Comics Tagged : Sarah
How I Feel Every Valentine’s Day
Strip Info
- Title
- How I Feel Every Valentine’s Day
- Date
- February 14, 2021
- Tags
- fomo, holidays, Instagram, love, mental health, modern love, Sarah, self care, social media, valentines day
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Home – Day
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Sarah sits on a stool. On a nearby table, Instagram walks up.
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- Why so sad?
- Sarah
- I’m alone on Valentine’s Day. Again.
- Panel 2 : Int. Home – Continuous
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Instagram makes an offer.
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- Wanna see pics of your friends in happy relationships?
- Panel 3 : Int. Home – Continuous
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Sarah stares blankly at Instagram.
- Panel 4 : Int. Home – Continuous
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Instagram starts walking away, beckoning Sarah to follow.
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- Yeah, y’do. C’mon!
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Sarah sighs.
How I Feel Every Inktober
Strip Info
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Home – Day
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Sarah sits on a stool, looking sad at a piece of paper. A pen tucked behind her ear. On a nearby table, Instagram walks up.
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- Why so sad?
- Sarah
- -Sigh- I hate my drawing.
- Panel 2 : Int. Home – Continuous
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Instagram makes an offer.
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- Wanna see art from people more talented than you?
- Panel 3 : Int. Home – Continuous
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Sarah stares blankly at Instagram.
- Panel 4 : Int. Home – Continuous
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Instagram starts walking away, beckoning Sarah to follow.
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- Yeah, y’do. C’mon!
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Sarah sighs.
New Year’s with Instagram
Strip Info
- Title
- New Year’s with Instagram
- Date
- January 1, 2020
- Tags
- anti-social, anxiety, celebration, fomo, holidays, Instagram, new years, Sarah, social interactions, social media
- Notes
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This is a redraw of my original Instagram strip. The nice thing about this strip is that it works for almost any social situation. I guess that’s also the sad thing about this strip. Hmmm.
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Home – Monday
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Sarah sits on a stool, wearing a party hat, looking folorn. On the adjacent table, Instagram steps up.
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- Why so sad?
- Sarah
- -Sigh- My New Year’s was lame.
- Panel 2 : Int. Home – Continuous
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Instagram perks up.
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- Wanna see pics of your friends having fun without you?
- Panel 3 : Int. Home – Continuous
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Sarah glares at Instagram
- Panel 4 : Int. Home – Continuous
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Sarah slumps further. Defeated.
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- Sarah
- -Sigh- Kinda….
- Yeah y’do! C’mon!
How To Greet A Stranger’s Dog
Strip Info
- Title
- How To Greet A Stranger’s Dog
- Date
- May 7, 2019
- Tags
- crime, dogs, Sarah, social interactions, stealing
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Ext. Sidewalk – Day
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Walking down the street, Sarah stops a Woman walking her French bulldog.
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- Sarah
- Can I say Hi to your dog?
- Woman
- OK!
- Panel 2 : Ext. Sidewalk – Continous
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Sarah bends down to pet the dog.
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- Sarah
- Can I pet him?
- Woman
- Sure!
- Panel 3 : Int. Sidewalk – Continuous
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Sarah picks the dog up. The Woman raises a finger in objection.
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- Sarah
- Can I pick him up?
- Woman
- Um…
- Panel 4 : Int. Sidewalk – Continuous
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Sarah stuff the dog in her sweatshirt and runs away, leash still attached.
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- Sarah
- Can I stuff him in my sweatshirt and take him home?
- Woman (OS)
- STOP!
Comfort Shows
Strip Info
- Title
- Comfort Shows
- Date
- April 25, 2019
- Tags
- bed, comfort shows, Ellie Kempner, Netflix, Sarah, talking laptops, The Office, TV, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
- Notes
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Bedroom – Night
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Sarah lies in bed, wrapped in a comforter, watching Netflix on her Laptop.
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- Laptop
- Hi! What would you like to watch today?
- Sarah
- Reruns of The Office, please.
- Panel 2 : Int. Bedroom – Continous
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Laptop seems nonplussed.
