So I can't really take full credit on this. This is definitely meta-humor as my brother was the one who came up with the concept. I drew this one as a birthday gift for him as he is the other character in this strip. He's born back in August, but I held off on sending it to the Union Weekly being as the strips prior to this one all seemed to flow from one to another. My brother and I both got haircuts after I had finished this one, and so we actually do not have the hairstyles seen here.
This wasn't a conscious decision, but this is sorta a video game-y reference strip. The phrase "Plumbers Don't Wear Ties" is actually the title of what is considered to be one of the worst video games of all time. There really isn't a joke leading to this punchline. I just thought the phrase was so weird that I thought it'd make for something that would pique people's interest, and at the same time would be unsolvable to its meaning. (For more on "Plumbers Don't Wear Ties," I highly recommend watching the Angry Video Game Nerd's review on it. It's so ridiculous, that it must be seen.)
In panel two, I gave the characters these really exaggerated laughing poses that I just took out of fighting games. Nobody laughs like that in real life. . . I think.
In panel two, I gave the characters these really exaggerated laughing poses that I just took out of fighting games. Nobody laughs like that in real life. . . I think.
Shirts of the week: (There are two!)
These two are shirts from woot.com, which are respectively titled:
"Listening to Who" and "Slow and Steady."
My brother is a big fan of the site and always buys their stuff.
"Listening to Who" and "Slow and Steady."
My brother is a big fan of the site and always buys their stuff.
Original Publication: September 24, 2012.
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