The first of three pages, numbers 2 of 3 of which will appear here in subsequent weeks. I thought for a while that I would actually have all 3 pages done today, putting me 2 weeks ahead. But that did not happen. Special thanks to Wizzywig creator Ed Piskor for a late-night consult–I spent an extra hour adding greytones, which Ed (probably correctly) said was stupid. So here you see my strip, emperor’s-new-clothes-less.
This is a true story, LIKE EVERYTHING THAT COMES OUT OF MY MOUTH. I use to roller-skate everywhere when I was a kid. I didn’t learn how to ride a bike until I was in 3rd or 4th grade (such a crime!), so I roller-skated for transportation. But I didn’t have many friends, so I would often just roller-skate up and down the driveway. For HOURS. Not always with a kazoo (the kazoo shows up on page 2), but always imagining the whole neighborhood must be floored at my obvious and great skill.
Oh my gosh! So cute! So good!
Love the guy throwing his hat to the wind.
So good, Dustin! Can't wait to read the rest.
Weird. I use to shoplift too… In my kid's mind, anything on the floor was free.
What's a Bible Drill?
Bible drills were strange and great, especially for Christian nerds like me. I probably knew more about the Bible at age 8 than I know today, and I'm no slouch when it comes to Bible trivia, even today. Basically, all the kids put their Bibles (sometimes called "swords" in this context) on top of their heads, with the two thumbs on the pages, feverishly trying to position for quickest access once the CHARGE is sounded. Then the adult (there's one in every crowd!) yells out the chapter and verse of a Bible verse, and then yells CHARGE! and all the kids start trying to find the passage. Once you find it you start reading it super-loud, like "ALL-WE-LIKE-SHEEP-ARE-GONE-ASTRAY-EVERYONE-UNTO-HIS-OWN-WAY-AND-THE-LORD-HATH-LAID-UPON-HIM-THE-INIQUITY-OF-US-ALL" and the adult throws you a piece of candy.
That was Isaiah 53:6, by the way, or at least as much of it as I remember.
JESUS!
"Swords" metaphor makes me think of WuTang.
I think 8 is a particularly good year for most.