Sticky, The Minimalist Comic

Where do babies come from

2011-09-22T22:08:00.001-04:00

Inspired by actual events

2011-09-17T11:49:00.003-04:00

Okay, maybe not - ease your fingers off the Child Protective Services number.

Don't Bag Baby

2011-09-17T00:56:00.003-04:00

In case you were wondering ...

(Alright, I didn't draw it, but it was too awesome not to post.)

I'm back

2011-09-14T23:15:00.000-04:00

Did you miss me? Aw, that's so sweet. I graduated from my masters program, so I haven't got anymore excuses to ignore this blog. Here are four new ones I was too lazy to crop ...

The Plaid Hulk vs Fatman continued ...

2010-04-27T20:25:00.001-04:00

Chocolate World

2010-04-24T13:54:00.002-04:00

mmm ... chocolate

Exercise is fun!

2010-04-24T13:53:00.002-04:00

The week in review

2010-04-24T07:18:00.002-04:00

Sooo ... the new job is winning. I just spent almost 16 straight hours working, and I may have to do some more today. If only I could get paid to create these comics ... Hopefully I'll get out at least one more comic this week.

New Job: 1
Comics: 0

:-(

Honor Student

2010-04-19T22:45:00.002-04:00

Color Sticky!

2010-04-14T22:32:00.001-04:00

Failed Superheroes Continued

2010-04-13T22:54:00.001-04:00

Failed Superheroes

2010-04-09T14:45:00.002-04:00

Update on comics

2010-04-08T20:18:00.002-04:00

Well, once again life has taken over, and I've fallen behind on my goal to post at least one new comic a day. Perhaps transitioning to a new job has something to do with it. Or perhaps I'm just a man who prefers excuses to results. Whatever. I just know there aren't any new comics, and that HAS TO BE CORRECTED! So, look for some new comics after tonight. I'm thinking of starting a on new "failed superheroes" theme.

In the meantime, thank you to all of you who recently took a chance on my comics based on my lovely wife's recent post. (Thank you, Freddy!) It's been very gratifying to read your comments and learn that someone other than myself (and occasionally Mendy) enjoys my sense of humor. Hopefully you'll continue to stop by from time to time, and maybe even recommend my blog to some of your friends. Feel free to comment on any comics you enjoyed (or hated). I'd love to hear your thoughts.

If I've said it once ...

2010-04-04T21:55:00.003-04:00

A cow with canines will eat you every time ... then wear your skin for shoes.

Happy Easter!

2010-04-04T21:54:00.002-04:00

It's all in how you say it

2010-04-01T23:14:00.002-04:00

When life gives you used cars ...

2010-04-01T23:11:00.002-04:00

Make a used car bus.

It's alive!

2010-03-31T22:58:00.002-04:00

Vulnerability

2010-03-30T23:46:00.003-04:00

Seriously, though, ladies--I love Jane Austen. What sensitive modern male doesn't?

It's nearly Easter!

2010-03-30T12:42:00.003-04:00

Candy

2010-03-29T23:03:00.002-04:00

Van Gogh goes out

2010-03-27T16:54:00.001-04:00

You ever have one of those chatty servers with a clever comment for everything ...

Not funny

2010-03-25T21:31:00.001-04:00

Tiger Shark

2010-03-25T21:30:00.000-04:00

What you don't know ...

2010-03-25T21:29:00.000-04:00

Hot Roman Princess Librarian

2010-03-23T22:29:00.000-04:00

For my brother, Dan, and my dad.

This is what it sounds like when the doves sigh

2010-03-23T22:26:00.001-04:00

I sometimes envy Mother Nature's creatures with their freedom to live outdoors and do whatever they want to do. That is, until I realize I'd have to live outdoors and do whatever to survive.

