So, while no one was looking, I launched a web comic. This is something I’ve been wanting to do for a while. It’s called Numaf, and it’s very, very nerdy. I am proud to say it might be the very nerdiest thing I’ve ever done. I would suggest you start reading at the beginning, where all good things begin. The initial story arc is in full swing already.

I know it won’t appeal to everyone (maybe even anyone) but that’s okay. To quote Ricky Gervais, “I’d rather be a small group of people’s favorite thing than millions of people’s ninth favorite thing”. Interestingly, Ricky Gervais also said, “Look, just tell me where that lemon came from and I’ll shut up and go away.” I guess that doesn’t really apply here.

I’m collaborating with Eric Anderson again, but this time, we actually got the comic on the Internet. (Last time, not so much.) I have a lot of ideas about where to go with it and I know Eric does, too. It should be a lot of fun. Eric and I work really well together, despite being on opposite sides of the country.

So yeah, give it a read. Maybe you will like it. Let me know what you think in the comments and whatnot.

I’m a huge fan of Chris Onstad’s web comic Achewood. If you’re not, well, you should be, he’s the best thing to happen to web comics (and I dare say comics at large) in a long time. If you’re new to the comic, there’s certainly a bit of an investment required in that you need to read a lot of the archives before you really understand the characters. You’ll either totally not get it or think it’s the greatest thing ever. I make no guarantees.

If you’re not already a regular reader of the strip, you can stop here and come back when you are. The rest of this isn’t going to make sense.

The last few comics have essentially been codifying the thought processes of the major characters through the use of flowcharts. As if it’s not enough that they all have blogs, Onstad has now provided us with handy, suitable-for-framing diagrams that demystify inner workings of the cartoon cat mind. He’s set the bar for cartoon universes higher than ever before.

So, cartoonists of the world, the proverbial gauntlet has been thrown down. Where are YOUR characters’ decision-making flowcharts?