Dilettante Comics: February 2025

Saturday, February 22, 2025

It's Been a Long Week

Don't question it. Although do go ahead and look up pictures of those tiny antelope, because they're adorable.

Friday, February 14, 2025

A Questionable Standard

How to make an industry standard romance novel cover: 1. Get a guy and a girl. 2. Drape them in each other's arms. 3. And have them stare into each other's eyeballs. 4. At the same time. 5. Half-close their eyes, which apparently shouldn't make them look bored. 6. Make the guy shirtless (optional). 7. Uncover one of the girl's shoulders (mandatory). Variation A: Have the guy standing behind the girl, while she looks over her shoulder vaguely in his direction. Variation B: Apply the above steps, but with their heads beyond the page boundary. Theoretically their heads should still be attached, but you never know.

Working at a library, I notice certain trends. I like to collectively call them "yes, you can judge a book by it's cover." Judge 'em hard. They've earned it.

Friday, February 7, 2025

Hoarded

A dragon is engulfed by a hoard of adorable killer pink bunnies. dragon: I'm fine... other dragon: I told you that you weren't ready for this kind of hoard.

Hoarding behavior can be dangerous. Even if it's very cute.