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THE NAME OF THIS STRIP IS D H A R B I N ! |
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FEBRUARY 8, 2010
"[BLEEP] BUTCHER!"
True story, except for most of it which I made up. Chris Butcher shows off his potty-mouth after being maligned by a goofy four-eyed cartoonist type. Oh those cartoonists! |
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FEBRUARY 2, 2010
"THE UNDER-ACHIEVER"
What history has only recently revealed to us, waiting breathlessly here in the boring present, is that many famous persons of yore were super short. True fact. You can see this in action here in this 8-page (or 16 panel, here on the Internet) comic. |
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JANUARY 25, 2010
"MY FAVORITE JOKE"
This really is my favorite joke, and I really do prefer to tell it with a fake-o "new-york" accent. It always gets groans, but I love the beat-beat-beat of it, it's very easy to tell and just confusing enough to take a half-second to get--and then groan at. Or, in comics lingo: PLOP! |
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JANUARY 11, 2010
"CLASSICS INFRINGISTRATED: Ezra Pound's Salutation"
A homage to and/or an adaptation/theft of a short poem by Ezra Pound, which concerns both fish and the fisherman, and both you and I. |
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JANUARY 4, 2010
"ELEPHANT ADVENTURES! The Flyswatter"
OH THOSE ELEPHANTS! Even at death's door, how they do pack a wallop! If you ever run into one, out there in the Serengetish wilds, watch out for sure. Because those guys can't help but win. |
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DECEMBER 28, 2009
"NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS 2010"
In my now yearly bid towards self-improvement, this year I've increased my 7
resolutions from last year by 2. This despite only having succeeded in, at best, 1 and 1/2 of last year's highly optimistic resolutions. Hey don't judge me |
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DECEMBER 21, 2009
"ELEPHANT ADVENTURES!"
Oh the hectic life of the elephant, slow-moving titan of the African plains, festooned as it is with its ivory, its secret graveyards, and its many wrinkles. Wise elephants, pass on your lore to your littler generations. Under the green acacia of the Serengeti, oh yea verily. |
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DECEMBER 14, 2009
"WHAT WOULD DHARBIN DO? Jams!" Part 7 of 7
The finale of my story all about JAMS! In which the only lesson learned is that it sure is sweet for your mom to make you clothes. Surely though, all children are doomed to be unappreciative of this while at an age where it could do any good. Oh, the Humanity! |
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DECEMBER 7, 2009
"WHAT WOULD DHARBIN DO? Jams!" Part 6 of 7
My mother taught me better than to use cuss-language in public. But what can you do in this crazy mixed-up world? Sometimes a mother's love--or even her handmade jams--just aren't enough to deal with life's little tribulations. |
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NOVEMBER 30, 2009
"WHAT WOULD DHARBIN DO? Jams!" Part 5 of 7
Our story thunders on, this week will the addition of at least one metaphor! It's a plugin I just got for my site, I think it's really going to spice things up. Until now, I've just been making do with "memories" and "self-pity." |
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NOVEMBER 23, 2009
"WHAT WOULD DHARBIN DO? Jams!" Part 4 of 7
In this week's installment, the nominal jams make their first appearance, as does a moment of slight violence. Is this coincidence? Could be--although with jams as such no longer prominent on the fashion landscape, we still have violence aplenty. #imponderable |
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NOVEMBER 16, 2009
"WHAT WOULD DHARBIN DO? Jams!" Part 3 of 7
In which the MOST PERFECT material a 13 year old boy could select for his out-of-fashion knee-shorts is selected, and measurements are begun for the MOST AUSPICIOUS fashion debut ever to occur at Parkwood High School. |
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NOVEMBER 13, 2009
"WHAT WOULD DHARBIN DO? Jams!" Part 2 of 7
