I was tired of waiting. We planned to leave fifteen minutes ago, and I’m standing at the door with my shoes on, ready to go. My wife is looking for her mask and deciding which coat to put on. My ten-year-old daughter wants to wear shorts and a T-shirt in the cold and no mask—I have to keep sending her back to her room to change clothes. What can I do?
Read MoreYou can read my other comic, The Honeybuns, on WEBTOON. Join Baxter and his busy bunny tech-loving family as they learn to navigate family life and slow down a little.
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You can hear my interview on Episode 44 right here.
I’m still in shock over appearing on my favorite podcast, “Blockhead,” hosted by Geoff Grogan. I was asked to discuss race relations and police brutality with my cartooning hero, Ray Billingsley, creator of the phenomenal syndicated comic strip “Curtis.” I’ve communicated with Ray over the years in letters and messages over Facebook but never talked with him in person. This interview was a dream come true!
We had a fantastic time together talking about our experiences as Black cartoonists, our run-ins with the cops, and what it’s like creating comics during these challenging times. Geoff spoke with us for over two hours and kept all the “good stuff” in the episode.
You can listen to Episode 44 directly on his webpage here:
https://geoffgrogan.com/blockhead/
If you have Apple Podcasts you can listen here:
Imagine being a middle school student during this pandemic. You can’t spend time with your friends in person or develop much of a bond with your teachers at school. It would be tough to stay away from all the screens and devices sitting right next to you and focus on schoolwork.
I would suck at it. With ADHD and an overactive imagination, my mind would be in another world, drawing fantasy comics, or sucked into video games to escape reality. Getting work done would be the last thing on my mind.
I admire the young people today and how they are navigating quarantine life. Even if they’re not getting anything productive done. They’re getting up in the morning and giving it their best each day. That’s a victory. For some kids, your best is just talking to friends over Zoom or reading a favorite book for the eleventh time.
Doing the things that bring you comfort and joy is vital in times like these.
Parents are going to push and pull kids to do their work to stay ahead, but some might let it all go and give total freedom. Let’s relax and give each family a choice to deal with this COVID-19 pandemic however they can.
We need to deal with this situation in our own ways. When it’s time to open the gates once again, all of us will be catching up on our new reality.
A reality we cannot accurately predict at this moment. Relax and take it one day at a time.
New Little Fried Chicken and Sushi comic strips relaunched on Monday, March 26 here and on GoComics. There was one change to the strip. Did you notice?
That's right, Tanuki's character design got an upgrade! He's cuter and has actual hands that will make it easier to create gags where he needs to hold objects. Take a look at this model sheet I put together with pictures of actual Tanukis for comparison.
What do you think about his new design? Let me know in the comments.
Fried Chicken and Sushi is a Blog and humorous comic strip about living in Japan and Japanese pop-culture.
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