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- Laptop
- -Sigh- Again? But I made all this original content for you.
- Panel 3 : Int. Bedroom – Continuous
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Laptop makes an offer.
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- Laptop
- …How about The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt?
- Sarah
- Reruns of The Office, please.
- Panel 4 : Int. Bedroom – Continuous
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Laptop presses further.
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- Laptop
- …But Ellie Kemp-
- Sarah (interrupting)
- -Shhh- You’re wasting both of our time.
Weekend FOMO
Strip Info
- Title
- Weekend FOMO
- Date
- April 8, 2019
- Tags
- fomo, Instagram, Sarah, social interactions, social media
- Notes
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Inspired by the great Nathan W. Pyle, this comic is one of my favorites of all I’ve done (so far).
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Home – Monday
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Sarah sits on a stool, looking folorn. On the adjacent table, Instagram steps up.
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- Why so sad?
- Sarah
- -Sigh- My weekend was lame.
- Panel 2 : Int. Home – Continuous
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Instagram perks up.
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- Wanna see pics of your friends having fun without you?
- Panel 3 : Int. Home – Continuous
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Sarah glares at Instagram
- Panel 4 : Int. Home – Continuous
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Sarah slumps further. Defeated.
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- Sarah
- -Sigh- Kinda….
- Yeah y’do! C’mon!
Sensitive Toothpaste
Strip Info
- Title
- Sensitive Toothpaste
- Date
- March 27, 2019
- Tags
- emotional bandwidth, needy friends, Sarah, sensitive toothpaste, social interactions, toothpaste
- Notes
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Grocery Store – Afternoon
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Standing in the toothpaste aisle, Sarah examines a box of “Sensitive Toothpaste.”
- Panel 2 : Int. Bathroom – Night
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Sarah brushes her teeth. On the counter next to her, the tube of Sensitive Toothpaste looks up at her with big eyes.
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- Sensitive Toothpaste
- Are you mad at me?
- Panel 3 : Int. Office – Day
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Sarah sits at her desk, trying to work. She looks at a string of text messages on her phone.
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- Sensitive Toothpaste (via text)
- I just feel like… if she was -really- sorry, she’d text me back
- Sensitive Toothpaste (via text)
- I’m not overthinking right?
- Sensitive Toothpaste (via text)
- Lol don’t answer that 🙂 🙂 🙂
- Panel 4 : Int. Bedroom – Night
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Sarah is in bed, under the covers, trying to sleep. Sensitive Toothpaste creeps up over her shoulder.
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- Sensitive Toothpaste
- I feel like we never talk anymore.
Sheet Cake Rules Everything Around Me
Strip Info
- Title
- Sheet Cake Rules Everything Around Me
- Date
- March 16, 2019
- Tags
- baking, competition, correct opinions, fancy cakes, food, Kevin, Sarah, sheetcake, smoking
- Notes
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When I first posted this comic, I got some comments misinterpreting it as being about white male privilege. I can see how one might read that into it, so I redrew it with Sarah. Same joke – just hopefully a little more clear.
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Auxiliary Hall – Day
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Two Judges look over Chef Alexis’ cake. One of them has a clipboard. Alexis stands alongside it with a smile.
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- Judge #1
- …And what have we here?
- Chef Alexis
- This is a peanut butter banana cake with whipped ganache.
- Panel 2 : Int. Auxiliary Hall – Moments Later
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Two Judges look over Chef Rie’s cake. Rie stands alongside it with a smile.
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- Judge #1
- …And this?
- Chef Rie
- A chocolate hazelnut cake with salted caramel sauce.
- Panel 3 : Int. Auxiliary Hall – Moments Later
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Two Judges look over Kevin’s cake. He stands nearby, arms crossed, smoking.
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- Kevin
- This is a yellow sheet cake I bought at the grocery store.
- Panel 4 : Int. Auxiliary Hall – Later
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Kevin stands on the winner’s pedestal at the #1 spot. A large trophy at his feet. Still smoking, he holds his arms out as if to say, “What do you want from me?” Alexis sits at second place, upset. Rie sits at third place, sad.