Something Positive by R.K. Milholland

[Comic 11-20-09] Yulecon 2009

[Comic 11-15-09] Proud Parents

[Comic 11-14-09] Oh, Hey, No

[Comic 11-13-09] Can't We Be Happy?

[Comic 11-12-09] What Big Eyes....

[Comic 11-11-09] Practice

[Comic 11-10-09] The Gift-Giver

[Comic 11-09-09] Come and Play

[Comic 11-02-09] Widdle Babies

[Comic 11-01-09] A Bloody Mess pt 6

[Comic 10-31-09] A Bloody Mess pt 5

[Comic 10-30-09] A Bloody Mess pt 4

[Comic 10-29-09] A Bloody Mess pt 3

[Comic 10-28-09] A Bloody Mess pt 2

[Comic 10-29-09] Randy Still Has Hope

[Comic 10-27-09] A Bloody Mess pt 1

[Comic 10-26-09] Another Rocky Start

[Comic 10-23-09] What to Play

[Comic 10-22-09] I Wanna Play!

[Comic 10-21-09] One Last Thing

[Comic 10-20-09] Getting Ready

[Comic 10-19-09] A Few Changes

[Comic 10-16-09] Moments of Doubt

[Comic 10-15-09] Opportunities

[Comic 10-14-09] Over Wine

[Comic 10-13-09] We Miss You

[Comic 10-12-09] Differences

[Comic 10-4-09] A Long Damned Day pt 33

[Comic 10-3-09] A Long Damned Day pt 32

[Comic 10-2-09] A Long Damned Day pt 31

[Comic 10-6-09] Names and Traditions

[Comic 10-5-09] Your Baby As Seen By....

[Comic 10-1-09] A Damned Long Day pt 27-30

[Comic 9-30-09] A Damned Long Day pt 26

[Comic 9-29-09] A Damned Long Day pt 25

[Comic 9-28-09] A Damned Long Day pt 24

[Comic 9-27-09] A Damned Long Day pt 23

[Comic 9-25-09] A Damned Long Day pt 22

[Comic 9-23-09] A Damned Long Day pt 20 and 21

[Comic 9-22-09] A Damned Long Day pt 19

[Comic 9-21-09] A Damned Long Day pt 18

[Comic 9-18-09] A Damned Long Day pt 17

[Comic 9-17-09] A Damned Long Day pt 16

[Comic 9-16-09] A Damned Long Day pt 15

[Comic 9-15-09] A Damned Long Day pt 14

[Comic 9-14-09] A Damned Long Day pt 13

[Comic 9-14-09] A Damned Long Day pt 12

[Comic 9-12-09] A Damned Long Day pt 11

[Comic 9-11-09] A Damned Long Day pt 10

[Comic 9-10-09] A Damned Long Day pt 9

[Comic 9-9-09] A Damned Long Day pt 8

Don't forget - we're having a crossover with Girls WithSlingshots.

[Comic 9-8-09] A Damned Long Day pt 7

Don't forget - we're having a crossover with Girls WithSlingshots.

[Comic 9-7-09] A Damned Long Day pt 6

Don't forget - we're having a crossover with Girls WithSlingshots.

[Comic 9-4-09] A Damned Long Day pt 5

I'll be at AnimeFest in Dallas through Monday - read the news post for details. Come by and say hi!

[Comic 9-3-09] A Damned Long Day pt 2-4

[Comic 9-3-09] A Damned Long Day pt 1

And we're having a crossover with Girls With Slingshots

[Comic 9-2-09] Slowly Drifting Off

[Comic 9-1-09] Night Drive

[Comic 8-31-09] Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Damn

[Comic 8-30-09] Who's Waiting

[Comic 8-27-09] After a Long Day

[Comic 8-26-09] Random Meeting

[Comic 8-25-09] The Install

[Comic 8-24-09] On the Job Training

[Comic 8-23-09] The Office Tech

Also, a newspost with upcoming con appearances.