Resume

2010-03-23T08:47:00.000-04:00

This one was inspired by a famous incident a few years back with Bill Richardson. I found this quote from him that I'd kept when I was cleaning up my office:

Neighbor

2010-03-23T08:42:00.000-04:00

Parking

2010-03-21T00:55:00.001-04:00

Membership drive

2010-03-19T13:56:00.001-04:00

Greetings, dear reader. Like NPR, I'm on a membership drive. If you like these comics, please tell a friend. The only reward I get out of posting them (besides the vanity boost) is seeing that others are reading them. For just one email, link, tweet, or whatever it is you do a day, you can help feed a starving ego. That's even less than a cup of coffee. (Take that, Sally Struthers!) In fact, you could even drink your coffee while you do it. (If you drink coffee ...)

For those of you whose heart is moved to action by this message, feel free to use the carefully worded press release below:

---- [ Begin Press Release ] ----

Family and friends (you're either one or the other, you can't be both),

I've encountered an obscure blog on the Interweb with poorly drawn comics and bad humor. With your poor taste, I thought you'd be interested. Check it out: http://sticky-comic.blogspot.com.

Oh, yeah, and enjoy the weekend!

[ Your Name Here ]

---- [ End Press Release ] ----

Now back to your regularly scheduled programming.

Judo

2010-03-19T13:16:00.000-04:00

Ever since I first took a fall, I've found it amusing that it's called "The Gentle Way".

Systems

2010-03-19T13:00:00.001-04:00

Science

2010-03-18T23:30:00.000-04:00

G.I. Joe was right: knowing is half the battle, the losing half.

For those who find this post obscure, science doesn't prove anything, it just disproves things. Of course, I'm oversimplifying--my explanation is only approximately true. (Yes, this is another attempt at humor, since many philosophers claim that science is just an approximation of the truth.) See Wikipedia for more.

The invisible hand

2010-03-17T23:11:00.000-04:00

The market - like your mother, it's always there to correct you and clean up your messes. Unlike your mother, it doesn't love you. (Then again, if pimp-slaps equal love ...)

Touching

2010-03-17T10:15:00.000-04:00

Asteroids

2010-03-15T23:15:00.001-04:00

TRON-tastic!

2010-03-15T23:14:00.001-04:00

The texting poet

2010-03-13T19:02:00.000-05:00

When love finds you ...

2010-03-12T19:40:00.001-05:00

Virtual Reality

2010-03-12T19:39:00.001-05:00

More Bears

2010-03-11T23:21:00.001-05:00

Just cause you can't see doesn't mean you can't be a bad @$#! ...

Weasels

2010-03-11T23:19:00.001-05:00

Sometimes the only answer is the right answer.

Control-C

2010-03-11T23:17:00.000-05:00

Monuments gone wild

2010-03-11T00:07:00.001-05:00

Personally, if I were going to worship a monument, it would be the Statue of Liberty. She's in a toga, wearing a tiara, holding a book--she's basically a hot Roman princess librarian! Plus, she's got fire!

Dominatrix

2010-03-09T22:14:00.001-05:00

Housework, now that's where the real struggle for dominance takes place ...

Olive Garden

2010-03-09T22:13:00.001-05:00

Armpit hair

2010-03-08T21:34:00.001-05:00

I see myself, I think ...

2010-03-05T07:48:00.000-05:00

You can't see it, but the book in the first panel was supposed to have the letters "GED", not because Sticky is completing his, but in reference to the book "Godel, Escher, Bach", which is where I first found the idea that self-reference may be the seed of consciousness.

Fun for the whole family!

2010-03-05T07:45:00.001-05:00

Buy now! Operators are standing by! If you order today, you get a ginsu knife and a smokeless ashtray!

ARRGH!!

2010-03-04T09:24:00.000-05:00

Just kidding. It's not that bad.

I'm a bit disappointed in myself that lately I haven't kept up on my goal of one new comic a day. Work and life have been crazy lately. Not to worry, though, I hope to post something new tonight, so check back again soon.

For those of you that are counting, here's the numbers:

61 days of 2010 so far and only 33 comics. I'm in the hole 28 comics. Oy, I've got to get going!

In the meantime, here's hoping I don't have to write another post with a title like an angry pirate ...

Faces

2010-02-26T22:35:00.000-05:00

Lesser known holiday characters

2010-02-26T22:29:00.000-05:00

Pessimists Unite!

