The allegation that he did so sounds like a transparent sham and at the same time has an obvious ring of truth. This comic is fairly porangi, but the occasional glimpse behind the scenes is like something out of Lovecraft.
I love this comic, and do harbor a respectful affection for its crew.
I don’t know about more important, but I would say, perhaps, equally important. Having read an increasing number of poorly-edited novels recently, I would say that good editing is an under-appreciated skill which, sadly, appears to be dying.
Obvious, but someone’s gotta say it:
Trash-talkin’ Nick’s been asking to have his mouth washed out with soap;
at least this one should be a clean fight.
Front loader?
Isn’t that obvious?
The top loader was taken out by the forklift.
The toploader is still dancing in the moonlight.
Nick is, atleast leaning against the fourthwall.
Well, there may be no laundry facilities aboard Annex One, so Nick could be the only one wearing clean clothes.
Just throw a brick in there and put the thing on spin cycle. It’ll rattle itself silly.
Darn great idea!
A cup of Dawn…
Yeouch! You are indeed twisted! I like it!
Jeffry C. Wells,you are one sick,but clean puppy.
Jeff wrote a lot of dialogue about the advantages of top-loading vs. side-loading washing machines that I tragically chose to cut. I’m sorry, Jeff.
The allegation that he did so sounds like a transparent sham and at the same time has an obvious ring of truth. This comic is fairly porangi, but the occasional glimpse behind the scenes is like something out of Lovecraft.
I love this comic, and do harbor a respectful affection for its crew.
Knowing what and when to cut may be more important in the end than the ability to generate ideas in the first place. No apology necessary.
I don’t know about more important, but I would say, perhaps, equally important. Having read an increasing number of poorly-edited novels recently, I would say that good editing is an under-appreciated skill which, sadly, appears to be dying.
According to Civ VI, Mark Twain said that writing was easy; you just cross out all the wrong words.
How you tell which words are the wrong ones…
Am bamboozled. To unleash a cleanliness fetish during times of combat? He must have been rebuilt by a woman….(heh heh) Some assembly required.
“Cleanliness fetish”? WTH are you talking about?
I believe it’s established that, before he was a helicopter, Nick’s hygiene was somewhat less than perfect. Can’t say about a fetish, though.
I suspected that Leslie didn’t understand Nick’s “I’mo clean up” comment. Cuz it didn’t have anything to do with a fetish.
Obvious, but someone’s gotta say it:
Trash-talkin’ Nick’s been asking to have his mouth washed out with soap;
at least this one should be a clean fight.
Well, at least Nick knows not to give the universe a straight line like that. I’d be a bit worried otherwise.
How do you use dirty tricks against a washing machine?
Gilligan cut!
“This is the way we wash our Nick, wash our Nick, wash our Nick, this is the way we wash our Nick, midway through the tourney…”
Is CHUG in the last panel a sound effect, or an audience chant?
(“Unpleasantly like being drunk”)
“What’s so wrong about being drunk?”
“Ask a glass of water.”
Nick’s just been slugged…down in one huge gulp!
(Now I’ve got an earworm of Roger Miller’s “Chug-a-Lug” song.)
CHUG!
CHUG!
CHUG!
Is Nick all washed up???
I’m going with the gurgly underwater voice effect in panel 4.