[Comic 8-22-09] The First of Many

[Comic 8-21-09] Parent-Teacher Conference pt 4

[Comic 8-20-09] Parent-Teacher Conference pt 3

[Comic 8-19-09] Parent-Teacher Conference pt 2

[Comic 8-18-09] Parent-Teacher Conference pt 1

[Comic 8-17-09] School Clothes

[Comic 8-14-09] Pleading Her Case pt 3

[Comic 8-13-09] Pleading Her Case pt 2

[Comic 8-12-09] Pleading Her Case pt 1

[Comic 8-11-09] Signs

[Comic 8-10-09] Transfer Request

[Comic 8-07-09] Dreams Continued pt 4

[Comic 8-06-09] Dreams Continued pt 3

[Comic 8-05-09] Dreams Continued pt 2

[Comic 8-04-09] Dreams Continued

[Comic 8-03-09] Pet Care

[Comic 8-01-09] Moonlight

[Comic 7-31-09] Recovery

[Comic 7-30-09] A Memorable First Time

[Comic 7-29-09] Innuendo

[Comic 7-28-09] The Fear

[Comic 7-27-09] RSVP

[Comic 7-26-09] Recap

[Comic 7-22-09] Road to Comic-Con

[Comic 7-21-09] Who Watches...?

[Comic 7-20-09] House Hunting

[Comic 7-18-09] The Senior Special

[Comic 7-17-09] Kindness of Strangers

[Comic 7-13-09] The Thing About Secrets

[Comic 7-11-09] Family History

[Comic 7-10-09] Idle Brains are the Internet's Playthings

[Comic 7-9-09] From the Depths of the Hard Drive pt 4

[Comic 7-8-09] From the Depths of the Hard Drive pt 3

[Comic 7-7-09] From the Depths of the Hard Drive pt 2

[Comic 7-6-09] From the Depths of the Hard Drive pt 1

[Comic 7-5-09] Reader Q&A

[Comic 7-4-09] The Rocket's Red Burn

[Comic 7-3-09] The Strings Attached

[Comic 7-2-09] The Right Things to Say

[Comic 7-1-09] What'll They Think?

[Comic 6-30-09] A Relocated Memory

[Comic 6-29-09] Online Gaming

[Comic 6-28-09] Reader Q&A

[Comic 6-27-09] The "Getting to Know You" Stage

[Comic 6-26-09] The Shy One

[Comic 6-25-09] The Greater Power

[Comic 6-23-09] Bingo!

A little out of order - sorry.

[Comic 6-24-09] Bingo!

[Comic 6-22-09] Theology

[Comic 6-21-09] Reader Q&A

[Comic 6-20-09] A Phone Call Away

[Comic 6-19-09] Daddy! Daddy!

[Comic 6-18-09] Mistargeted Advertising

[Comic 6-17-09] Childhish Things

[Comic 6-16-09] A Need For Mercy

[Comic 6-15-09] Home Hunting

[Comic 6-14-09] Traditions

A little out of order, sorry.

[Comic 6-14-09] Reader Q&A

[Comic 6-12-09] The Dangers of Costume Choice

[Comic 6-11-09] Every Day Is Halloween

[Comic 6-10-09] Voyeur

[Comic 6-09-09] The Show Must Go On

[Comic 6-08-09] Crazy Talk

[Comic 6-07-09] Reader Q&A a day late

[Comic 6-06-09] Ghosts of Roommates Past

[Comic 6-05-09] Land of the Lost

[Comic 6-03-09] What You'd Expect

[Comic 6-02-09] Desperate Times

[Comic 6-01-09] True Values

[Comic 5-31-09] Reader Q&A Sunday

[Comic 5-30-09] Goodnight at the Door

[Comic 5-29-09] Snow Cones and the Search For Truth

[Comic 5-28-09] Easy

[Comic 5-27-09] Date Prep

[Comic 5-26-09] Isn't It Nice?

[Comic 5-25-09] Being Watched

[Comic 5-24-09] Reader Q&A Sundar

[Comic 5-20-09] Slight Pinch

Sorry for the weird dates - I'm trying to fill gaps in the archive.

