One of the things that will always be a constant in MeatShield is Dhur’s sense of blissful obliviousness and today is a prime example of that. The man comes back from the dead (which is no mean feat) and one of the first things he wonders about is why he was tapped to perform an errand. To borrow a line from an otherwise so-so movie, The Mexican, Dhur just manages to Forrest Gump his way through his life.

Take care,

~Rob

UPDATE 2/21/12: Due to the President’s Day weekend (and my girls being at home with me for 4 days in a row), I’m a little behind. There will be two comics this week, with the normal 3/week update schedule resuming next week. Thanks for understanding, folks!

One of the racial traits of half-orcs seems to be a lack of modesty.

By the way, this is probably as close as I’ll get to drawing anything Not Safe For Work in this strip. So, there you have it: Dhur’s butt. Enjoy.

And, yes, to the commenter that goes by the name Methardin, Dhur did indeed lose his secret stash. If you’re not sure what I’m talking about, go take a look at the last time Dhur was naked (or at least semi-naked).

Take care, everybody!

~Rob

Well, after this bit with Borloth, I’ve realized two things:

1. Skeletons are a pain in the neck to draw, and
2. It’s really hard to show facial expressions on a character when that character doesn’t have a face.

Next up: we deal with a naked half-orc. You’re welcome, ladies

Take care,

~Rob

I would have had this cartoon up earlier today, but I had my first “Oh Crap, I lost my kid!” moment today. I was picking my daughters up from school today and normally, they walk the kids out to a valet line to be picked up or they can let them cross the parking lot to a small grassy area where some of the parents wait for their kids. Anyway, I was waiting on the little mini-lawn and my daughter Emma walked across to me, while my other daughter, Nicki, was nowhere to be found. Upon asking the teacher where Nicki was, the teacher had a “deer-in-headlights” look which officially scared me – she had  no idea where Nicki was at. One of Nicki’s classmates then said that Nicki had forgotten her backpack and went back to the classroom to get it. I ran over to the classroom on the other side of the school and Nicki was nowhere to be found. Fortunately, she had passed me going the other way (which, given the way this school was designed, is possible) and her teacher kept her there until someone could be sent to get my panicky butt. So, everything turned out OK, but…. hooo boy, did that scare the crap out of me.

OK, fear-triggered adrenaline has finally subsided. I need to go take my three favorite girls out for Valentine’s Day.

Take care,

~Rob

OK, it seems the consensus is that an e-book is a good idea! Now to figure out how to do and color all those pages. Have a good weekend everyone!

~Rob

EDIT: Jeff, a frequent commenter, recently put  Scepter Thingie on Goodreads.com, as you’ll read in the comments below. Thanks, Jeff! Here’s the link to GoodReads!

Did you know that today roughly marks my two-and-a- half year anniversary drawing MeatShield? Me either! I found that out when I updated my LinkedIn profile and it asked me how long I had been at my current job, which is drawing MeatShield, and they calculated it as being 2 1/2 years. Interesting, no?

I have a question for you all: what would you think of me making The Quest For the Scepter Thingie available as an e-book? I’m just starting to explore that idea and researching what would be involved. There would be all the same content as in the print version, alhtough since it wouldn’t be a print version, it could be in color, since pixels is cheap.:) Let me know what you all think.

Hasta!

~Rob

Being brought back from the dead requires a certain amount of focus and that’s something that just isn’t in Dhur’s wheelhouse.

Take care,

~Rob

1400 years as is a long time as a “greeter.” Although some of the greeters at my local Wal-Mart may be pushing that…

~Rob

I know what you’re all thinking: If Dhur is getting sent back, what about his Belt Buckle of Expressiveness? How is he going to get that back? Good question.

Take care,

~Rob

Think about it. Borloth is in that keep of his day-in and day-out, his only company being the undead he makes, who can’t be all that riveting to hang around with.

Borloth: So, guys, read any good books lately?
Zombies: GNNNNNGGNNNNNUUUURRRRR.
Borloth: *sigh*

Heck, after watching my girls all day (for new readers, I’m a stay-at-home dad of twin 7-year-olds), I can get desperate for adult conversation.:) So, I can sort of get where Borloth is coming from.

Take care,

~Rob