Today we see that even Greg has his limits. Sure, there was the phone incident and other examples of spontaneous enthusiasm or other quirks that he deals with regularly as a consequence of living in proximity with someone like Ms. Beans. But apparently this is where he spins on his heel and exits stage left.
And now, In other news:
As I’ve said before, I’ve been hard at work on a Molly Beans spin-off comic starring her boy Chuck Harris, and will be debuting it next week. Initially I had intended to debut it this coming Monday, but over the last two years I’ve noticed that visits to Molly Beans have been steady mainly on its update days of Wednesday and Friday, so I’ll just hold off on the first pages of Chuck’s feature until the next Molly update.
So, next Wednesday: New Molly, and Chuck’s comic begins. Be back then.
Molly and Heather pay homage to the Charles Schulz brick wall conversation in today’s comic. There’s something about the security of leaning on a brick wall that just brings out the philosophy, or, in this case, borderline psychoanalysis. I think I need to build one of these armpit high structures and put it to use for the sake of my mental health, even if it is only six feet long.
In today’s brick wall conversation, Heather proves beyond doubt why she is such an invaluable friend. Sometimes the truth, however inconvenient or irritating, is the only way forward. Don’t get mad at Heather, Molly. Blame the wall.
In today’s comic we meet another Patreon Cameo – Noah the calm and collected. I only wish something like this wasn’t actually done by someone who may or may not have written this comic.
Work continues apace on the Chuck Spinoff comic I’ll be launching next month. Keep watching this space/Facebook/Twitter (for as long as I remain on either of those platforms) for details.
Speaking of the above parenthetical, I’m going to be shifting emphasis away from social media in the not too distant future, and will be setting up more in house old school methods of community. For one thing, big social has, over the last several years, become decidedly antisocial. Long gone are the days of organic reach. Facebook routinely makes it so ADMINS ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE cannot see the latest posts appear on their feeds, and Twitter is no better. Meanwhile I’m being bombarded by automated DMs suggesting I pay to boost so that people who follow my page will be shown what they have chosen to follow. No thanks. We see through your lies. I experimented with boosting and targeted campaigns, and, spoiler alert: It isn’t worth the investment.
In the old days, when I did this comic thing circa 2000-2005, we had a message board and a chat. I understand that time marches on, but sometimes nothing beats the basics. So to that end, I’ll be setting up a discord, message board, and a mailing list, as soon as I can get a spare moment. I’ll post the details for all of the above as soon as I get my stuff together.
In the meantime, have a great weekend, and don’t let the bastards drag you down.
In today’s comic, Molly and Chuck confer over another session of Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds. Chuck calls our girl out, and Molly must admit that she’s propping up her mildly below par coworker. Chuck expresses the same concerns Molly did, and our blue girl indicates that any attempts to do anything about it have been soundly rebuffed.
On my end, I’m hard at work on the Chuck Centric Spin off comic debuting next month. As I mentioned before, it will be tonally and stylistically distinct from this comic, in that it will focus more on narrative and will be laid out and presented more like a long form graphic novel than a short form serial strip. It will not supplant or replace Molly’s comic; it will only serve as an adjunct, hopefully expanding the world these characters inhabit.
I’m able to devote this extra time to these projects thanks to the support of people like these over at the patreon campaign. If you enjoy what you see, and would like more, even a dollar a month tells me that I’m on the right track.
In today’s comic, Heather, Molly and one other discuss Ms. Bean’s insistence on remaining consistent. On one hand, I can agree that a thing is always valued more when it must be earned, but on the other, i’m not entirely sure that this is a case where that would be an issue.
But, Molly is as Molly does. Maybe it comes from her having grown up with so little, where every inch gained came only after deliberate effort. Or maybe she’s just being irrationally stubborn. Or silly.
In any event, thanks for coming by to have a read. If you like what you see, consider having a look at the Patreon or any of the other alternatives. Maybe your support will help our girl get to her Chuck faster.
I’ll be back next week with more. Till, then, dear readers, till then.
In today’s comic, Molly and Chuck spend some Valentine’s day time online.
For those who aren’t keeping track, Molly Beans (The comic strip) is officially two years old! Yes, two whole solid years have passed since Molly told some unnamed person what guys are actually looking at. I’m nothing if not persistent as hell, wouldn’t you agree?
Speaking of persistent, I’ll be back as I have been for the past two years, without fail, this Friday and twice a week regularly with more third year Molly comics. The reward for a job well done is always more work, after all.
The Birthday Shot Molly refers to in today’s comic occurred here, for anyone who was wondering.
Speaking of birthdays, February 11th marks the end of the second year of this comic’s existence. That’s right, 2 years have passed since this conversation. Two years and 220 comics since I’ve decided to start drawing a young software engineer stumbling her way through modern life, of course with a little help from slightly more grounded people. It certainly is a simple thing to say, but it certainly doesn’t seem like it. It’s been too much fun.
I hope it’s been the same for all of you. I have a lot planned for the coming years, not the least of which I announced monday. Yes, Chuck will be getting his own monthly comic. I can’t wait to get that spun up.
As long as we’re talking about Chuck, let’s draw and talk about Chuck in this latest episode of the mini feature, Draw and Talk.
Here’s the one in which I do the same for Molly, for convenience. The lengths I go to for my readers.
As Molly explains in today’s additional comic, I will be launching a monthly spin off comic staring the stoic object of Molly’s affections, Chuck Harris. This comic will be titled, appropriately, My Name is Chuck, and will be providing a bit of a glimpse into his mind and backstory, as well as portraying certain events in Molly Beans from his point of view.
My Name is Chuck will be updating once a month, in place of the extra Molly Beans comic per month I was currently posting. I think that this will give me a great opportunity to provide a wider variety of content in the world of our blue haired engineer, and I do hope everyone enjoys it.
It will be slightly more narrative in form and laid out more like a traditional comic book page rather than as a strip. He will also be getting his own theme song!
I can’t wait to get this project underway in earnest. It will live over at at mynameischuck.com, and the first update will roll out next month, and on the first Monday of each month thereafter, for now.
As long as we’re talking about Chuck, let’s draw and talk about Chuck in this latest episode of the mini feature, Draw and Talk.
In today’s comic, Sam-with-a-new-do tells Molly all about a new way to look at Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds. I am under the impression that Molly will not have an easy time unseeing this new paradigm, especially since she’s playing with her boy Chuck. I wonder if that was Sam’s intention, given that Molly has declared her own intentions in highly clinical terms.
Thanks to the new Patrons this month. Every little bit, including the $1 tier, goes light years toward keeping this content coming out regularly. Speaking of content, I’ll be working hard to completing work on something I hope to be able to announce Monday. Let’s see if I can keep to that.
I’ll be back here Monday, as I just said a sentence ago.