[Comic 5-11-09] The Great Underland Online Empire pt 3

Sorry for the weird dates - I'm trying to fill gaps in the archive.

[Comic 5-10-09] The Great Underland Online Empire pt 2

Sorry for the weird dates - I'm trying to fill gaps in the archive.

[Comic 5-09-09] The Great Underland Online Empire pt 1

Sorry for the weird dates - I'm trying to fill gaps in the archive.

[Comic 5-19-09] Unexpected Friends

[Comic 5-18-09] Tattoo Care

[Comic 5-17-09] Disconnected

[Comic 5-16-09] The Earth Moved

[Comic 5-8-09] His Lesson

[Comic 5-7-09] His First Call

[Comic 5-6-09] His First Day

[Comic 5-3-09] How's It Feel?

[Comic 5-1-09] Churc Cards

[Comic 4-30-09] Repgresentation

[Comic 4-29-09] Second Thoughts

[Comic 4-28-09] The Best Inked Plans....

[Comic 4-27-09] Last Ditch

[Comic 5-5-09] Job Requirements

[Comic 4-26-09] Appealing

[Comic 5-4-09] Another New Hire

[Comic 4-25-09] Thinking of You

[Comic 5-2-09] One Man's Pain

[Comic 4-24-09] Planning Stages

[Comic 4-23-09] Spreading the Geekery

[Comic 4-22-09] Kids' Stuff

[Comic 4-21-09] Rue Morgue Revisited

[Comic 4-20-09] The Tell-Tale Jerk

[Comic 4-19-09] Quoth the Choo-Choo Bear

[Comic 4-18-09] Where We Used to Live

[Comic 4-17-09] A Question

[Comic 4-16-09] Every Time I Turn Around

[Comic 4-15-09] Raging at the Future

[Comic 4-14-09] Hair

[Comic 4-13-09] Extra Credit

[Comic 4-12-09] Spirited Kids pt 2

[Comic 4-11-09] Spirited Kids pt 1

[Comic 4-10-09] Baby Paperwork

[Comic 4-9-09] Soooooo....

[Comic 4-8-09] What Once Was Lost

[Comic 4-7-09] Just Business pt 7

[Comic 4-6-09] Just Business pt 6

[Comic 4-5-09] Just Business pt 5

[Comic 4-4-09] Just Business pt 4

[Comic 4-3-09] Just Business pt 3

[Comic 4-2-09] Just Business pt 2

[Comic 4-1-09] Just Business pt 1

[Comic 3-31-09] Old Bad Blood

[Comic 3-30-09] Yet To Come

[Comic 3-29-09] Forgotten Bits of Us pt 6

[Comic 3-28-09] Forgotten Bits of Us pt 5

[Comic 3-27-09] Forgotten Bits of Us pt 4

[Comic 3-26-09] Forgotten Bits of Us pt 3

[Comic 3-25-09] Forgotten Bits of Us pt 2

[Comic 3-24-09] Forgotten Bits of Us pt 1

[Comic 3-23-09] A Moment That Will Live On

[Comic 3-21-09] Revenge of Q & A pt 6

[Comic 3-20-09] Revenge of Q & A pt 5

[Comic 3-19-09] Revenge of Q & A pt 4

[Comic 3-18-09] Revenge of Q & A pt 3

[Comic 3-17-09] Revenge of Q & A pt 2

[Comic 3-16-09] Revenge of Q & A

[Comic 3-15-09] Wakey Times

[Comic 3-14-09] Fred's Personal Hell

[Comic 3-13-09] Questions

[Comic 3-12-09] The Next Two Weeks

[Comic 3-11-09] No Regrets

[Comic 3-10-09] Trip Planning

[Comic 3-09-09] The Bar Is Gone... Again

[Comic 3-08-09] Life According to SP pt 8 (last one)

