Sure…why not try to attract the thrill seekers?  No harm in that…

A thought that often crosses my mind.  That Robert Zemeckis was full of crap. 

I couldn’t help but hear Conan O’Brien in my head going “In the year two-thooouuuusaaaand…� as I was drawing this.

Anyways, this was inspired by an actual real gizmo supposed to be out on the market by the end of the year.  Take a gander and marvel at the arrival of the scary future.

Some of us have been waiting on a common standard for this one for a loooong time.  Of course, carrying the analogy further, I woud have to say that the United States = Toshiba in this case.  It’s just that we don’t surrender quite so gracefully.

That’s right.  It’s a holiday.  I got the day off.  Odds are I’m probably goofing off all day.  So a SCSI toon for a scuzzy stay home day.

Gotta entertain those dignitaries.

Personally, I didn’t know Nergon had it in him to stoop so low….

It’s all about the perks.

Who needs 401k, health insurance, paid vacation, or a paycheck when you’ve got the ability to read comic books on the job?

That’s where I’d like to be in a year…

Having a little fun with “Spygate� as it’s become known.

SMACK!

The next time somebody wants to raise a bunch of money for a good cause, they should get ahold of some software engineers responsible for the most notorious and infamous user-unfriendly blunders and sell tickets for a dunk tank or something.

Windows ME - DUNK!

Anything written by Adobe - KERSPLASH!

Oh yeah, big bucks.

Everwhere signs…

Not only is it yet another rip on Vista, but it also reflects the state of our economy!! 

It's a 2 fer 1.  What a bargain.

An unfortunate assumption on Nergon's part.

Research Shmesearch.  What potential business owner wastes their time checking the validity of their idea?

I wonder if the “proper accommodationsâ€? include zero-g.  That would be an interesting place to stay.

I learned a lesson today.  I usually like to draw while playing a TV show or movie nearby.  That way in my own weird, lazy way, I feel like I’m multitasking.  But the lesson I learned is this:  Don’t draw your cartoon while attempting to watch “Apocalypto.â€?  Too much reading.  And way too many blood and guts scenes that you just have to gape in horrified awe at.

Inspired by the Gamespot/Gertsmann event of 11/2007 and staff aftermath.

The beginning of a transition...

Some cartoonists really just bring a lot of cynicism to their work.  Not me.  I like to keep it up-beat.

This one is for you, Brian.

Had to take a break to get this off my chest…

And if this is really what the media thinks my days are like, boy are they way off.  I NEVER get up at 6:00 am.

But seriously, the media just can't seem to stop talking about her...  As if they think we actually want to know.  There's a serious disconnect there...

Poor Alan.  Victim of a critical update.

And I thought the current Spider-Man reboot was annoying.

"The Sims" would probably be the safest place for Alan…  He can go to work every other day without getting fired.  He can take a job as an astronaut or a sports mascot. 

But if my girls were playing the game, his life would be in serious danger.

If I were a modern day Jeff Bridges and were somehow stranded Tron-style inside today's cyber-space, Line Rider would go from being an addictive, fun little pass-time to my worst nightmare.  Especially in the hands of a vindictive roommate.

Let's face it, in your average FPS, when you die, you respawn, but in Line Rider, you can fall for all eternity.

Eesh.

I didn'tt mention this before, but I'm taking Mark's idea of putting Alan in his games.  Got to give credit where credit is due.

Ripping off ideas from readers is not below me.

The word of the day is phhft.

Just got back tonight from almost a week of traveling (It's correct both ways.  I looked).  Spent a few days visiting the folks after Christmas and then attended a New Years Eve party for our World of Warcraft guild.  Fun times.  Had an absolute blast.  And the roads were even merciful to us.  Thank Heaven!!

You may notice the slightly disfigured title.  As the strips progress over the coming weeks, that title will change occasionally until the new theme is firmly set and then the disfiguredness will give way to the new strip name.  And for those of you who know what it is, NO TELLING!  :D

This is my homage to Johnny Hart.  I considered his holiday poems a special treat and will miss looking for a new rhythmic quip on such occasions.  Sadly, we lost a good cartoonist this year.  And I suspect a good man, as well.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

And the big day draws ever-nearer.

