Blank It

Right now seems like a good time to catch you new guys before you get confused at the comic, and show you the ropes.

First off, welcome! You should probably start reading at the first strip. If you get confused, check the wiki! If you want to chat, just leave a comment on the comic pages, or hop over to our forums. If you fall in love with our comic, support us by visiting our store, or by buying original artwork from the comic.

That’s really all there is to it! Hope you enjoy our show, and do tell your friends. -Lemmo

Normally I do not participate in birthday revelry. However, it is the start of the half of the year where I am numerically older than Aric, and therefore his sage elder and superior. So thus begins the season where my horse pulls ahead by a nose.

I did a funny thing over the holidays, and it probably belongs on the Facebook page, but I’ll show it here too. I entered the Cookie King into a gingerbread contest and pulled in a tie for 2nd place (beat out by Bart Simpson). Either people recognized him, or were totally confused. It was fantastic.

So, Aric never reads this part of the website. I hope you do, however, because I burned a little extra midnight oil to give you a special holiday thanks-fer-reading wallpaper, featuring your newest favorite farts. Foxes. I mean foxes.

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Do enjoy.

Before I started posting my comics on the internet in 1997, they would go up on the bulletin board of the drama room in Robbinsdale Cooper High School. Every Monday morning of my Senior year, I would xerox a copy in the library and post it up before home room. And if I didn’t do it, Ert Jones-Hermerding would give me hell.

Herm, as he was known by the students, was the drama teacher at Cooper. For four years, my life pretty much revolved around being taught by and being directed by him. He had a gigantic impact on my life, and I wouldn’t be the same person I am today without him.

Sadly, he passed way last night in a motorcycle accident. I’ve spent the day exploring all the different aspects of my life that he influenced, and was surprised to remember that it went as far as to influence the creation of comics.

It’s certainly sad news, but Herm was a much loved teacher. He left an impression on all of his students and has shaped a lot of lives. He has left quite a legacy, and that’s really the best any of us can hope for in life. I’m very happy for what he has accomplished in so many.

By “you’re welcome” I mean to say “welcome” to everyone finding Blank It for the first time. We’re extremely happy to have you here. In fact, we’re a bit bowled over by the enthusiasm everyone is showing in regards to the strip. We work very hard to make something funny and unique, and we’re happy to see people enjoying what we put out.

And it’s never a bad time to bring up the 2k Challenge or whatever it’s called. As soon as we hit a consistent 2,000 unique readers per new comic day, we’ll bump up our production from two comics a week to three. So there’s your incentive to tell your friends, and everyone on the internet, about Blank It.

If telling the world about Blank It isn’t enough for you, don’t forget to contribute to the BlankItWiki. I’m sure there’s a lot left to be written about that fox.

Thanks again for reading the strip. We appreciate it greatly.

Dear nerds, I will be on a few panels at CONvergence this year. Here is a link for my schedule.

The price of entry is $70, so if you’re not already going, don’t pay $70 just to see me. But if you’re already on your way, stop by one of the panels and say “hi.” I will be wearing a fake mustache during one of them. Do not be alarmed.