50 strips!
If we were at the Gold Club this many strips would cost you $2000.
So it’s our 50th strip and it’s extra sized and extra stuffed and extra self-congratulatory.
Imagine a chromium cover on this strip drawn by Stephen Platt and you will understand how important this, the 50th of strips, is.
We never would’ve sobered up long enough to do anything without the help of a lot of people.
Joel Priddy, first and foremost, has been a tremendous help to two guys who have never had anything close to formal training in anything other than Super Bomberman. The fact that he will reply to my e-mails is still slightly surprising.
April Steele for helping with the colors and giving perspective when we need it.
Shane McDermott and Diana Nock for being two actual, talented artists that didn’t laugh us off of the table when we were first getting started.
I don’t want this to get long and crazy masturbatory so I also just want to thank everybody who comments and mentions us elsewhere. I don’t know if I’d go so far to say we have fans yet, but it seems like people enjoy the comics we do and that’s the whole reason we do it because it sure as fuck isn’t going to ever make us any money.
April 28th, 2009 at 10:39 pm
i’m working on the coffee table book.
April 29th, 2009 at 8:05 am
“Imagine a chromium cover on this strip drawn by Stephen Platt…”
I heard for whatever loose change you have in your pocket and half a sandwich he’ll do a cover for you these days, and throw in 27 copies of Moon Knight 55 to boot.
Also, is 50 already? Jeez that went by quickly.
April 29th, 2009 at 10:06 am
There’s nothing crazy about masturbation!
April 29th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
chris- be a dear and share with us your skincare regimen.
April 29th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
Ha! We should all be so well acquainted with Scott McCloud.
Hate to be *that guy* but what is that bird thing?
April 29th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
dan, it’s none other than the mythical phoenix, rising out of the ashes of its own demise, reborn into a newer, better curt! if only art were true to life…
April 29th, 2009 at 7:40 pm
Thanks for both the nice words and letting me make my debut appearance as “Tweedy, Arrogant Professor!”
April 30th, 2009 at 6:08 am
when do u guys get your VH1 special?
April 30th, 2009 at 8:07 am
that is one girly-looking phoenix…
April 30th, 2009 at 8:27 am
Congratulations, Curt and Chris!
April 30th, 2009 at 10:23 am
Joey – Hurry up so people can start pre-ordering on Amazon.
Thomas – You’re telling me.
Wade – I knew that’d be the part you’d comment on.
Diana – I live off a strict regimen of Vitamin E and cocaine.
Dan – You gotta get his latest book, “How To Make Love to Scott McCloud”. Changed my life.
April – Thanks for the assist.
Joel – Look for another guest appearance as “cantankerous old coot who learns the true meaning of Christmas”.
Joe – Man, I’ve already been on VH1.
Mike – Tezuka must be spinning in his grave.. if he was really dead that is.
Curt’s Mom – Thanks, Curt’s Mom!
April 30th, 2009 at 11:06 am
I hope you guys can make money off of this strip one day, it’s funny.
April 30th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
congrats on 50 strips guys. it’s been a fun run so far. keep up the great work . this strip was especially funny. love kurt’s progression of death and ultimate ressurection. and yeah…stephen platt’s an asshole who isn’t worthy of holding your pencil.
April 30th, 2009 at 3:26 pm
stephen platt’s asshole, however, might be worthy of holding chris’ pencil.
uhhh, wait, i didn’t mean it like that.
April 30th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
April has just made the funniest joke so far on this site.
May 1st, 2009 at 6:11 am
when will we see the PITT vs. LBFA???? fans wanna know
May 1st, 2009 at 7:15 am
i set it up and april knocks it out the park!!!
May 1st, 2009 at 9:58 am
Joe – Pitt.. like, from the 90s? The Image Pitt?
May 1st, 2009 at 9:59 am
yea fool….that would be the shit!!!!
May 1st, 2009 at 12:18 pm
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May 1st, 2009 at 2:02 pm
The answer to the question is “money”. The inside of Scott McCloud’s mouth tastes like money.
May 1st, 2009 at 7:12 pm
I like how you turned into a chicken…a phoenix chicken.
May 11th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Thanks, guys! The strips, by the way, just keep getting better.
June 15th, 2009 at 11:50 am
This is one of the best strips Ever, sorry to throw praise around so blatantly. But …yeah thats enough
June 15th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
Tommy – We thank you for your kind words most humble and enthusiastically.
Now go forth and spread our message of TWO FREE ASS COMICS ABOUT COMICS EVERY WEEK to all of your friends!
August 26th, 2009 at 7:34 pm
is that phoenix chicken inside a disco ball?
June 19th, 2010 at 8:34 pm
You ever think about the irony of him not completing the Phoenix cycle because he died? Yeah, me too.