Cognitive Observation #42

Beat panels FTW!

    --LazerBlade

Cognitive Observation #41

I know content has been a bit sparse. The way things have been going, keeping a weekly comic has been all that I can do. I finally have a way to work while I'm on campus, but we'll see what that leads to in terms of blog and YouTube content.

    --LazerBlade

Cognitive Observation #40

I've had this strip in my head for quite awhile now. It speaks artistically to me on many levels, but I still think it's hilarious as all bork.

    --LazerBlade

Cognitive Observation #39

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Cognitive Observation #38

Do you like the more overt rottenness of tone?

    --LazerBlasde

Cognitive Observation #37

I have yet to get any kind of decent buffer of comics going again. I've basically just been posting them on the nearest Tuesday that I make them. Maybe sometime in the imaginary future I'll have enough time to breath, thus being able to be creative enough to have a regular output of comics.

    --LazerBlade

Cognitive Observation #36

My biggest, grandest comic since the resolution to the skater-punk series. I'm introducing a new superhero, using color, and trying out a new art style. This took forever to draw. \

The new art style parodies the every actor is a perfect person idea by having all men have literal triangle figures, while all women have literal hourglass figures. This also allows me to have a wider range of character designs with different pieces of clothing and body shapes.


    --LazerBlade

Cognitive Observation #35

To be fair, I've gone out of my way to be an activist against age discrimination. That doesn't mean that stereotypes aren't funny.


    --LazerBlade

Cognitive Observation #34

Quit your whinin', can't you take a joke?

        --LazerBlade

Cognitive Observation #33

Having a tablet makes doing comics way easier. I actually designed this one with my tablet. Unfortunately, it's not accurate enough to draw them, and I don't have the right software. So you still get comics scribbled out in GIMP.


      --LazerBlade

Cognitive Observation #32

This comic speaks for itself.

    --LazerBlade

Cognitive Observation #31

Happy first Cognitive Observation in awhile! I have ideas for at least a few other comics, so if I don't have article content for Tuesdays you can enjoy those.

Cognitive Observation #30

What? All comic artists have the right to a pun every once in awhile.

Cognitive Observation #29

Cognitive Observation #27

Posting Schedule and Review Format

I like writing. It's the type of delicate blend between science and art that always rubs me in a special way. Unfortunately, I don't practice it as much as I once did. Upon considering why this is, I noticed something rather interesting about the way I handle game reviews/analysis. I can't seem to make up my mind about whether I'm doing the normal consumer advice game review thing, or whether I'm analyzing and commenting on various aspects of a game.

Upon reflection I think my preferred choice would be game analysis. This means away with review scores, and away with a hastily scraped together paragraph at the end of every game analysis set attempting to explain who will and won't like the game. Rather than taking entire games or entire concepts, I will free myself to discuss, comment, and analyze whatever game related subject I find intellectually stimulating at the time. This will probably result in more entertaining and enlightening writing because I write best about a topic when I find interesting and stimulating.

Another topic that's crossed my mind is my posting schedule. After my comic strip went on hiatus I pretty much stopped posting on Mondays. I plan to change that ASAP. Either this Monday or next I will again start posting content on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. If I find time and inspiration to do a comic every once in awhile it will be posted on a Monday as another Cognitive Observation.

Let's see what kinds of interesting things get cooked up within the next few weeks. ;)

    --LazerBlade

Cognitive Observation #25

This is what I think whenever people say "bow out."

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Cognitive Observation #21

True statistics can still be misapplied.