November 26, 2002 - Classic

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Another strip that is only funny if you have “been there.” Cameron is based on my old gaming buddy, Quentin, and the silent guy beside him was based on our friend, Sam. The days of the regular game group are long gone now. I miss them.

November 19, 2002 - Cheeky

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I liked the idea of a goth girl being much less “gothy” than she let on. But it had been done by better folk than me (John Kovalic), so I left it at this cheap joke...

Also, love love love the name Obscura.

November 12, 2002 - Always Look on the...

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Okay, when I wrote this, I thought the Ben Affleck joke worked on several levels. First was the absurdity that Affleck was ever chosen to play a character like Daredevil, when his face seems frozen in a perpetual grin. Second was the pure non-sequitor of Barry’s statement. And third was that the goth referred to seeing, but Daredevil is blind. No matter how I read it, Barry sent him back to the dark side.

November 5, 2002 - Be the Change You Want to See

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To some people, “goth” is not a phase, but I wondered what that guy would be like without the mascara mask...