Strangers in the Night
By Dylan on December 6th, 2013Posted In: News
Well isn’t this fun! And by “fun” I mean probably going to end in disaster for everybody, yaaaaay.
Speaking of disasters and tragedies, I hope you are all familiar with the Tragedy Series, the work of my studiomate Ben Dewey. Ben harnesses his gorgeous drafting skills to a sort of “Steampunk Edward Gorey meets Deep Thoughts by John Handey” premise and the result is alternately crushing and hilarious. The archive is right here; you will not regret it.
Ben is one of the six Periscope Studio artists whose work you’ll soon be able to acquire in stunning art-book format (with book design by Jenn Manley Lee of Dicebox!). If you like my work, you’ll love Ben’s, and you can get it on discount by pre-ordering through our Kickstarter.
I apologize for this being off topic, but I thought it pertinent to the comic as a whole.
My uncle died at 1:32 PM EST on December 5th, just yesterday. Dying of long-term illness, he had a lot of time on his hands stuck in too much pain to do anything physical. I introduced him to Family Man and by extension the works of Dylan Meconis just a few months ago. His last letter to me mentioned how much he enjoyed Dylan’s work and how being able to focus on the artwork and stories helped take his mind off the pain. Sadly he didn’t see this newest addition. But, for whatever it’s worth, Dylan, you have my utmost thanks for bringing some modicum of comfort to someone I loved dearly.
Thank you so much for sharing this with me, John. I’m very glad I could keep him company.
http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Michael-Humm&lc=6742&pid=168385429&mid=5765697
If you’re curious. A drunk monkey could’ve written it better, but no one asked the one novelist of the family if perhaps he could put together something more appropriate. Such is the bewildering nature of family.