Comics in Category : Holidays
A Very Accurate Halloween Costume
Bonus Panel
Strip Info
- Title
- A Very Accurate Halloween Costume
- Date
- October 30, 2023
- Tags
- Bird, bird costume, Cintiq, desk, Halloween, Halloween costume, jack-o-lantern, Kevin, pumpkin, table
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Kevin’s Apartment – Day
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Kevin sits at his desk, drawing on his Cintiq. Behind him, his bird stands on a pumpkin on a table. His bird is wearing a little black t-shirt, blue pants, and a sandy blonde wig, just like Kevin.
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- Bird
- Look! I dressed up as you for Halloween!
- Kevin
- Oh god…
- Panel 2 : Int. Kevin’s Apartment – Continuous
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Kevin’s bird furrows his brow.
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- Bird (mocking)
- “Hi. I’m Kevin. I’m a little bit grumpy all the time…”
- Kevin
- Please stop.
- Panel 3 : Int. Kevin’s Apartment – Continuous
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His bird continues:
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- Bird (mocking)
- “…I’d sure be a lot happier if I didn’t tie my self-worth to my productivity…”
- Kevin (rolling eyes)
- Yeah yeah. Very funny.
- Panel 4 : Int. Kevin’s Apartment – Continuous
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Kevin’s bird starts to walk away.
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- Bird (mocking)
- “Whelp! Off to make a comic with a mediocre punchline!”
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Kevin swivels around in his chair.
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- Kevin
- Oh fuck off!
- Bonus Panel : Int. Kevin’s Apartment – Later
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Later, Kevin’s bird stands in front of an iPad, drawing something. He turns around to see Kevin standing behind him, wearing an ill-fitting green parrot suit — just like him.
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- Bird
- Am I supposed to be offended? You look great!
80s Halloween Costumes
Strip Info
- Title
- 80s Halloween Costumes
- Date
- October 30, 2022
- Tags
- 80s, Claytonation, E.T., George Clooney, Gremlins, Halloween, He-Man, holidays, Kevin, Michael Clayton, Past Kevin, pop culture, taut legal thrillers
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Suburban Home – Night
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A young Kevin, dressed in a cheap E.T. Halloween costume, stands in a neighbor’s doorway. He holds up an orange plastic jack-o-lantern tub for candy.
- “As an 80s kid, my Halloween costumes were kinda weak.”
- Panel 2 : Int. Suburban Home – Night
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Same setup a year later. Kevin now wears a cheap costume of Gizmo from Gremlins.
- “Store-bought costumes were usually just a flimsy mask and a picture of the character on a thin plastic smock.”
- Panel 3 : Int. Suburban Home – Night
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Same setup a year later. Kevin now wears a cheap costume of He-Man.
- “But as crappy as they were, I wish that style of costume was still around today…”
- Panel 4 : Int. Suburban Home – Night
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Same setup, present day.
- “…So I could dress up as my current favorite character:”
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An adult Kevin stands in the doorway, wearing a cheap George Clooney mask and plastic smock with the actor’s photo on it and the logo of the movie Michael Clayton.
The First Week of January
Strip Info
- Title
- The First Week of January
- Date
- January 9, 2022
- Tags
- creativity, holidays, judge, new years, productivity, running, starter pistol
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Ext. Race – Day
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A runner perches on the starting line of a race. A nearby sign reads “2022 Start.” Behind the sign, a judge looks at their watch and holds a starting pistol in the air.
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- Runner
- This year will be my year!
- Panel 2 : Ext. Race – Continuous
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The judge fires the pistol: “bang!” The runner takes off smiling.
- Panel 3 : Ext. Race – Continuous
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The runner trips on uneven ground.
- Panel 4 : Ext. Race – Continuous
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The runner faceplants on the hard ground. THWAP!
- Panel 5 : Ext. Race – Continuous
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The runner lies face down on the ground.
- Panel 6 : Ext. Race – Continuous
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Wider to reveal the runner only a few feet from the starting line.
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- Runner
- Leave me here until next January.
Happy Thanksgiving
Strip Info
- Title
- Happy Thanksgiving
- Date
- November 25, 2021
- Tags
- Bird, food, holidays, Kevin, Thanksgiving, turkey
- Notes
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Here’s the original version of this comic. I changed it when folks pointed out to me that pet birds eat chicken all the time. Which is technically cannibalism, right?
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Home – Day
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Wearing a pink kitchen apron, Kevin walks in, holding a large cooked turkey on a platter. Across the table, his bird perches on the back of chair watching.
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- Kevin
- Happy Thanksgiving!
- Panel 2 : Int. Home – Continuous
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Kevin places the turkey down on the table. His bird leans over to inspect.
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- Bird
- Jerry?
- Panel 3 : Int. Home – Continuous
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Kevin’s bird looks up at him.
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- Bird
- I think I knew this guy.
- Panel 4 : Int. Home – Continuous
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Kevin looks shocked.
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- Kevin
- Oh gosh! I’m sorry!
- Bird
- Don’t be. He was a jerk. Let’s eat.
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