Dilettante Comics

Friday, August 25, 2023

Composition Crash

Erin gets an email announcing the composition assignment is due at noon. Quickly prints it out and dashes to the Snow building. Runs into Stephen. Erin: You got the email too? Stephen: What email? Erin: The one about our composition assignment. Stephen: No. That reminds me. I need to work on it. Erin: The email said it's due in about five minutes. Stephen looks at her in horror for a moment, then dashes off. Erin: Just keep walking. He'll be okay. Just keep walking...

True story from college, courtesy of the Composition Teacher From the Infernal Pit. You know, I never found out what the fallout for my classmate was.

Friday, August 18, 2023

Sparkles and Sprinkles

cookout as people are bringing out ice creams for the guests. Person1: Hey, did you see they brought that new unicorn ice cream? Shot of the ice cream, which is bubblegum-marshmallow swirl with sprinkles, frosted cookies, excessive food coloring, and more sprinkles. The unicorn stares at it for a moment. Person2: There's also huckleberry. Unicorn: Oh, thank goodness. Kid: Wow, that's a lot of food coloring.

Different people have different ideas of "magical."

Friday, August 11, 2023

Hibiscus Moon

Werewolf on a tropical beach under a full moon with hibiscus flowers

Full moons can be mysterious and spooky, or bright and tropical. Or both!

I originally started drawing this as a project for Threadless, but thought people over here would appreciate it too.

Friday, August 4, 2023

Carry-Out, Carrion

A couple walks into a restaurant filled with vultures. Wife: I think we should find a different restaurant to eat at. Husband: Why, what's wrong?

They must have some really good air fresheners in there.

Friday, July 28, 2023

Holey Rabbit

On a spacecraft: Lieutenant: Captain, there's a rabbit hole nearby we can use to get back home. Captain: You mean wormhole. Cut to a shot showing a wormhole with space bunnies coming out of it. Lieutenant: I definitely don't.

Good thing those astronauts aren't from Australia.

Friday, July 21, 2023

"-at" as in Bat

A series of captioned pictures: Vampire Bat, Vampire Cat, Vampire Rat, Vampire Hat, Vampire Mat, Vampire Gnat A vampire children's book author is shown in his office, while another vampire looks over his work. Vampire: Still can't find a publisher to take it? Author: I don't understand. They love phonics books!

Obviously it's because he tried to throw the silent G concept at small children.

Friday, July 14, 2023

Flutter Butter

A woman opens a box of butter, and butterflies fly out. "Not again."

They got their name for a reason, right?