Where Comedy Goes To Die: A Brief History of American Wars

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR Dates: 1775-1783 Primary Opponent: Great Britain Primary Cause: Desire to overthrow the burden of colonialist oppression in the form of elevated tea prices Deaths: 15,590 combat/51,080 total Who was to blame?: The British, for not fucking off and letting us drink our goddamn tea in peace …

PetardCast, Episode #4

The fourth episode of the increasingly infamous PetardCast features Minnesota-based pop music tyrant Nate Patrin, discussing nuclear attacks, Napoleon pockets, and hockey-based economies.  In addition, there is me with a crazy robot voice, and Celebrities Are Our Betters vanishes mysteriously into a cloud of comedy.  Listen at your leisure; it’s …

Oh the fun we have

I know you’ve all been waiting for high-larious chat transcripts about increasingly, and gratifyingly, obscure comic artists from Calamity Jon and myself.  Well, wait nae langer. Jon: It’s not that Rob Liefeld is drawing a story about Zombies fighting Jesus which I found surprising.  Because, come on, the intellectual dearth …

PetardCast, Episode #3

The third installment of the PetardCast features internationally renowned cartoon fellow, “Calamity” Jon Morris.  We discuss beer, romance and the Holocaust; I revise Shakespeare, and Sigourney Weaver plays ladies with the names of gentlemen.  Sound level issues continue to be a problem, but my cats resist all attempts to train …

Immortal Bedeviled

“I am.” “You’re not.” “I am too.” “You are not too.” “People do it all the time.” “No, no one does it all the time.  No one has ever lived forever.  Everyone dies.  It’s a human constant.” “Dracula never died.” “Dracula is a fictional character.” “Isn’t.” “Well, all right, he …

Routine

I’ve had a day job for most of my adult life, but right now, I’ve been freelancing full-time for about six months.  I’ve worked from home before — I went a year with nothing to support me but freelance until the money ran out — and I far, far prefer …