Quoted Directly from the IWMA Encyclopedia

I mostly made this strip to tie up a few loose ends I had hanging. When I made the last two strips, I suddenly realized that it would kind of counter some of the ideas I had already posted about the Twinkie.

Accidental Dimension Entering?

Moe's talking about either this strip or this strip. I guess they could be the same event, now that I think about it...

...You Lost Me?

And The Phrase Has Manifested Itself True!

I thought of this when I was writing the title for a previous Sure Sign of the Apocalypse.

You're Trying To Make Me Go Faster, Aren't You?!

Actually, an Orange Bird really has been released by now for Angry Birds.

What, Have I Been Playing Angry Birds That Whole Time?

Actually, by the time I drew this strip, I really hadn't drawn a strip for almost a week.

Is It Supposed To Start Dancing Or Something?

Kind Of Like Dropping Him Off At a Friend's House

Bill Watterson was right; the Sunday strips with less restrictive layouts do take longer to make.

Blow Up

Actually, this was the first strip for this week I thought of. I thought it worked better at the end of the week, though, so I put it here.

Oh, Now We're Getting Astronomical?!

I was going to include "dwarf planets" in Thidwick's line in the first panel, but I, for some reason, decided to get rid of it.

Also, I found out that the planets will not align in 2012. I found out online that there will be a kind of alignment in 2040, where Saturn, Venus, Jupiter, and Mars will appear to be aligned in the sky. And on June 13, 2010, Uranus, Jupiter, and Mercury were aligned on one side of the Sun, and Venus, Mars, and Saturn were aligned on the other side, and Earth was perpendicular to the Sun then.

Does that mean that the apocalypse should have happened then?

Unanimously Voted?!

When I was trying to think of another person to put on a chair, I suddenly thought of Tom. Instead of showing him, I just figured I'd hint that he's slumped down in his chair covered in red paint.

I love doing stuff with Tom.

When Pigs Fly

This is another one of those semi-rare times I've shown Gwendolyn's back.

Moe Wants Me To Do That?!

This has a double Apocalyptic event: first, Moe wants me to stop the strip. Second, I agreed to do what Moe asked me to.

GASP!

Hey, what can I say? It's 2012, so I thought I'd do some "signs of the Apocalypse" strips.

That's Not a Good Wish

The character in the talk bubble is the Chinese character for "snore." I'm really not sure why I decided to do that, but I did.

Julia Just Butted Into Our Conversation

Looking back over the previous Comics Vs. Me strips, I realized that this is probably the first time I've stood up for myself.

The ending for this strip pretty much happened on its own–I put it in because I thought it would logically follow; basically I let the flow of the story define itself.

I always enjoy doing the Comics Vs. Me strips; it's pretty fun to create several panels of just back-and-forth dialogue between me and Moe.

Are You Sure You Want To Drag Me Into This Conversation Again?

I Don't Have-Slash-Need THAT Much Free Time!

Oh, I See Where You're Going With This...

In case you're wondering, Moe really did predict I'd miss 114 strips in 2011, because it was double the amount of strips I missed in 2010.

Bup-Bup-Bup!

I Have A Point

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnndddddddddddd...IT'S 2012!!

Happy New Year from I.W.M.A.!

I would make the post text a new font like I've done in the past, but I started using the Google Chrome browser last year, and changing the fonts doesn't work on it, for some reason.

And here's the 2012 logo box! Here are links to the past ones, in case you're interested:

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

2009

2010

2011

Well, Next Year IS 2012...

I did some calculating yesterday, and today is the 1724th strip I've posted on this blog, not counting Blogger Action Day 2007, the "in progress" version of one of my strips, the two "lost strips," or the "three panels" mini-strip from the Twelve Days of Christmas. If you do count those, I've posted 1729 strips.

Maybe a better sentence would be "I've posted 1724 canon strips."

Hey, Isn't That Thidwick's Blanket?!

A Christmas Montage

When I first thought of this year's Christmas strip, I was thinking about having a strip about Moe opening one of his presents, and it started with the first panel in the second row. I had already drawn it when I decided to make it more of a montage of the whole day.

Why Is He Practicing?!

At first I was going to have the time be 2:17 (and have Julia have already gone to bed). But then I realized something: Moe's Midnight Roaming ends at 1:30, and then he goes to sleep. So if I made the time 10:17, Moe would still be waiting for 12:00.

I Wonder If They're Putting Julia's Presents Under There Last

I don't think I've ever drawn body poses like Julia's in the second and third panels.

Also, I was trying to think of a good pose for Charlie in the last panel. I decided to leave it for last and draw the rest of the panel and then figure out what would look best. But I drew the last panel and I realized Charlie probably didn't need to be in that panel. Also, the blue present with an orange ribbon is Moe's present from this strip.

You Took Your Own Sweet Time!

I was halfway finished coloring this strip when I remembered that Moe's house was supposed to be red.

And He's Drooling Again

The title is a repeated title of He's Drooling Again and, to a lesser extent, He's Drooling.

You Sneaky Kid!

The title is a repeated title of You Sneaky Mom!

I thought it'd be neat to add a touch of reality to my strips, so when it came time to color the strip, I took a black colored pencil (I have three, by the way) and drew in some door panels.

That Makes It Seem Sooner, Doesn't It?

I tried to make the first two panels as similar to this strip, even though I didn't actually look at it while I was drawing today's.

Naughty!

My brother gave me this idea.

It's Just A Crazy Ornament!!

Charlie is referring to the IWMA ornaments.

Ooh, You Got Cheated!

Notice the CD (not the case)? It's orange, which is more of a Halloween color than a Christmas color.

So, is Julia on Facebook?

That's One Big Tree

Moe's talking about this tree.

A Partridge In A Pear Tree

You Sneaky Mom!

Any Suspected Spots, Sherlock?

Flashback Time!

That's ONE Way to Beat the Cold

This strip came from a drawing I did for an earlier comic strip. I called it "Frank the Dog;" none of the strips were funny. I later reused the look of Frank for The Dog (you know, from Nermia).

Basically, for some unknown reason, Frank had stuffed himself into his owner's microwave. Then, for some unknown reason, his owner started the microwave. Frank jumped up and yelled "BARK! IT'S REAL HOT IN HERE NOW!" So he jumped out of the microwave.

Like I said, not funny–unless you consider the fact that his owner started up the microwave without knowing that there was something already in it as "funny."

How Could The Blind People Read That, Anyway?!

Actually, the logo residue is really a Braille word. But I'm not telling you what it is (no, not because it's something I don't want to type)–you'll have to figure it out yourself!

I Think You're Treading The Line Between "Silly" and "Annoying"

Dozens?

Which, ultimately, would be a better act?

Bad Timing, Julia

That Did Not Come Out Right, Did It?

I don't think you'd need to do this, you might need to read this strip out loud.

Re-Introducing...

The title is a repeated title of Introducing...

PUNCH

GULP

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