I have to apologize, I have been way too quiet over here, for much too long. This has been an... odd summer, for a variety of reasons, and my time has been even more limited than usual.
For those of you that might be interested in some of my non-comic shen...
2020-08-24 09:26:35 +0000 UTC View PostSorry about the filler in the middle of a hot action scene, but this week has been brutal. I got back in late, today, and was basically exhausted. I couldn't even get my brain to work, let alone jump-started into "It's comic time, be funny now" mode.
I've gone past trying to burn the candle...
2020-08-07 10:04:08 +0000 UTC View PostSorry ladies and gents, I typo-misnamed the strip when I uploaded it last night, and didn't catch it.
As I've said before, caffeine might be able to keep you awake, but it doesn't necessarily keep you coherent. :D
Doc.
2020-07-08 19:10:28 +0000 UTC View Post
I apologize for being so quiet lately, but I've been extremely busy. It's the height of summer up here, and even though we have nearly 'round-the-clock daylight (it's currently 10:45 PM and I could drive without headlights right now :) ) we also only really have three months of what you'd call a ...
2020-06-29 07:57:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Still crankin' away! One of these days, I might actually get good at this!
Doc.
2020-05-19 09:02:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Thought I'd forgotten about ya, didn't ya?
Nope, just really freakin' busy. Still workin' my way through the questions, though... Stand by. :)
Doc.
2020-05-18 09:39:41 +0000 UTC View PostDon't worry, I'll have more sketches and other artwork over the course of the week, but there have been a couple questions apart from the character AMA that I'd like to answer.
First and foremost is commissions. I have done a few, and have a couple more in the works, but generally speaking,...
2020-05-11 09:13:28 +0000 UTC View Post
The Comic Strikes Back!
Apologies for skipping a day, but as usual, duty calls.
Doc.
2020-05-09 08:16:26 +0000 UTC View PostI've been quite busy recently, and haven't been able to post as much as I'd like here. So, since I feel I owe you very generous ladies and gents at least something, to steal a page from several other comics' playbooks, how about an AMA?
Address your question to the character you'd like to h...
2020-05-05 21:51:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Found this pic from several years ago, as I was digging though my files. Buddy of mine has a small business with actual office-type people, and occasionally has to do the office-manager type of thing. He was setting up for a staff meeting one day when I dropped by, and of course a blank whiteboar...
2020-03-28 09:25:34 +0000 UTC View PostTold to stay home from work? Can't go to the bar? Paintball field is closed for the duration? Nothing to do but put bottles of hand sanitizer on Craigslist for $50 an ounce? Then why not use your time productively and catch up on your TWB reading!
For the duration of this stupid media-overh...
2020-03-16 01:27:02 +0000 UTC View PostFirst and by far the most important, I'd like to officially say Thank You to everyone, especially those who recently bumped their pledge up to help me out, as well as those that bought books and sketches. That was all very helpful and came at a somewhat dire time.
I know many of you b...
2020-03-07 09:19:47 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm not blowin' you ladies and gents off, or at least not for frivolous reasons. I've had a great deal of pretty important non-shop work to do that last week or two. The kind of thing you can't really blow off or set aside. The kind of thing everything else gets set asid...
2020-02-28 08:31:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Another apology. I just now- late Monday evening- finished up and packed the last four orders placed when I made my funds request... almost two weeks ago. :D
Another typical case of insufficient preparation. I'd expected both that only a few would order books, and those who did, would only ...
2020-02-18 10:11:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Part 1, 10:17pm Alaska time. Raw scanned inks, reduced to pure B&W.
Part2, 10:55pm. Dropped into comic-panel template, near player cleaned up, gun rotated upward a bit. Current YouTube music: Texas Hippie Coalition, "Moonshine". :)
Part 3, 11:20pm. Middle player cleaned up. ...
2020-02-13 07:18:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Thank you to everyone to picked up a book set, bumped up their patronage, commissioned a drawing, or just made a one-time PayPal donation! That was (or will be, in the case of the commissions and patronage) very helpful and very much appreciated!
A few of those that requested sketches, I'll...
2020-02-08 09:58:29 +0000 UTC View PostRegular readers of the Tinker's Guild might know what I'm in the middle of a project involving some of my bigger machine tools (Guild thread here, with a little ...
2020-02-06 09:49:51 +0000 UTC View PostThis might seem like an odd request, but can anyone with a copy of Book 8 handy, the one with the zombies on the cover... tell me what the title says? :)
I'll explain in a moment. :D
Explanation:
In this last run, I ran out of Book 8, and ran low on a couple oth...
2020-02-05 03:40:55 +0000 UTC View PostNo comic for Friday the 31st, I got called away on a rather important task, didn't have time to finish one. Monday might be a bit iffy too, things are going to be a bit chaotic for me for a few days.
Thanks for your patience. I may try to get some guest strips in if I can't get back myself....
2020-01-31 18:30:20 +0000 UTC View Post
I'd like to take a moment to welcome all the new patrons that just joined... both of you. :D
I'm chronically kind of weak on patron extras, both jobs keep me pretty busy these days, but I'm trying to do better. Look for more sketches and finished art in the near future. :)
Doc.
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2020-01-28 10:24:24 +0000 UTC View Post
We are officially caught up! The last of the sketched overseas stuff went out today (Saturday) and apart from one more US order that came in Friday (and a couple of my regular paintball part orders that came in about the same time) we are officially fully caught up.
IF<...
2020-01-26 04:36:08 +0000 UTC View PostSo, I just tried to use some hand lotion... I usually don't use the stuff, but it's been so cold and dry lately, that my hands are getting dry. And that's really only a problem when handling paper- like these books, plus thank-you cards, wrapping paper, etc. I can't grip any of it well, so it's r...
2020-01-22 01:30:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Howie! More sketches coming soon!
And yes, I still owe several of you an email reply. Haven't forgotten about you, just tend to run short on time during these initial rushes. I should be able to get everyone covered in the next day or two. Your patience is appreciated. :)
Doc.
2020-01-17 09:12:16 +0000 UTC View Post
I let the higher level Patrons get first crack at these on Monday, and now they're open to everyone! They're available in the Store, or you can order direct by simply PayPaling $61 (including shipping) to ordering@docsmachine.c...
2020-01-15 03:51:34 +0000 UTC View Post
A selection from the latest run of book sketches. I'll try to post some of the more interesting ones over the next few weeks.
I'm actually kind of embarrassed at how rough that sketch looks... I guess I've been leaning too hard on the ability to clean up the line art digitally. I need to pr...
2020-01-15 03:44:27 +0000 UTC View PostYeah, I know, I'm pretty much (almost literally) the last place to wish anyone a New Year, but I still mean it. :)
Thank you for hanging around, thank you for reading and of course, thank you all for your support! Here's hoping 2020 will be even better!
Doc.
2020-01-01 09:00:41 +0000 UTC View Post
