094

Translation:
EVERYDAY CRUELTY #211
"No one will ever love you more than I love you right now..."
"(Shit! That's probably right! It's all downhill from here.)"

Like I said, unintentional cruelty = comedy gold.

093

Translation:

EVERYDAY CRUELTY #237

"What an awesome sunset! Damn shame you can't see it."

"(Asshole.)"

As I said before, these were random throwaway sketches drawn at work, done directly in ink with no pencils beforehand. Having said that, I'm pretty pleased with it. The body language (relaxed vs tense), the details (the cane and the dog explains the context without spelling it out) and the composition (the open space on the right side which seems to imply a sunset). I like it a lot. This all came together very nicely, I thought.

Also, I guess this is where I realized: unintentional cruelty = comedy.

092

Translation:
EVERYDAY CRUELTY #117
"Hey! Who took the last cereal and put the box back in the cupboard?"

Once again, categorizing the mean, petty things people do to each other is good for a laugh. But wow, that perspective is pretty weak... In my defense, this was done straight to inks, no pencil underdrawing, not even a preparatory sketch. But who cares, it was just a funny little gag to put up at the bulletin board at work. Until now.

091

Translation:

EVERYDAY CRUELTY #543

"I'm fat, you're stupid - I can diet! Ha ha!"

"He's right!"

Drawing while at work, just to pass the time... The tagline "Everyday Cruelty #543" is what made this a keeper. The notion that every possible act of cruelty had been (presumably scientifically) catalogued and assigned a numerical value cracked me up. There are more of these to come...