Okay, so I am sorry for taking so long to get this comic up. I wanted to give it more effort than I usually would, not just to make it look nice, but also because it is the 100th page I have uploaded since I started uploading these comics in the online format. It’s a nice milestone to reach, here’s to the next 100 updates!

A couple of Saturdays ago now, I awoke to the sad news that Adam Yauch (MCA of the Beastie Boys) had passed away. It really hit me hard, and it was hard to sort of come to grips with. The Beastie Boys have been not just a great soundtrack to my life, but a great influence over what I do artistically. Their humour and outlook always inspired. It’s fair to say that if there is ever a song in my head I use continuously for Adam it would be “Hey Ladies” from Paul’s Boutique. I was lucky enough to see the Beastie Boys in 2005, and I got a great shot of MCA that I thought I would share.

Also, you might notice I have implemented Disqus for the comments on the site now. This is to make it easier for people to comment on the site. Now if you wish, you can comment with a Twitter or Facebook account as a profile. Neat, huh?

Thanks for reading,
Marc

Adam is getting off light, really. This could have been far worse for him. Good thing Munter has some cash to cover him.

Damn, I really enjoyed drawing this comic. It took a little long, but I’m ready to get on with this story.

What will happen to this young Canadian with a big heart now?

I guess we’ll find out soon enough!

Thanks for reading,
Marc

Here are some of the ones I came up with:

It now occurs to me, if I wanted to be more obscure, I could have drawn Nick Fury – who is an Agent of SHIELD. This one I think was a bit more obvious though.

Oh and just as a follow up to my mention of the NZ Breakers vs the Perth Wildcats in the grand final. My team, the NZ Breakers won the championship in front of a sold out home crowd in Auckland. It took all three games to get there, but it was glorious. Back to back. Can they make it a three-peat? I certainly hope so. I’ve been following this team since they began, and there were some very hard years in the lead up to this. It’s so awesome to not just see them win the Championship, but to win it back to back. Man, it makes the road worth traveling. Good work, NZ Breakers!

NBA Playoffs has now begun, so it’s exciting that I can watch even more playoff Basketball.

As always, thanks for reading!

Man, Adam, if you’re going to drop bad news, your timing probably couldn’t have been worse.

You have to admire his approach though, right? Like a stealth bomber, he is in, and then out again…sorta.

Also, hello!

Thanks for reading,
Marc

The comic is still under way. I got started on it late due to a very busy Easter weekend. The glorious weather that weekend kept me out and about with various activities, so it was a late start to drawing this weeks page. It has been started. I’m just getting into the inks. I’ll get it completed over the weekend and up early next week. Hopefully I can get a start on the next page this weekend as well.

Meanwhile, I thought I would post up some Draw Something pictures I got a little carried away on. I’m sure by now everyone knows what Draw Something is, right? If you don’t – it’s basically a Pictionary type of game for mobile phones. The cool feature about the game is you can actually watch someone drawing in real time – though I’m sure this is horrible for all my opponents, as sometimes I take too long and they might still be waiting to guess what it is. Either way, it is fun, and I sometimes use it as a way of just drawing something fun that I would not think to draw – outside of my own comics. If  you have access to a phone that is capable of playing the game, it’s a fun game to play against friends.

At the moment I’m right into my Basketball. The NBA has a reduced season thanks to labour negotiations – and while the season started late the same amount of games are being played in a shorter amount of time. It means as a spectator its been fun to watch games essentially every day, with teams turning out for a game over couple of days.

On top of that, The NZ Breakers are in with a good chance for back to back finals in the Australian Basketball League. They won it all last year, and last night I was able to witness them win the first game in a Grand Final series for this season. It’s win two games to claim the championship. They’re playing against the Perth Wildcats, so now they have to back up their first victory and fly to Perth to try and win the championship over there. If that doesn’t work it all comes down to a big game three here in Auckland. Either way, it will be awesome.

Fun times!

Thanks for reading,
Marc

Hey!

So it’s Easter. I hope you took it easy on the chocolate. It’s good, but overindulgence usually ends up with someone feeling ill. Ration it out over the course of the week, or if not that, at least the day. Heh.

As always, thanks for reading!
Marc

Damn, Adam, have some self control.

The world needs more Amber shades, because they’re awesome. You know that moment, when you put them on, and they not only protect your eyes and look stylish, but they brighten the world up too? Yeah, it’s pretty great. I’m sure if everyone had a pair, then there would be less violence, for sure.

How’s the week been?

Cheers,
Marc

Hello again.

Hopefully the week has treated you well. This comic took a little while, but I’m happy to have it done. Is it almost Easter already? What the???

Cheers,
Marc

I had some extra down time this week. I decided to use it, by doing some extra drawing. Been playing a lot of games on Draw Something this week. It’s ridiculous, but fun. Hopefully it doesn’t become all consuming though. I have like seven games going, and it could get a little demanding. Ha ha!

Good practice aside, I had enough time to draw another piece in Sketchbook Pro for the iPad. I’m loving this app. It’s great. I can only imagine what results might be achievable on the newly announced third generation iPad with the Retina Display. Looks like you have to sacrifice some layers for the extra pixels, but that’s just a work flow thing you’d have to get used to. It’d probably be worth the trade off for the extra pixel density.

Anyway, I present to you Adam, and a pizza. Yep, I felt like Pizza when I started drawing it. The night I finished, I had Pizza for dinner. Thus the circle was complete.

Thanks for reading,
Marc

So? What’s up?

Hope you enjoy this page.

Thanks,
Marc