[Comic 3-07-09] Life According to SP pt 7

[Comic 3-06-09] Life According to SP pt 6

[Comic 3-05-09] Life According to SP pt 5

[Comic 3-04-09] Life According to SP pt 4

[Comic 3-03-09] Life According to SP pt 3

[Comic 3-02-09] Life According to SP pt 2

[Comic 3-01-09] Life According to SP pt 1

[Comic 2-24-09] Worker's Comp

[Comic 2-23-09] Living Healthy

[Comic 2-22-09] Work Ethics

[Comic 2-21-09] Caustic Calls

[Comic 2-20-09] Ruin the Mood

[Comic 2-19-09] New Partner

[Comic 2-18-09] Agree to Disagree

[Comic 2-17-09] Oh, Hey! Surprise!

News post as well.

[Comic 2-16-09] Employment Options

[Comic 2-15-09] Worse Than Black Ice

[Comic 2-14-09] Slight Error

[Comic 2-13-09] Just a Word pt 2

[Comic 2-12-09] Share It With Love

[Comic 2-11-09] Just a Word pt 1

[Comic 2-10-09] Do You Like Me?

[Comic 2-09-09] Dealing With Critics

[Comic 2-06-09] Schoolyard Fight pt 5

[Comic 2-05-09] Schoolyard Fight pt 4

[Comic 2-04-09] Schoolyard Fight pt 3

[Comic 2-03-09] Schoolyard Fight pt 2

[Comic 2-02-09] Schoolyard Fight pt 1

[Comic 2-01-09] Superbowl

[Comic 1-31-09] The Home Life Shift

[Comic 1-30-09] Training pt 3

[Comic 1-29-09] Training pt 2

[Comic 1-28-09] Training pt 1

[Comic 1-27-09] Calls Home

[Comic 1-26-09] Kept

[Comic 1-25-09] Shared Resources

[Comic 1-24-09] T.V. Wasteland

[Comic 1-23-09] Gentle Push

[Comic 1-22-09] Justifiable

[Comic 1-21-09] Aubrey's Concern

[Comic 1-20-09] Poem

[Comic 1-19-09] The System

Sorry for the lack of weekend updates. I now have a working scanner though. Huzzah!

[Comic 1-16-09] Multiple Choice

[Comic 1-15-09] Family Affairs

Today's Blog? The strip that was SUPPOSED to go up but couldn't... damn it.

[Comic 1-14-09] Father Figure

And news, too

[Comic 1-13-09] Scare Tactic

I Eat Little Billy Goats Gruff

January 13, 2009

So this strip is based off of real life experience. It actually happened to me on Sunday, but it's not the first time. When I've grown out my beard it's occurred as well. I don't know why, but that sorta shit just pisses me off. Is it really that hard to get a kid in line? Do you really need some sorta evil monster to scare the kids into doing what they should do?

A couple of links for you: Casey Bug Creations is a new cartoonist who's starting out and a pretty sweet girl.I'm really digging her art, especially this strip.

My old friend Bazil (who I used to game with) has been hard at work on his webzine, Suburban Conspiracy - a 'zine for those who are casual geeks. He's up to Issue 21. Give it a look.

Also, Lovecraft is Missing is a strip I stumbled across yesterday. I've just started the archives but the art is stunning. Give it a read. -R.

[Comic] Old Familiar Who?

What Ever Happened to Baby Jen?

First off, if any of you work for YouTube, please email me. There's question I need to ask that only someone who works there can really answer.

Also, tomorrow Ms. S.J. "Sooj" tucker goes in for surgery. Here's wishing the best for her. Please keep good thoughts.

Continued....

[Comic] New Familiar Faces

[Comic] Old Familiar Faces VII pt 6

[Comic] Old Familiar Faces VII pt 5

[Comic] Old Familiar Faces VII pt 4

Old Familiar Faces

So, I've had a few people emailing me asking why I'm doing the current storyline. Actually, I believe I was asked, "What's the point in these strips?"