In this installment, we consider a young boy and his crippling desire... for patterned surfer-style shorts that were fashionable for about 2 solid months in the 1980's. Were there not better options for crippling desire in the 1980's? Besides Star Wars and Transformers, I don't think so, no.. |
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NOVEMBER 9, 2009
"WHAT WOULD DHARBIN DO? Jams!" Part 1 of 7
The first installment of a fabulous multi-part story about shorts named things besides "shorts." Aside: did you know there is almost no mention online of Cugas at all? Besides very incidental mentions at best. See the comic page itself for details of an exciting shoe contest GRAB THIS OFFER WITH BOTH HANDS!! |
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NOVEMBER 2, 2009
"WHAT WOULD DHARBIN DO? Teenage Heartbreak!" Part 5 of 5
The fifth of five pages, in which the nominal teenage heartbreak at long last occurs, utterly devoid of any sense of resolution, satisfaction, quality, etc. Just this gnawing.. hunger.. |
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OCTOBER 31, 2009
"WHAT WOULD DHARBIN DO? Teenage Heartbreak!" Part 4 of 5
The penultimate installment of this heartbreak of corporate and teenaged hunger.. for delicious nitrates. |
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OCTOBER 28, 2009
"WHAT WOULD DHARBIN DO? Teenage Heartbreak!" Part 3 of 5
Check out my Dad there to the left, pretty handsome, no? That's what I'm going to look like in a few years, ladies--it's true. Form a line ladies, form a line. |
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OCTOBER 27, 2009
"WHAT WOULD DHARBIN DO? Teenage Heartbreak!" Part 2 of 5
Our second installment in this tale of Teenage Heartbreak!
I am proud to say I remembered nearly all of this song when I started writing this strip, although I had to consult my old friend The Internet for some of the later lines |
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OCTOBER 26, 2009
"WHAT WOULD DHARBIN DO? Teenage Heartbreak!" Part 1 of 5
When a boy is becoming a man, there comes a time when he must make certain... realizations about how the world really works. This.. this was my time, Gentle Reader. Read on if you dare, this tale of Teenage Heartbreak! |
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OCTOBER 24, 2009
"WHAT WOULD DHARBIN DO? Leaf Magic"
A true story from my childhood, in which my mother bends the very traffic itself to her merest whim. Tough lady!
An old strip, reprinted in DHARBIN! #1, but I wanted to make sure I had it up online. |
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OCTOBER 20, 2009
"DUEL: Hemingway Vs Fitzgerald!"
As suggested by Ms. Kate Beaton, a historical melodrama and true story, although the dialogue has been somewhat, er, fluffed up by yours truly. For those of you wondering what it was like during the 20's, with titans like Hemingway, Fitzgerald and Joyce all hanging out together in Paris--well, this is it. |
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OCTOBER 12, 2009
"CLASSICS INFRINGISTRATED :: 'Women' by Charles Bukowksi"
In what is sure to be a decision sorely regretted in the future, here I present my favorite passage from Charles Bukowski's novel "Women," which is of a surety ©1978 Charles Bukowski, and published (at least my edition) by Black Sparrow Press. Is this lyric passage improved by its dubious translation into comics? No, probably not, probably not. |
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OCTOBER 5, 2009
"SPX '09 EXCITEMENT REPORT!"
Two pages of black and white reportage from the front lines of SPX '09! You may have heard it was fun, you may have heard it was crowded, you may even have heard it was cold! Sounds like you're pretty well-informed, but feel free to click the thumbnail to read my on-the-scene report! |
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SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
"THIS DAY IN HISTORY: The Signing of the Magna Carta"
In lieu of a brand new strip, here's a super old one, somewhat improved by hours and hours and hours of coloring. Part of a series I'll one day continue, my own semi-accurate take on historical events. |
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OLDER STRIPS AVAILABLE IN THE FABULOUS DHARBIN! ARCHIVES. |
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ALL CONTENT ©2009 DUSTIN HARBIN UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED :: ALL RIGHTS RESERVED |
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