Man…I had this idea and though it was pretty good…wrote it down…sat down and drew it all out, scanned it into the computer, finished it all up.  And now that I can look at the finished product, I gotta say, that is the worst Santa in history.  I think the store would throw him out on his ear.

But, it is kind of realistic from a certain perspective.  You know Santa is the kind of guy that starts sentences with "Why."  Cuz, you know, he's from that generation.  "Why, when I was a boy…"  "Why, sure!"  It’s the Why Generation.

Running an old strip today.  Had a great weekend with family, so I'm not even going to try to fit in a strip.  Hope you guys had a good one as well!

Don't worry, this is the last one of this line…  I know it's been a little silly, but I thought it was fun.  Especially this one.

More word silliness...

If there’s a class on etymology out there somewhere, lesson number 1 should be, "If it sounds like something Bush would say, you’re WAY off."

Now, for the record, my wife DID ask for yarn for Christmas.  Honest.  That’s what she ASKED for…  Really.  Stop looking at me like that.

Unless it's the Spider-Man i-Dog, then it might be acceptable.

I'm sure my wife is tired of the not-so-subtle hints.  For expensive things.  Very very expensive things.  Very very expensive and geeky and impractical useless things…

This is from a series of strips that introduced a new character named Abby.  She hasn’t been back to Stranger Things since the whole Alan-gets-laid-off thing, so I kind of miss her sometimes.  I thought this particular one was fun and can stand alone apart from the storyline well enough.

I was hanging out with a bunch of friends a few days ago doing some gaming and we had this 80s/90s rock station playing in the background.  Several good and long forgotten songs had played when suddenly I hear Nelson.  Doing their one song.  I actually surprised myself at how suddenly and violently I reacted to having that long buried memory dug up for fresh reflection.  Eesh.  So while drawing this, I imagined Alan hearing an elevatorized version of "(Can’t Live Without Your) Love and Affection."  Thus the painful expressions.

And after that last panel I imagined Alan having a harassment lawsuit filed against him.

Someday someone should release an album where every single song contains part of the title in parentheses.  I would find that humorous.

Time to start counting down shopping days.  Ugh.

Boy, Alan must have eaten a LOT of chicken nuggets.

If I wasn’t fortunate enough to be surrouned by EXTREMELY talented and loving womenfolk on Thanksgiving, this is what it would be like for me.  Here’s to the ladies!!

My good friend Chris Morton sent me a comic several days ago and said I could use it as a guest comic if I get in a pinch.  Well, I’ve been pretty dang sick for the past few days and now my scanner’s kaput, so I’m going to go ahead and use it.  :)  Thanks for the life-saver, Chris!!

The ever-popular don’t-break-my-friend’s-heart-or-I’ll-murderize-you speech.

These little messages are getting pretty popular from Guild Wars to Wii Sports.  Well, the ones similar to the first panel, anyway.  The rest is sort of an embellishment.  BUT…what if developers had an ulterior motive?  Hmmmm…

Especially Monday mornings.  Come on, you know you’ve wondered if it was happening like this to you! 

Maybe a waiter-kabob.  Waiter sandwich.  Waiter burger.  Waiter salad…..

Remember that song from the early 90’s…  From that one TV show….  How do you talk to an angel…  Yeah I’m gunna have that stuck in my head now.

Nergon meddles in Alan's love life.

Nothing to add...

Just a light-hearted toon for the spooky holiday.

Nergon and Alan discuss what to wear for Halloween while carving pumpkins...

Just some Vista cartoons I did awhile back to poke fun at the latest MS OS.

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Nergon takes a peek into the post-election future.

Nergon continues to freak out.

Nergon finally in a format for the video iPod!

I've been wanting to do this for far too long.  The first of many Nergon strips friendly to the pod.