The Bible epilogue text can be found here (you may have to scroll down a bit to find the exact part...).

I am so guilty of upgraditis. This strip touches on the insatiable fervour that our tech-crazy culture lives in. It isn't long before you begin to substitute stuff for true identity and relationships. I am sure that I am guilty of this.

I have suggested iPods in the title, but the idea applies to lots of tech-related stuff. The whole industry lives on the principle of upgrading. It is perversely true that once you spend out on a digital camera it is virtually worthless and unresellable. I have had a few printers where they are just 'not worth repairing'. Funny and sad.

I am very pleased to have started using Artrage properly for the first time and get back into a more drawn scratchy style of image. Below are my rough notes leading up to the final composition.

Tags: Consumerism, Friendship, Wisdom, Work

The Bible epilogue text can be found here (you may have to scroll down a bit to find the exact part...).

There was a lot of stuff about TV phone quizzes being rigged in the last few weeks, so I decided to try and make some comment on it. In particular I wanted to say something about the unkind nature of these things. The text I have linked to as the epilogue is perfect as a commentary.

The stick man style gets an airing again because it is easier to describe the trap door without any fancy angles. My favourite bits are the shadows, the phone ringing and the walking TV.

Here are a couple of the earlier drafts. As you can see, the text is quite heavy to begin with and I had to trim it down somewhat.

In the second draft it was unlikely that I'd get the word 'sucker' past the censors and seeing as the joke hangs on it I changed it around a bit.



It is interesting how drafting brings new ideas. The central final idea is about the link between a thin promise and a thin bridge/trapdoor that collapses - something which only appeared as I was aiming in a different direction. Personally I really like this one.

Tags: Truth/Lies, Entertainment, BBC, Wisdom