Hey, long time no see!  Figured it was waaay past blog time so let’s hit the ground running!

SDCC’s been over for a few weeks now but the latest “Geek Theory” storyline “Adventures in Comic-Con” is still going (despite recent delays).  Hope you’ve all been enjoying it and, as always, feel free to comment or provide feedback via my Facebook or Twitter feeds.  As a creator, I’m always looking for criticism (both good AND bad) so I know what to keep doing and what to work on, so drop me a line anytime.  I’m always happy to talk with readers!

Speaking of the comic, you’ll notice today’s is not only late but a little different.  “Adventures in Comic-Con Part 3” is running behind and will be up by Friday so in the meantime, I’ve scoured my comic strip archives to bring you “Corporate America.”  See, back in college I made several attempts at a regular comic strip and one of those many endeavors was going to be about my experiences in retail.  Needless to say I quickly grew bored of the characters and today’s strip is all that remains.  However several elements of what it would eventually become will make their way into future “Geek Theory” stories, so at least they won’t go to waste.  You may also notice a slight resemblance between our character Graham and “Geek Theory’s” stars Charlie and James.

While searching through my archives, I found several other notable works (most of which are the so bad it’s almost enjoyable variety) that I may post on this blog in the near future.  We’ll see.

In the meantime, I did want to mention a couple things that have come to light and I want to get the word out:

1) I won’t talk much about the tragedy that occurred in Aurora, Colorado almost two weeks ago but for anyone that plans on seeing “The Dark Knight Rises” or any other film actually, several theaters are giving the option to donate the price of a movie ticket to the victims in Aurora.  Several people are still in the hospital after the shooting and they could use the help.  Trust me, that money’s better served than going to see “Magic Mike.”

2) Joey Esposito is an editor with IGN.com and he’s trying to get his graphic novel “Pawn Shop” funded through Kickstarter.  It looks really cool and the man’s got talent, in addition to serious geek cred.  Check out the link and pass it on: http://t.co/DjvKTQmB

That’s all for now, sports fans!  I’m out to get the comic finished and I’ll see you again on Friday.  Peace!

The past few days haven’t been easy.  I’ve been surrounded by family, some of whom I haven’t seen in years.  I’ve traveled back and forth between your house and Mom and Dad’s (those have been short trips as you know, since both houses are right across the street from each other) so often I’d forget which one I was at if the darn dog wouldn’t follow me everywhere.

It was nice of you to have us all over at your house.  I hope we didn’t make too much of a mess.  I’m not sure if Windex is the correct cleaner for your kitchen table but it’s made of glass so I assume it’s probably okay.  All the bedroom doors are shut to keep your great grandchildren from running through every room of the house; we figure if they’re going to break stuff they should probably do it outside or across the street (Sorry, Mom and Dad!).

I never realized how many different Bibles there were until I saw a small portion of your collection.  I started reading one once…”Genesis” was surprisingly interesting and I’m really curious to see what happens next.  Maybe if it’s okay, I can borrow one?  You may need to help me select one since there are so many to choose from.

I’m sorry I don’t visit as often as I should.  I suppose if I think of each visit as a rarity, they’ll seem more special.  It was really good seeing you last week.  As I left, you told me how my visit really “made [your] day” and hearing that really brightened mine too.  It was very nice sitting and talking with you and Aunt Anne.  I remember how sad you seemed but also happy to have us be there with you.

I know you’re in a different place now but I promise to visit you often.  I may have to do most of the talking next time but I think I can manage.  I’ll have you to guide me.

I love you Grandma.  I miss you.

Sincerely,

Cameron

P.S. Say hi to Grandpa for me.

I feel terrible.  I’ve been neglecting my poor blog lately.

