I believe I mentioned that my truck died. The cost to repair it would have been more than I what I would pay for a new truck. I wasn’t sure I even wanted to replace the truck, but it was Laura who talked me into it, saying that she liked having a third [...]
What’s the buzz, tell me what’s a-happenin’,
What’s the buzz, tell me what’s a-happenin’,
What’s the buzz, tell me what’s a-happenin’,
What’s the buzz, tell me what’s a-happenin’,
Why should you want to know?
Don’t you mind about the future?
Don’t you try to think ahead?
Save tomorrow for tomorrow;
Think about today instead.
- “What’s the Buzz?” from Jesus Christ Superstar by Andrew [...]
Yeah, I donno. Three Panel Soul started off with some serious promise as the continuum web comic of Matt Boyd and Ian McConville post graduation from college, debuting the internet with this awesome Sin City style aesthetic, and even early on we got a nice little teaser of what might have been a very impressive story arc following Matt in his journey to find employment (which only lasted what, 6 episodes?).
Not even three comics into the series we caught a glimpse of what 3ps would turn into: video game commentary with a few hints of story line. I hate to bash here, because I truly loved the work Ian and Matt put into Mac Hall. It was the first web comic I ever read, and there was a constant story going on (no matter how many different directions it took you), it felt authentic. Three Panel Soul feels like half the effort, with more strain on the visitors who wait for a new piece of work from the dynamic duo, only to get some sort of half-baked, tongue-in-cheek commentary on whatever new game is on the shelves.
Truthfully, if I wanted half-baked, tongue-in-cheek commentary on whatever new game was on the shelves, I’d punch myself in the dick and go read VG Cats1.
Disclaimer:
I realize how busy these guys are. Ian and Jess, god bless their beautiful and creative souls just got married while the writer Matt is a victim of the jack-knifed economy but god damn.
Footnotes
If you live on planet earth, then you know Apple announced the release of its newest invention, the iPad this week. A lot of people have been speculating about this device, wondering what market it’s for and what all it might be capable of. Many people have mixed feelings about whether or not they will
Two different stories of breakdowns in customer service. One had a very simple solution, but one was most difficult to resolve. Both resulted in ill-will on the part of the customer (us.) Both of these prove the old saying my former boss used, “It takes ten ‘atta-boys’ to make up for one ‘Oh Sh*t!’”
The Lazy [...]
