Author: Justin

I was a quasi-latecomer to Lost. After watching the premiere episode and a couple after, I fell out of regular viewing until I caught up sometime during the third season. Since then, for better or for worse, I’ve been hooked. As the finale draws near, I fear it was for worse. But wait, I am not simply being blindly critical. It isn’t that I doubt the dedication of the cast and crew to deliver a rip-roarious finale that will satisfy–it’s that I doubt said ability of anyone. Think about it for a moment, what was the last, really great final…

Steve is an interesting character, since we never originally intended him to be his own character. He began life as part of a trio of Racer Patrol officers. Over time, however, we found we usually only needed one officer, so we settled on Steve. The other two occasionally still turn up, but Steve is definitely the star.

“If life is a comedy, then why all the tragedy,” asks Singer Chris Rice in his song “Big Enough.” If we don’t know initially, we’re soon let in that the object of his question is God himself. Rice makes this clear in the chorus when he sings, “God if You’re there I wish You’d show me / And God if You care then I need You to know me / I hope You don’t mind me askin’ the questions / But I figure You’re big enough.” But God is not the focus of this piece. Instead, I’ve always admired the…

How do you know a fad has just about jumped the shark (such as, saying jumped the shark)? When people like Rick start joining in. Look, we created Rick and we have a certain fondness for him. But trust us, he’s one trip into The Gap away from wearing pink shirts. He just needs a blessing from the cool gods.

The tragedy of the flood in Nashville, TN is brought into sharp focus by the tragedy that is celebrity telethons.  Celebrities such as Mike Myers, Taylor Swift, and Garth Brooks unite to save Nashville, while the Professor Hobo characters look on.

Let’s say you’re the type that does an online comic strip. That’s a lot of work and time to put into something, so obviously you’d want a break now and then. What do you do with that break? Why, practice drawing the comic some more, of course! That’s exactly what David has done with these newest Professor Hobo sketches. But you’ll obviously notice right away the look and design of these are dramatically different than what normally appears in the strip (Jimmy is way cooler looking, for one). Is this a sign of things to come? Well, yes for experimental…

In the next few days I will (hopefully) be posting the presentation I did over humor in Professor Hobo. Once posted you can see how much you disagree with my own flimsy analysis. However, having given the presentation twice, it has had me thinking about the subject of humor. What makes something funny? One technique in humor is to take something to its logical conclusion. You could call this the “slippery slope” approach, but that relies on exaggeration. For example, if we pardon all the illegal immigrants, then next thing you know we’ll have to pardon all the guys trying…

Are you a Jackass? Are you sure? I suspect many people are and simply don’t know it. That’s why I’ve over the years developed a theory that the world would be better if non-Jackass people carried around t-shirts and handed them out to all the Jackasses they meet. Said t-shirts would come in two varieties—Jackass and Total Jackass. What’s the difference? I’m glad you asked, as I have a few examples.

In full disclosure, you should know that I love what technology can do for me.  I love that it allows me to continue the Professor Hobo strips via a web site and Facebook page.  I love that it allows me to share classic films with my wife via Netflix instant streaming.  I love that my cell phone not only gives me directions when I’m in a new city, but also tells me where the closest Jamba Juice is, just in case.  Each of these is something that technology, as a tool, allows me to do. I hate technology for its…

The campus comes to a standstill when the latest celebrity scandal grabs everyone’s attention.  Originally started as a comic, the idea soon became too unwieldy for the printed page.  Right before dropping it entirely we wondered if it might work best as an animation, and so here it is.