The End Pt. 2 (Insider Box #150)

The End Pt. 2 (Insider Box 150)

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And so ends our story of the free newspaper box that wanted to travel. If you’ve ever read any of these I would like to thank you for that.

And while this comic has run its course, I expect to continue making comics. Look for them here and on Flickr.

The End Pt. 1 (Insider Box #149)

The End Pt. 1 (Insider Box 149)

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That’s right folks, only one more comic left. How will Insider Box let everyone know what’s to come? Even I don’t know!

All good things must come to an end

Insider Box comics is rapidly approaching the 150 comics milestone (give or take a special edition or two) and that has got me thinking it’s high time to put an end to this thing. Even though it’s only weekly, I have realized how hard it is to be consistently funny within a narrow set of parameters. I have gained a lot of respect for cartoonists who can do this sort of thing 5 or 7 days a week. I know now I could never do such a thing, even if I tried (because I did try and I wasn’t consistently funny).

A counterargument to this would be the extremely low readership – I don’t have to be consistently funny because nobody is reading it anyway. I can do whatever I want and not have to worry that I’m angering my readers. But instead I’ve always acted as if I did have readers, as if they mattered. It’s something I’m proud of, actually. The lack of readership, though, that’s become hard to ignore. Real cartoonists get feedback, some of it angry, but it’s still feedback. I get nothing.

If all I’m doing is creating a comic that I alone look at, it’s not really worth the effort to post it to the web. And so, with comic 150, I’m going to put the Box, Babs, Everest Guy and the rest to bed for good. It will be a special edition, of course. In the meantime, feel free to buy a t-shirt (I’ve only sold one, and that was to me), the link’s in the right sidebar. This blog will remain for a while as it doesn’t cost me anything, but eventually Flickr will be the only place these comics will remain.

It’s Off (Insider Box #148)

It’s Off (Insider Box 148)

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Yeah, it’s off. It was on, but now it’s off.

Accusation (Insider Box #147)

Accusation (Insider Box 147)

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This is the first all-Babs comic since I switched to the four-panel format. It reveals a little of the complex relationship between the long-suffering Babs and our hero. Expect to see more of it in the future.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T! (Insider Box #146)

R-E-S-P-E-C-T! (Insider Box 146)

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R-E-S-P-E-C-T, find out what it means to me!

Goodbye, 2009

Looks like last week’s comic will be the last of 2009. I’m going to be out of town the rest of this week and creating a comic on the road isn’t going to be practical. Have a Happy New Year and we’ll see you in 2010!

Oh,That Tree! (Insider Box #145)

Oh,That Tree! (Insider Box 145)

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Merry Christmas! Hope yours is fun and full of joy. Unlike this one.

What Tree? (Insider Box #144)

What Tree? (Insider Box 144)

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I apologize for the long delay since the last comic but we’re back.

If you’ve been around a while, you know Insider Box’s Christmas tree is always an adventure, expect no less this year.

And no, I don’t know how he keeps the iPhone suspended in mid-air like that

Happy Thanksgiving!

No comic this week, so you have that to be thankful for, right? But seriously folks, enjoy your holiday and see you next week.