Wednesday

December 31, 2002 - Resolute

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A strip that landed on New Year’s Eve. How could I not do something like this? I did change the girl's line here from the original's horribly generic and sexist "find true love."

December 24, 2002 - Get 'Im!

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Santa Mouse always left a silver dollar in the tree for my brother and me.

December 17, 2002 - Mind the Gap

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No one would truly appreciate this but fellow anime geeks, but it is one of my all-time favorites. I think it’s the most original strip I ever created. I’m sure even the girl’s references have now become quite dated.

December 10, 2002 - J-Pop Arrives

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I’d been wanting to introduce an “anime girl” for a while. It feels way behind the times now, and I only got one fabulous strip out of her (the next one).

December 2, 2002 - Decision Time

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This was based on a real conversation my wife and I had. I don’t remember the details, but it was very funny to us at the time. This was the first (and only) time I cheated in the drawing, using the same art in the last two panels. The cyclical dialog makes it appropriate, right?