It sits here waiting day after day, week after week, waiting for me to come and type up new things, nurturing it and helping it to grow.  Sadly, life and all of it’s busy components tend to get in the way.  Here’s a quick summary of the past few weeks

3 Weeks Ago: I turned 30.  Had a nice little party with some close friends and family.  Had some good food and good times and an awesome Star Wars cake that happened to be 3 hours late (pictures forthcoming)

2 Weeks Ago: The family had a garage sale (hence the topical comics recently).  The time I didn’t spend setting up and selling precious (and not-so precious) belongings was spent at my actual job or worrying about my Grandma who’s recently been diagnosed with cancer.

1 Week Ago: Spent every waking hour getting ready for the Relay for Life cancer walk that my wife and I were at for nearly 24 hours straight.  If it weren’t for Red Bull and Dr. Pepper, I probably wouldn’t have made it through the night.

Saturday: Slept til about 3:30 in the afternoon, woke up, ate dinner and watched the season finale of “Sherlock.” Amazing stuff.

Sunday: Got up at 5am to go to work, went to visit my Grandma, discovered I had a tire about to go flat, spent 45 minutes waiting on AAA, spent another hour and 1/2 at Wal-Mart getting said tire replaced before coming home and having dinner at 8 o’clock.

Been a busy…well, year to say the least but I might have some time to relax in the near future…

…maybe…possibly…

…probably not :p

Hi, everybody!  Been pretty busy as of late but I’m back and I plan on making this more of a regular occurrence.  Here’s a quick update for those interested in my life up to now:

-Finally concluded the iPhone Chronicles last week.  After several months, it’s finally done…at least until this week, when I’ll be posting an epilogue but after that it’s definitely, absolutely, positively done!  If you haven’t been checking it out, click on the Geek Theory tab and get caught up!

-Spent the weekend in Kansas City, hanging with my wife and the in-laws, shopping, eating, and trying to stay either dry and/or cool.  Humidity following rain following humidity and so on and so forth…

-Saw “The Avengers”.  Twice!  It was amazing, I’ve been struggling to not just post a full review but by the time I do, everyone will have seen it.  Hell, I may do it anyway.

-Still reading “Game of Thrones.”  I know, pathetic but it’s a big book and I usually don’t have time to read it til bedtime where I’ll read half a chapter and fall asleep.  At least I’m better than my wife; she’s been reading “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” for two years and still isn’t done.

That’s about it so far.  Lots coming up in the coming months, including a garage sale here in a couple weeks, Relay for Life the week after, and then who knows?  The crazy never stops.  Fortunately, like Catwoman*, “I’m adaptable.”

*quoting the new “Dark Knight Rises” trailer which I’ve watched half a dozen times already.  Yes I’m a nerd.

Ok, so not really but if they had, it would totally be a legitimate excuse for not blogging for a while.  Here’s a quick update of the past few weeks:

Planet Comicon was a blast.  Met lots of cool people, including a couple Topeka natives who are working on their own book. More details and pictures are forthcoming

Made friends with some local retailers who agreed to help advertise my own little comic.  Thanks, Vintage Stock and Gatekeeper Hobbies!

My (actual) job is getting ready for our physical inventory so sleep and free-time are soon to be nonexistent so let’s hope I survive the experience.

Enjoyed a relaxing Easter with my wife and got to see most of my family and hers (usually we split up so this was kind of a big deal).  Ate way too much, thus I decree Easter to now be known as the Thanksgiving of spring.

Discovered the coolest thing ever (this week): a 5K where you run…to avoid being killed by zombies!  Seriously, check it out, it is epicly awesome :http://runforyourlives.com/

Also, while you’re surfing the interwebs, check out my family blog, managed by my lovely wife.  She’s a much better blogger than I am, or so she says: http://kieffersintopeka.blogspot.com/

Anyway, that’s been my life lately.  If you haven’t checked out Geek Theory this week, that’s good because there were some grievous spelling errors that literally drove me crazy yesterday.  Head over and check out the completed version and be sure to come back tomorrow to see the next comic.  That’s right, folks, two comics this week.

