I really do complain a lot.
Panel 1:
Sam: (A person wearing a dark blue, collared shirt, its sleeves rolled up to Sam’s elbows and dark trousers, who is facing the viewer, but looking up. Eyebrows are both raised and pushed together slightly, and mouth is open, with downturned edges. Arms are bent forward at the elbows, hands in fists. Sam has 5 speech bubbles. Speech bubble 1 reads:) Why does my head hurt?
(Speech bubble 2 reads:) Urgh! Why is life so difficult?
(Speech bubble 3 reads:) Why won’t anyone hire me?
(Speech bubble 4 reads:) Why can’t I draw today?
(Speech bubble 5 reads:) Why are my hips sticking out so much?
(There are words around Sam which read:) *Groan* *Whine* *Whinge*
Joe: (A person wearing a red undershirt, a purple cardigan and dark trousers, who is in the background, looking at Sam. Eyebrows are raised, and mouth is open, with slightly downturned edges. One arm is bent up at the elbow, its index finger pointing up.) Uhh… Sam…
Panel 2:
Sam: (A person who is who is facing the viewer, but looking up. Eyebrows are both raised and pushed together slightly, and mouth is open, with downturned edges. Arms are bent up at the elbows, hands open, and Sam’s head and torso are tilted forward slightly. Sam has 5 speech bubbles. Speech bubble 1 reads:) Why does everything suck?!
(Speech bubble 2 reads:) Why’s it so cold?
(Speech bubble 3 reads:) Why is my hair too long?
(Speech bubble 4 reads:) Why’s my chest so big?
(Speech bubble 5 reads:) Why can’t life be easy?
Joe: (A person who is facing the viewer, but looking at Sam. Eyebrows are lowered, and mouth is open, with downturned edges. One hand is on Sam’s shoulder.) SAM! STOP!
Panel 3:
Sam: (A person who is facing the viewer, but looking at Joe, with raised eyebrows and an open mouth. Both arms are bent forward at the elbow, palms facing up.) But Scott Pilgrim is whiney. It’s hip to be whiney these days, right?
Joe: (A person who is facing the viewer, but looking at Sam. Eyebrows are lowered and pushed together, mouth is open, with downturned edges. Arms are crossed across Joe’s chest.) Uhh… No.
Panel 4:
Sam: (A person who is facing the viewer, but looking at Joe, with raised eyebrows and an open mouth, which has upturned edges. One arm is bent forward at the elbow, its palm facing up. The other arm is bent up at the elbow, its index finger pointing down at the other hand.) But if I’m Scott Pilgram- that makes you Ramona Flowers.
Joe: (A person who is both facing and looking at the viewer with raised eyebrows, and an open mouth, which has upturned edges. There are a couple of exclamation marks to one side of Joe’s head. To the other side there is the word “Preens” between two asterisks. One arm is bent up at the elbow, and bent down at the wrist. There are a couple of elbow shaped lines above Joe’s wrist, indicating movement.) Ok!
Damn! That movie was soooo goood. Why don’t I live inside a video game, too?!?
We can find a way! I’m sure of it! Of course, I don’t really want to have to kill people in order to do so….
Well, there WAS that dark period where I spent 75% of my waking hours playing World of Warcraft. A short-lived spell, I assure you.
cute and funny
thumbs up in my book ^_^
Yuss!
Never mind Scott Pilgrim, you sounded exactly like my boyfriend in this one! 😛
Does this mean you’re Ramona Flowers? :3
Touche!
sam,
i just finished reading through your archives… your art and writing is amazing!
as a queer, campy transfag who just started t and is looking forward to queering masculinity from a place of more bodily comfort, i’ve really enjoyed reading your comics and i wanted to say thank you.
Thanks Rhys, It’s so awesome to hear from other queer trans guys and know that there’s more of us out there, and the fact that they like my stuff is super humbling. So thankyou so much. I’m totally with you on the idea of “queering masculinity from a place of more bodily comfort” – I think when we can sit inside ourselves and feel at peace there’s so much we can do.
samuel, i love how your blog has become a place for us “queer, campy transfags” and other people to talk about our experiences/dreams/philosophies. queering masculinity is so, so, so, so, wonderful and important. go rhys! and go all of us!
PS: when you get home, can you show me how to use that picture of me preening as my profile pic? (let’s be honest – a picture of me “preening” is more accurate than me simplying saying “hi.”)
: D I can’t believe you made a Scott Pilgrim reference. I love the comics and the movie.. I even live in Toronto x_x Just goes to show that you’re awesome, I suppose.