2010-02-26T22:28:00.001-05:00

Never mind, we'd just fail anyway ...

Oh! Lympics

2010-02-24T22:05:00.001-05:00

Peeps

2010-02-23T22:41:00.000-05:00

Ya gotta give 'em props ...

Pet Parents

2010-02-22T21:02:00.001-05:00

Parenting can be hard ...

Button Masher

2010-02-22T20:53:00.000-05:00

Do you ever just try something to see what it will do ...

Two Tickets

2010-02-19T15:01:00.001-05:00

Here's one for Eddie Money ... (yes, I'm old)

Some people ask "why" ...

2010-02-18T09:31:00.001-05:00

Here the two most powerful entities in the universe conspire against me - uh, I mean Sticky ... (Not that it is in anyway related to this comic, but my laptop has a short in it that keeps the battery from fully charging, so that if the power cable gets bumped ...)

I've always hated it when people respond to the question "Why?" with "Why not?" What if the question was "Why shouldn't I punch you in the face?" I'll bet they could they could think of a good "why not" then ...

Word Games

2010-02-17T09:28:00.001-05:00

My wife loves 'em, I hate 'em ...

What're you lookin' at?!

2010-02-16T09:22:00.000-05:00

Valentine

2010-02-15T09:20:00.000-05:00

Here's a cynical one:

Here's a more sentimental one:

Personally, I prefer the more sentimental one. I drew it thinking of my wife and my oldest daughter.

Business Meetings

2010-02-15T09:18:00.001-05:00

Crazy Love

2010-02-15T09:17:00.000-05:00

Update on no comics

2010-02-08T20:46:00.000-05:00

In case you're wondering, I've drawn some new comics, but have not been able to upload them due to the massive storm that hit the DC metro area. I've been using the scanner at work to scan and upload them; however, I haven't been in to work since the storm. I know my personal printer at home is also a scanner, but I haven't figured out how to make the scanning feature work with my family laptop. I'm going to give it a try later this week, so hopefully, I'll be able to upload something new this week. (Since we're expecting another fairly large snow storm starting tomorrow night.)

MUD

2010-02-04T08:52:00.000-05:00

A little something for you old school gamers--really old school ...

Guessing Games

2010-02-04T08:51:00.002-05:00

Family Fun!

2010-02-04T08:51:00.001-05:00

Son

2010-02-02T09:05:00.001-05:00

WTF

2010-02-02T09:04:00.000-05:00

Ah, that popular Internet phrase, "WTF" ...

Stimulus

2010-02-01T08:46:00.000-05:00

Here are two that both share the same theme--the government stimulus package. Yay, recession!

Beauty Products

2010-02-01T08:45:00.002-05:00

Sarcasm

2010-02-01T08:45:00.001-05:00

Searle's Chinese Room

2010-02-01T08:40:00.000-05:00

A little fun for you "Philosophy of the Mind" people. For the rest of you, here is a link to Searle's Chinese Room argument. He envisioned a person, but I like mixing it with the "million monkey's banging on keyboards" argument, so I used monkeys.

Watch

2010-01-29T08:29:00.001-05:00

This is an older one, from 2003, that I drew on the back of some commuter train ticket stubs. The ink has started to fade, so I've reproduced the text below.

Panel 1: A guy stopped me the other and asked me if I had the time.

Panel 2: I said, I'm a stick figure--does it look like I'm wearing a watch?!

Panel 3: And then I flipped him off--like this.

Panel 4: That's right--I don't have any fingers, either.

Penny

2010-01-28T09:42:00.001-05:00

Skeletor

2010-01-28T09:29:00.000-05:00

Visual Pun

2010-01-27T08:58:00.001-05:00

ROFL

2010-01-26T13:58:00.001-05:00

The Original

2010-01-26T11:10:00.001-05:00

This is the original "Sticky" comic, published on my other blog on May 15, 2008. As to when I originally drew it, I have no idea.

Computer Brain

2010-01-26T11:00:00.000-05:00