Well, first off, not everything I do is meant to have some moral or storyline implications. Sometimes I just do strips because they please me. But, in case you're new-ish here, every year since the end of Year one I've done an "Old Familiar Faces" week. The point, as it were, is to catch up on characters who haven't been seen in a while. Sometimes they are previously supporting characters. Sometimes they're characters who were only important to one or two storylines. I like doing it and it gives me a reason to revisit characters I've not touched in a while. Hopefully most of you enjoy it, too. Come Monday, though, we'll return to the "main cast."

Continued....

[Comic] Old Familiar Faces VII pt 3

A Convention You Won't See Me At

The ever-delightful Amanda Bussell alerted me to a convention that's going on in our backyard here in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. What's that con, you ask? Why, it's TwiCon, a Twilight fan con (that's for-profit but still uses a .org url - don't even get me started).

Now I love mocking the horror that is Twilight fandom as much as the next person... or more. Okay, some people like mocking it a lot more than me. Fine. But, hey, I was under the age of twelve and stupid once myself. As long as they're having fun and don't ejaculate someone's brain, no harm, no foul, right?

Then I really looked at this site.

The Con Registration itself is $255 per person. That doesn't appear to cover the hotel stay, either, which according to the same page is an ever-so-affordable $139-per-night for up to four people per room. Let's just assume you went and DID have three more people to split the cost of the room - that's $359.25 you're dropping before travel, food, entertainment, and spending money.

Okay, now I admit I spent a LOT on Comic-Con last year - and will again this year. However, I went as a vendor and was there to make money and meet people (only two dickheads, too, in the whole five days - pretty awesome con, I have to say). I made that back, and my share of the table wasn't too bad. Hell, most of my expense was having the merch to sell (by the way, TwiCon, a first year con, has vendor tables for $750... you're paying $750 to sell stuff to people who had to spend at least $255 to get in the door - oh, and while an Artists' Alley table is a mere $100, you aren't allowed to sell anything).

Oh, it gets better.

Like all real fandom cons, it boasts guests who are important to the topic at hand (actors from the movie, a fandom guest, bands centered around Twilight[?!?!?!]). Great. Fine. And, hey, you'll get their autographs, right?

Yeah. Unless they aren't there.

See, per the terms of service, they don't guarantee any of the guests will actually be there. Hey, okay. Shit happens and it's always possible for a guest to bow out for personal reasons, or because the con fucks with 'em (hey, AggieCon - thanks again). But still - I dunno, if I'm dropping that much money I - oh, hell. Just read the whole terms of service. It's something else.

I realize I am FAR from their target audience (I have testicles and they've descended, and I'm not trying to get into emo panties) - and hey, if someone really wants to go, that's they're Goddamn right and it's the con's right to charge that much. But let's be realistic - this is going to suck for any vendor who actually attends and wants to make money off their drained customers, and maybe it's just me but this smacks of someone who's really just trying to profit SEVERELY off a group at the expense of the love of the fandom and cons like that are just fast flashes. It seems like it would be better for said fans to pool together their resources and abilities and make a con that's about the thing they love, not cashing in on it (and I say this as a pretty ugly capitalist). But then again, maybe the con staff really loves Twilight.

Then again, it's probably hard to put on a con when you're saving your allowance for a junior prom dress. -R

[Comic] Old Familiar Faces VII pt 2

We're Not The Only Ones Back

The thing that sucks horribly about coming back from holiday break is trying NOT to look at stats.My numbers always drop by half over the Christmas break and I have to remind myself of this every year.

But S*P isn't the only comic coming back from a break. Girly Comic is back - if you've never read any of Josh Lesnick's work...dear Jesus, what's wrong with you? His art is amazing and fluid. I admit, I get very jealous of his work.

Also back is Scott Arsenault's Commander Kitty, with a bit of a reboot. The style's the same, and Scott's an amazing guy (I got to meet him at a few cons way back). If you're in for some fun space comedy, now's the time to pick his comic up... although I hope the old archives return one day (hint, hint). -R

[Comic] Old Familiar Faces VII pt 1