Apparently inktober is a thing, and as a pen and ink guy, I’d be remiss if I didn’t contribute something to the pantheon. Occasionally I’ll like to take a panel of The Punchin’ Bag and do it as a larger scale drawing, throw a wrench into the works as far as style (I mean, it’s still me and it’s still black and white, so it won’t be too jarring). So here’s a bit from the next Punchin’ Bag strip, a slightly more detailed or stylized Tex Arkana.
I had to take a few weeks off to work on prints and actual, factual, printed comic books for Gentleman & Scholar Comics‘ booth at the Portland Comic Expo. It’s surreal.
Now, though, PB is back talking to an old friend of GSC, Tex Arkana. Unsurprisingly, it doesn’t go well for The Punchin’ Bag. You’ll get’em next time, Punchy!
I forgot to post the last…uh…four Punchin’ Bags I’ve done. Here, have some:
The Punchin’ Bag encounters an inescapable realm: the friendzone.
Is the friendzone real? Is it a matter of confidence? Is it wrong to expect something out of a relationship with the opposite sex and not accept it for what it is, which may just be friendship? Or does the pain of liking someone and them not liking you back make “just being friends” too difficult to realistically pull off?
My wife and I debate the merits of lamenting being friendzoned, herself having to deal with guys who acted like friends but turned a cold shoulder once they realized “it” wasn’t happening, and myself mired in several friendzones in my youth, lamenting that a girl I liked just didn’t see me “that way”.
Your thoughts?
We discuss Jane Foster as Thor, Storm as Jack Black, as well as a brief recap of the years superhero movies. Is a comic from 1977 capable of female empowerment? Is Loki stuck up a tree? Why is Storm’s foot so big, anyway? All these questions and more are answered on the What If Podcast.
The WIP is featured on theslimjames.com/wip
As well as iTunes:
http://tiny.cc/wipit
Stitcher:
http://tiny.cc/wipst
Blubrry:
http://tiny.cc/wipbb
Twitter: @theslimjames or @Giant_Size
Tumblr:
http://WhatIfColors.tumblr.com
Check out the makers of our Intro and Outro themes:
https://dangerireckon.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/nick-ledue
Gentleman and Scholar Comics:
http://www.indyplanet.us/brands/gentleman-scholar-comics/
We discuss Jane Foster as Thor, Storm as Jack Black, as well as a brief recap of the years superhero movies. Is a comic from 1977 capable of female empowerment? Is Loki stuck up a tree? Why is Storm’s foot so big, anyway? All these questions and more are answered on the What If Podcast.
The Punchin’ Bag tackles some entry-level work with The Elite Team. Will it pay off? Does it ever?
While drawing this, I realized I may try to avoid too much of PB in full costume in the future, if only because his round head is hard to draw with pen and ink #butIdigress.
Check out the rest on Tumblr!
A sequel to the CAPS Locked In episode about this Hail Hydra business, the whole crew talks about the news and subsequent reveals. Make Captain America Great Again!
The WIP is featured on theslimjames.com/wip
As well as iTunes:
http://tiny.cc/wipit
Stitcher:
http://tiny.cc/wipst
Blubrry:
http://tiny.cc/wipbb
Twitter: @theslimjames or @Giant_Size
Tumblr:
http://WhatIfColors.tumblr.com
Check out the makers of our Intro and Outro themes:
https://dangerireckon.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/nick-ledue
Gentleman and Scholar Comics:
http://www.indyplanet.us/brands/gentleman-scholar-comics/
The latest in my webcomic, The Punchin’ Bag, as he tackles the greatest foe of all: soul crushing office work. Check out the rest here, and Gentleman & Scholar Comics here.
As a fan of Office Space, The Office, and a victim of offices myself, this was a cathartic comic.
The next installment of The Punchin’ Bag on Tumblr. Check out all of the Gentleman & Scholar Comics.
