First Published: August 13, 2007
Here's a troubling thought: I actually have the means to spam a nun.
(I wonder whether anybody will get the Babs joke without using Wikipedia or a search engine. If you do, by all means let me know.)
There's actually a funny story behind the creation of this strip. Okay, it's not very a funny story, actually it's a bit sad. But it's a story.
When I came up with the idea, I thought: "Great, not much to draw here, just close-ups of the face. Should be a breeze." An easy one!
Fifteen minutes later, I was still researching the shapes of aerials. From there, things quickly spiralled out of control. I realized I would have to create a special kind of word balloon for the broadcasts. That took a while. Then I had to come up with inanities to fill the balloons with. That also took a while.
In the end, I spent all the hours I'd have ordinarily spent on the art on the word balloons. And that was before I decided to change the punch line.
Yes, do go on and laugh while I sit in this corner and quietly soak my shirt with tears.
Please, dear reader, let me know whether you like THIS IS ME. Criticism is also appreciated. It's feedback keeps me going. Feel free to e-mail me at <me AT thisisme-comic DOT com> (please replace AT and DOT with the corresponding characters, sorry about that hurdle).