Oh boy! Another Blazing Sword Burger in the wild. Mike, of Grumpy Bear Design, sent along photos of his interpretation of the BSB. I believe that is bacon I see there which makes this an ULTIMATE Blazing Sword Burger! As we all know, bacon makes everything ultimate.



If you've got an interpretation of this world famous burger (recipe here) that you'd like to share, please send along photos. We're ready to believe you!

We've got another Blazing Sword Burger sighting, this time from reader Kara! Here comes twice the burger powah!



Oh man, that looks good. What's the verdict, Kara?

For the record, @angryzenmaster, the burgers were deeeeeeeeeeelish. <3 Those things were fuckwin and we have agreed we are having them again.

Yay! Another satisfied customer! You can find the Blazing Sword Burger recipe here, and if you make one, please send along a photo so we can all drool with envy!

I've always felt that the discrimination against gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender people in this country was a hateful remix of the discrimination against minorities that we've taken years to overcome. All the arguments against same sex marriage are mirror images of the arguments against inter-racial marriage and it has infuriate me to no end. So I almost cried when I heard the news that yesterday, a federal judge declared California's Proposition 8 unconstitutional. In his opinion, Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker wrote:

Proposition 8 singles out gays and lesbians and legitimates their unequal treatment. Proposition 8 perpetuates the stereotype that gays and lesbians are incapable of forming long-term loving relationships and that gays and lesbians are not good parents.

Replace "gays and lesbians" with any ethnic minority of your choice and you see just how fucking ridiculous Prop 8 is.

This isn't the end. Supports of Prop 8 will no doubt appeal. This case might even wind up in the Supreme Court. But in my hope of hopes, I like to think that this marks a turning point in American civil liberties. I'd like to live in an America that encourages love and stands against discrimination in all its forms.

Besides, if they're not fucking you, why do you care?

Source: Huffington Post

Puppy Cow is a crazy, adorable yet slightly gross creature that I created at ConnectiCon. I've created many characters and creatures over the years, but none has ever gotten the instant response that Puppy Cow has. Sometimes opportunity kicks you in the head so I went out and got some quotes for plush toys and vinyl toys. Turns out both are doable, they just require some moneys. So I'm starting a Kickstarter campaign to raise money to produce Puppy Cow plushies. If it's successful, it means that it's more than just my friends who want to get their hands on this crazy thing. I'm looking to raise $4000 by September 1. For your contributions, I'm giving away some pretty nifty art incentives. Check out the Puppy Cow Kickstarter for more details.

So if you'd like to take home your very own adorably horrifying Puppy Cow plush, please consider contributing. And please share with all your friends.

Source: Kickstarter

Unfortunately, there was no power or water pressure when we got home from work last night. Audrey and I packed up an overnight bag and headed down to pick up my folks for a dinner on the town. They had never been to Five Guys before so we headed to the Rockville Town Center where half of the businesses were still without power. Fortunately, the Five Guys was all powered up and serving tasty burgers. Yum!

By the time we finished dinner and dropped my folks off, water pressure had been restored at our apartment complex. The emergency generator was back on so there was light in the stairwell. Unfortunately, no power for the individual units so I was not able to finish or scan yesterday's comic. Fucking hell, I feel like I've been furloughed from my own damn work!

Sometime in the middle of the night, the powah came back on. So there will be finishing and scanning and penciling and inking and transcribing tonight which means there will be comics tomorrow and Friday. Thank you all for bearing with me during this outage. When the zombie apocalypse comes, I will not survive. The lack of light and ability to comic after hours will render me completely useless. Well, I guess I could be used for zombie fodder. But apparently, without light I'm completely fucking useless.

So we're back. Thank god. Row row fight the powah!

Yesterday, Mother Nature decided to remind the Washington, DC who's boss. Some fairly angry storms tore through the region leaving hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses without power. Guess who was part of that outage.

During the snowkill, snowmageddon, snopocalypse, our apartment complex managed to survive unscathed. The power never went out and water managed to stay running. This time, no such luck. The power went out completely. The backup generators failed to do their thing. And since the pumps that shoot the water throughout the building are electric, no running water. Fortunately, my parents live a few minutes away and though their power was also knocked out, they had running water. Audrey and I spent the night over at their place. I can't imagine what some of the elderly people in our apartment complex managed to do.

The thing that sucks is that I was minutes away from finishing coloring and getting ready to scan. That didn't happen. So there are no comics today. Hopefully they'll restore power to our building sometime today so there might be comics tonight, but I won't know until I get home from work. My fingers are crossed.

I'm supremely pissed off. I launched this comic with a five week buffer of updates. That has slowly dwindled down to no buffer. And now I'm missing an update because of things I can't control. It's annoying as all fuck.

Holy amazing crapola! This is an actual Blazing Sword Burger (recipe here) that reader Rose actually made and ate! And she survived! She made her own modifications: lettuce, no tomato, and a sweet Thai chili sauced brushed on while grilling the beasty. That's also a pretty serious looking bun there.

How awesome! I'm happy someone actually tried the Blazing Sword Burger! If any of you out there manage to make one of these for an upcoming BBQ or something, please send me photos.

Thanks Rose!

You may be asking yourself, "What does the Puppy Cow say?" Now, through the magic of the internet (and a few nights of animation) we have video documentation of what the Puppy Cow says.

I started this comic as a response to the dearth of Asian Americans in starring roles on sitcoms. So I have mixed feelings about this K-Town show. It stars an Asian American cast that plays against stereotypical depictions of Asians in the media. The K-Town crew certainly aren't straight laced, nerdy geeks, math wizards, violinists, or kung fu masters as we are typically portrayed on television. However, they are giant douche bags.

So in a sense, this show kind of answers all of my complaints about the lack of non-stereotypical Asian American representation on the tele. But... but... oh fuck it. Here, watch this train wreck.

Tomorrow at Super Art Fight 7 I face off against Chris "IMPACT" Impink. It's going to be a battle of epic art proportions. I may just have to pull out all the stops and use my secret weapon!

If you're in the Baltimore/DC/MD area and want to know what the hell Super Art Fight is all about, tomorrow's show is the perfect chance to see all the insane pageantry. Our show at Baltimore's Metro Gallery is totally FREE so get there early. Show starts at 7pm.