Chambara Punk vs Hockey Hair - Part 2

Not that anyone asked (or even recognized it as a joke) but I figured I'd reveal the reason behind Eugene's last name. Back in Kurosawa's Yojimbo movies (Yojimbo and Sanjuro) whenever anyone asked Toshiro Mifune's character his name he'd look off wistfully and give whatever he saw then "Sanjuro" as his name i.e. "Tsubaki" (Camilla blossom) Sanjuro. Now in Japanese, Sanjuro means 30 years old. Having wasted a couple credits in college to learn pigeon Japanese I know that "Jyurokusai" means 16 years old. I just ran that through a polish last name filter to get Jewrokowski. As far as Eugene goes I just think its a funny name.

Okay, not the most interesting story in the world but you don't generate too many rolicking yarns in the process of drawing comics. If it tickled your fancy then you can just consider yourself lucky that I didn't have anything better to say.

Chambara Punk vs Hockey Hair - Part 1

First installment of a new Chambara Punk arc which means I'm now working on three comic projects at the same time in addition to my improv group and the Philadelphia comdey zine I decided was too good an idea not to do. What the hell is wrong with me? Even if I was still unemployed this would be too much for one man. To hell with it. I like all three stories too much to leave any of them hanging and unfinished. I'll get it all done it's just going to take a long ass time.

Enough bitchin' I decided to post this thing rather than another Les Cakewalks Strip (already drawn but not colored) because I'll be giving it away in Mini-comic form next sunday at the Punk Rock Flea Market which also happens to be on my birthday. Hopefully it'll direct some traffic this way. I've got part two (four pages) on my drawing table right now and I'll have it out by the end of the summer.

I guess you'll just have to wait for the introduction of the titular character until then!