August 7th, 2009
Serial pt. 1
The adventure begins! I know you’re excited. I am too. It’s natural, don’t worry.
We’re going to do part two next Friday, so if you think this is terribly self-indulgent and silly, come back on Tuesday and I’ll warn you again to stay away on Friday.
Thanks for reading.
Curt
August 7th, 2009 at 7:55 pm
What if a person not only owns a map, but also a GPS? Tripled killed? I am scared of this dude.
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August 7th, 2009 at 8:12 pm
Obviously it’s Zig-Zag, the psychopathic killer obsessed with things going back and forth. He can only be defeated by things that are straight. However, Chris and Curt have to apprehend him during the Sixteenth Annual Curly Fries and Crazy Straws Festival! Can they solve… THE CASE OF THE CROOKED CROOK?
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August 7th, 2009 at 8:55 pm
Chris, I’m delighted to finally see your take on these guys! And very impressed on how regular you were able to keep the negative space in the electron rings on The Enthusiast’s t-shirt.
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August 8th, 2009 at 6:49 am
Re: The Seer Killer. That was actually the plot of an early X-files episode. If I recall right, he kept on phropecising himself killling other sooth-sayers, who he would track down and consult them on what exactly it all means (especially in terms of impact on free-will and determinism and so on). Then he would kill them. I think the twist was that he was totally bats.
It was an odd episode.
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August 8th, 2009 at 9:01 am
The twist in this storyline comes when the killer kills two people between whom only a *curved* line can be drawn.
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August 8th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
That a giant nickle/dime/quarter in the background of your secret hide-out? Nicely done.
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August 8th, 2009 at 9:44 pm
I totally expected those guys’ lair to have a helluva lot more Taco Bell wrappers.
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August 9th, 2009 at 7:51 am
“The Life and Death Killer” only kills people who have been on a cover of a box of Life cereal.
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August 9th, 2009 at 10:20 am
skizzlo, that one had the dad from everybody loves raymond and he won an emmy for it! I think you guys should get him to star in some strips
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August 10th, 2009 at 1:24 am
I enjoy your comic oh so much. Although sometimes I do find myself having to google things to really *get* some of the jokes…
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August 10th, 2009 at 8:10 am
The Map Slayer… a toned down version of the Globe Butcher.
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August 10th, 2009 at 9:31 am
Nice. Glad to see The Enthusiast and Fahrenheit Jr.
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August 10th, 2009 at 9:49 am
Hopefully, googling some stuff to figure out a strip isn’t too bad. We taught you something!
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August 10th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Matt – It’s a giant “Drummer Boy” quarter.
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August 10th, 2009 at 10:27 am
YEAH!! The Enthusiast and Fahrenheit Jr.!!!
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August 10th, 2009 at 10:37 am
Vanessa – This was my first time drawing them.
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August 10th, 2009 at 11:10 am
do you mean a bicentennial quarter?
also, maxtothemax, if he can only be defeated by things that are straight, we’re out of luck. curt and chris are not straight.
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August 10th, 2009 at 11:14 am
ha joey made a gay joke
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August 10th, 2009 at 12:28 pm
Chrishaley- verrry good job doing it too! I stoked to see you guys take on these characters.
Joey- HA!
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August 10th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
Also, knowing Curt, him smoking is awesome.
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August 10th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
Not very adorable, sirs.
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August 11th, 2009 at 10:01 am
Joey – Yes, a bicentennial quarter. Or a “Drummer Boy” quarter as they were nicknamed.. which is why I put quotes around “Drummer Boy”.
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August 11th, 2009 at 10:02 am
Evan – We’ll try to be more adorable.
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August 11th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
Dang Chris, that’s really your first time with them? That looks outstanding.
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August 11th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
Atticus – Yup. I was always too intimidated to draw them. Had to leave it to the real artists.
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