On the real, a big thanks to Patches and Kento for putting this in their DIY zine, HUBY. (I could tell you their real names, but I'm not sure if they'd want me to.) I know this sounds weird coming from a guy who pretty much puts all of his strips on the internet, but I am still a firm supporter of the printed word. I like this ethic: "You don't want to read a physical magazine. Well, it's your loss." There's just so much love and dedication that goes to such a project, and I feel it appeals to the hardcore of the hardcore. It's really hard for me not to applaud it.
But anywhoo, on to the strip. The title is a reference to lo-fidelity music, but directly to High Fidelity. It's a great Nick Hornsby novel, but I think it's better known as that John Cusack/Jack Black movie about girls and music compatibility. A scene similar to this sorta happens in the movie.
This features one of my best friends: Chris "Kasatka" Nguyen. He is an easy character to write, and it seems that any time I do, people receive it very well. (SEE "I Heard You're Doing a Comic" and "The Ballad of Christopher John Nguyen.") He has a very distinct personality in real life, and I feel I'm able to bring this to life in this comic. I'll admit that it's a bit more controlled in the realm of fiction, but this is more or less how he acts in real life.
I wasn't sure what to put in this coffee house, so I decided to just whip together two odd paintings. One is of a cat with freaky eyes, with words floating over it saying "Always watching." The other is a knock off of the Dos Equis guy. I made the tip jar to be lovingly adorn with a smiley face, and filled with a lot of cash.
As for the girl in this strip? She's an amalgamation of various singer-songwriters I've met in my life. A lot of my friends commented on her ridiculous tiny hat, to which I'm pretty sure I saw Zooey Deschanel wore once in some movie. I've met so many songwriters (not just females, mind you) where I was super jazzed to meet them after hearing a set, and they just thought I was some weird freaky dude trying to rob them or something. I guess sometimes the connection just isn't there. I've also seen many of guys fall head over heels for "folk girls" because of lyrics or what-have-you, only to find out that she's either taken or has some other dude in mind. Nobody likes a fanboy, I guess?
. . . Folk girls are still hot though.
Shirt of the Week:
It's the "Empty Hearts" shirt from the game, Catherine. I'm a big fan of Atlus games!
If you were a nerd like me and bought the deluxe edition of the game, you got this shirt.
Sadly, it doesn't go for cheap anymore.
If you were a nerd like me and bought the deluxe edition of the game, you got this shirt.
Sadly, it doesn't go for cheap anymore.
Original Publication: October 3, 2012
HUBY Zine: Issue #1
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