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In other comic news, Joseph Grevelli’s O’deer has come to an end after a 5 year run. It’s sad to see a comic end, especially one as funny as this. Hopefully the archives will stay online, but incase they don’t you should check it out now!

http://www.odeercomics.com

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Sadly, it seems I wasn’t the first person to come up with the word “Pirats”.

We had some crazy weather on Thursday, with the heaviest rain and loudest thunder I’ve ever witnessed. And keep in mind this is Scotland I’m talking about. Some places were flooded, some trains cancelled… someone even tells me there was a power outtage nearby after a lightning strike.

So, this weather has inspired me to follow up on some old ideas for the comic I never really got around to doing.

Incase you forgot, Hamish appeared a few strips back.

I’ve nothing big against Shakespeare, I just have to be in the right mood to enjoy his work. And while it can be interesting, spending hours and hours and hours of my life studying it in depth can really grind you down. More so if your English teacher is a massive fan. His Shylock voice haunts me still…

What’s that? There no drawings, you cry? I actually looked directly into my desk lamp as research. Ouch! How’s that for commitment to an art form!

I was playing about with my friend’s large, powerful torch and it is incredibly bright. Fun in the dark, too.

I love human nature. Once the curiosity card has been played, doom will follow. “Don’t look down”, “don’t touch it, it’s hot”, “Don’t feed them after midnight”, etc. Who can resist? It’s not the first time I’ve done a strip about it - though I’d forgotten about it till now.

 I remember I came across this website a while ago, and bookmarked it because I thought it might come in useful some day. And it kinda did today… I felt I needed to hear a gramophone (or phonograph) recording before I could do it in the comic. I’ll also add that Elwood’s opinion isn’t a reflection of my views on music/technology.