OLDE TIME HOCKEY!

By Jack Absinth

Awesometown - I know, I know, I know. I'm sorry, I really am. Let me explain. This comic is the first appearance of Joe Martin who is one of my best friends. Joe is one of those people that I have wanted to put into my comic for a long time (I have even gone so far as to squeeze him into most of the backgrounds and splash pages for the old Shrimp Chips comics). However... there has been alot going on lately and to be honest there were some days where I was pretty irritated with Joe, not always because of anything he did wrong... but my inability to focus caused me to stop production of this comic about half way and once I stopped I had a hard time getting it going again. I haven't ever told Joe this, and I hope he doesn't read this and get mad or feel bad, it's not his fault.
Now that I have put Joe out there... let me explain why it is not his fault. You see, I could have skipped this comic at any point and just moved on... but I didn't, and there are other more complicated reasons for that. Essentially we will just say that I was not in the "headspace" to write a new comic for the last few months, and since I couldn't write a new comic, skipping this comic was not an option. I hope everyone understands that it is for the best that I don't write comics while I am depressed, irritated, or feeling rejected... and it is for the best that I waited until I got my "headspace" clear.
My life has changed quite a bit recently, and I am really happy about it. I met the girl of my dreams, and after some time she and I seem to be on the same page. Anyone hoping for me to get on track with weekly comics probably just started crying... yes, another distraction... but you know what, this is one distraction I wouldn't trade for anything. Even if that means that you have to wait for comics... sorry, thems the breaks.
I hope everyone enjoys the comic, just click on the picture in this news article or this link to view it. Thanks again, and enjoy.

PS-I wrote this comic three months ago so "hockey" was more relevant at the time... but then again, hockey is always relevant to me... deal with it. Oh yeah, and "How 'bout them Whalers?!!"