The Philo Gio Strip
I will apologise in advance for today’s and Wednesday’s strip. They are wordy, but have to be so we can have this story done by next week.
Aikida turned out kind of meh in all but the last panels (mainly just a bad day drawing her), but I was very happy with the former-nobody-turned-possible-recurring-character-based-solely-on-how-she-turned-out, Giovanna the Tattoo Shop Chick. That is why I made sure to give her an interesting name. I haven’t quite decided for sure if I will bring her back, but in the very least, I am happy with how she turned out!
I just watched the most recent episodes of Battlestar Galactica. I still like the show, and I will watch it until the end, but the sense I had after season two that they were just writing episodes with no real planning or thought for the future (or past) has been elevated this year. Essentially, it feels like they’re just doing weird shit every new episode with no real idea where they’re going with it. I know how it works, I wrote that way myself for eight years.
Chris Bosh is my favourite Twitter feed! He’s a normal human, like you or I!! Except he is rich.
Random reason #672 why 30 Rock is the best show on TV:
More later. Or not. You just don’t know.
January 26th, 2009 at 2:02 am
As long as they are updated on time, wordy is just fine by me.
January 26th, 2009 at 3:19 am
Goddamn I hate Battlestar Gallactica since the 4.5 premiere >.>. Who they made the last cylon was kind of… dissappointing. Sure, she could be a 6 that’s aged instead and not the final, but she will probably turn out not to be >.>. Goddamn their writers.
January 26th, 2009 at 10:37 am
Giovanna looks to be a very interesting character, but we’ll have to see how she plays out in the next pages. I definitely like what u did with her hair and the hair pieces, shes damn hawt!
January 26th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
The new style is working very well, I am guess it and the black and white are making things easier on you. Keep it up, it looks fantastic man.
January 26th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
And so, it came to pass that to make sure she got her word in first in first encounters, Aikida got the words “FUCK YOU” tattooed somewhere on her body..
January 26th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
I too have to comment on the hawtness that is Giovanna and your artstyle is seriously improving on the major.I also would like to point out OMGAWD ELLIOT OF STRAWBERRY DEATHCAKE COMMENTED ON YOUR COMIC.OMGNOWAI DOOD!![/raving]
Not that it’s a big deal or anything.
January 26th, 2009 at 6:16 pm
You know what? Fuck it, forget what I said about the anime shit. If you can keep up this update schedule and actually finish one of your fantastic Aikida stories for once, you can draw the comic like Hello Kitty for all I care. I really wanna see one of your stories go the whole nine yards this time.
January 26th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
@A.L. re: elliot. yeah, i noticed he’s posted b4 too. pretty nifty. we just need fred or ian to pass through… but not Dom. :p
@CiSTM hello kitty? gawd, don’t encourage him.
January 26th, 2009 at 6:58 pm
Why is a tatoo chick in a tatoo parlour wearing a neckline that covers her tatoos!?
Only time will tell.
Also, helluva sales pitch on that girl.
January 26th, 2009 at 7:52 pm
It’s Canada, jack, it be cold up thar
January 27th, 2009 at 6:34 am
Giovanna claims to be a tattoo girl… but I don’t see her wearing any tattoo here. I mean, it’s not like she was naked and a lot of her body is hidden, but I would assume a “tattoo girl” would have at least one arm tattoo, right?
January 27th, 2009 at 11:58 am
/agree with Snake. It’s a bit odd to be a tattoo girl and not have at least one visible tattoo or piercing.
January 27th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
Im really liking this new incarnation of aikida. the art is great, and plot is interesting. i like the whole gang just getting to know each other thing. still miss the demon plot but i’ll get over it. btw what would aikida look like “hello kitty” style…
January 27th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
Is it me or does Giovanna look like a grown up version of Gwen from Ben 10?! http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb97/Hamaniel/Ben%2010/Gwen.jpg
January 27th, 2009 at 3:14 pm
oooookay…
January 27th, 2009 at 9:59 pm
Okay I made this fan art of Aikida with her tattoo- warning it contains nudity!!! http://randommode.deviantart.com/art/Aikida-net-4-110970644
January 28th, 2009 at 2:25 am
Here’s a link to the Aikida with her tattoo- warning nudity- for non-deviant art users- http://www.random-comics.com/aikidatat.jpg