Now don’t say I never give you anything! 😉

Well, it’s nearly upon us now: Planet Comicon.

I know it’s not much compared to the sprawling epic that was San Diego Comic-Con last year but Planet Comicon has always had a special place in my heart.  It was the first big con I’d ever attended; nearly every other one had been in a hotel or the back of a bowling alley (seriously).  I still remember shelling out thirty bucks for a set of Star Wars dvds (the originals, no less and long before the box set was ever released).

Ah, yes, overpriced bootlegs.  Good times.

Anyway, this is a special occasion for me as it marks my tenth anniversary of going to Comicon.  Not a huge milestone, mind you, and I know it might be a bit silly to celebrate ten years of driving to Kansas City and spending way too much money on crap but it’s become much more than that.  This is an opportunity to meet new people, both professionals and amateur creators (like myself) who are just trying to get their work out there.  I’m just another small fish in an ever-growing ocean of creativity but being in a school with other fish is a great experience.  I meet lots of cool folks and I hope to continue that this year.  With any luck, I might even get to meet guest-of-honor, Billy Dee Williams!

"Hi there."

Yep, Lando Calrissian himself is going to be there.  My wife is already restraining herself to keep from asking how it felt to sell out his best friend to the Empire.  I’m sure he never actually did that in real life.  Probably.

Well, that’s all for now.  I’ve got lots to do before the weekend and better get started.  I’ll actually be posting the newest “Geek Theory” tonight, so be sure to check that out.  And stay tuned as I’ll be posting pics from this year’s con right here and on Facebook.

Gotta run, I need to find my vintage Lando action figure to get autographed!

This guy blew up the 2nd Death Star.  Crazy, huh?

You may have noticed some changes going on in the past week or so.  I’ve had the site for nearly a year now and have decided to change it up a bit, starting with “Geek Theory.”  The format has changed to make it easier to read (as well as making it easier for me to post) and so I’ll be re-posting all of the older strips in this format.  A new strip will be available a little later but for now I’ve re-posted the very first strip, now in color, with the rest to follow.  Sorry for the inconvenience but I hear change is good, so we’ll soon see.  As always, feel free to comment and be sure to check back as I’ll be updating the site throughout the day.  Later, peeps!

UPDATE: All the comics have finally been re-posted.  The newest comic “iPhone Chronicles pt 7” is now up.  Thanks for your patience!

So rather than interrupt the current storyline, here’s today’s new comic as promised, to commemorate last week’s release of Star Wars Episode I in 3-D.  Enjoy!

Hello all!  I hope you had an enjoyable Valentine’s Day, and to those single fans, it’s just another day, try not to cry about it, there’s plenty of fish in the sea and chances are one is getting caught in a shrimping boat net as we speak.

So here we are with yet another rambling.  Not much to reflect on other than this year is going by fast and it’s hard to believe it’s been nine months since this site went up.  I hope everyone has had a great 2012 so far and if this is the last year of human existence, well, we could do a lot worse (see 2011, 2010, 2009, etc).

As with the first quarter of every year, I’m getting ready for the central midwestern equivalent of SDCC, Planet Comic-Con.  I will be attending, as I do every year, as a fan, checking out vendors, and meeting with local and mainstream creators to discuss their craft, and hopefully, mine (to anyone who’ll listen).  I met some very cool people last year and hope to catch up with some of them and meet others in the trade.  If you happen to be out that way, I’ll be the awkward looking twenty-something with glasses and a portfolio trying desperately not to shell out hard-earned money for those rare “Deadpool” comics I look at every year.  Every year!  Stupid Deadpool.
Anyway, I need to go be productive for a while as I am currently working on a special Geek Theory strip that will be posted this Friday (in color, no less!), and I need to make sure the next chapter in the iPhone Chronicles is ready to go for next week.  Stuff happens in this one, I swear!
Later, peeps!