have to be my favorite characters so far. <3

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123James

Posted: Aug 10 2009, 05:33 PM

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Washington Post-it
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This idea came to me one night when I needed to remind myself to do something the next day because chances were I'd forget in the night's rest.

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Posted: Aug 18 2009, 04:34 PM

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Camera
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Sorry if this one isn't as hi quality as my last few comics, both drawing and writing wise. I've been feeling lazy this week and I chose another comic featuring Joseph (formally known as my persona, 123James outside of A2O). And if history repeats itself this comic will just be more "cute" than actually funny...

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Posted: Aug 26 2009, 07:03 PM

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Head Trauma Drama
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Part of this comic's inspiration comes from how I recall my mom saying that the devil can get to little kids by giving them "imaginary friends".

Tylor only seems bigger because the image is meant to be zoomed in so you can see Jazley better. Also note that this may be my last comic for a while since collage classes start next week for me.

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