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And so thats why you shouldn’t lie to ol’ Uncle Alan. Because he’ll make sure that you’ll be limping for the rest of your life.
Another week and another page in what is turning out to be my favourite side story yet! Its been really enjoyable so far but there is more joy (and woe) on the horizon. First the joy.
The books should be arriving either sometime this week or the beginning of next week. If you want a book you can either buy one from me in person at the 2010 Webcomix and Small Press expo in Mile End, London on the 27th of March or you can just e-mail me and we’ll sort it out. I’ve only got 35 so £2.50 in person or £4 to be posted abroad. All orders should (fingers crossed) get a free postcard, badge and fridge magnet! Everyone loves fridge magnets.
Now the bad news. Recently the UK has been buffeted by what can only be described as political indecision. And its this which has spooked the financial world which in response to this indecision has been gradually devaluing Sterling against the Dollar and the Euro. Last year the Dollar was worth about $1.65 to the Pound which was a great rate and enabled me to run this comic. Today however it is barely $1.48 to the Pound which is frankly hurting me.
Obviously despite being almost near parity, switching to the Euro is not an option as the exchange rate between the Euro and the Dollar is even worse at $1.30 to the Euro.
I’ve had a chat with both German and Jules and we’re going to wait until the 24th of March when the UK Budget is announced and see how the markets react. If there is serious action to deal with the UK’s economic woes and the markets give it a thumbs up and the pound gains strength against the Dollar then happy days. If not then I’m going to have to put the comic on hiatus until things improve.
In any case, because I’m flying off to Japan for three weeks I’m going to put the comic on hiatus in May anyway. This is all very tough for me as I really want to keep going with this and I look at the scripts every day and dream of how awesome they’re going to be when I share them with you on this site. I’m going to get my books and I’m going to show them to my Mum and Dad and say “look what I’ve been doing with friends” and they’re going to love it. So its killing me that I have to stop it because of the current situation.
If the exchange rate improves over the next 10 days I’ll keep you updated and so on. Until then, lets hope things improve eh? 
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When I was a child, I was brought up to respect an opinion and respect the right of someone to voice that opinion. He or she may be right or they may be talking utter tripe but they have the right to say that. And trust me, in my household it was dog eat dog and if you either could not or would not stand by your opinions you will lose a debate but my family would always hear you out first. I have a lot of respect for that.
For example I respect the right of Hugo Chavez to have an hour long rant once or twice a week on his nice TV show Alo Presidente and on the opposite side of the political spectrum I respect the right of BNP Leader and arch-racist Nick Griffin to go on a national debate show in the UK to voice his foul politics.
What I do not respect is someone in academic authority who is behind a successful photo-comic/sketch page/whatever reading an opinion column which has the temerity to say that their comic is not a comic and then use his superior platform to galvanise his or her audience into attacking that column. That is utterly and completely wrong and someone in that position should know better.
My opinion? I don’t agree with Jules on some points. I think there are great and successful photo comics but I don’t think certain ones are comics rather they’re intelligent sketch pages such as those that belong in a well to do publication like Punch or The New Yorker.
But do I think she is arrogant, ignorant, idiotic, ridiculous or just plain bitchy? No! Because she presented her arguments calmly and logically from a professional point of view. That is her opinion guys deal with it. Don’t get angry, don’t shout at her because she decided to speak up, debate with her!
The treatment that she has received in the past 24 – 48 hours has been nothing short of shameful. She has been made to walk outside, stand on a chair be tarred and painted, bow for hours on end and wear a sign saying “I’m an idiot” while the baying mob (currently at 120 comments at the time of writing) criticize her endlessly and repeatedly.
We claim that we live in an enlightened and civilised society and that we enjoy the freedoms that people had died to defend time and time again. We look at the likes of China and scoff at their endless cycles of violence, mayhem and mob lynchings when we fail to realise that our own actions echo those very same horrible periods of history.
People should be made to read Li Zhensheng’s experiences and look at his photos. They should read abut the son whose father, the Helionjiang Party Secretary, was condemned and punished for days simply for being too old and “elitist” and how this son who tried to speak out, to voice his opinion, was gagged with a dirty sock and condemned himself.
Several days later he fell out of the window of the building he was being held at. The mob said it was suicide but in their hearts they know what really happened.
Today I look at that poor soul and I feel that he was the lucky one.
The start of a new era! Makes one tear up with excitement!
Meanwhile, Alan seems to be taking exception to being hit around the ribs with bar stools while Bernadette jokes sarcastically/pervs over looking after Alan. The locals however have an altogether different view of the situation.
These Czech bars are awesome. The locals are old and surly and most usually have an angry Scottie or Westie growling at you from his own seat. Something that would send Antoine over at the Drunken Fools into raptures I’d no doubt suspect.
I do apologise for the really late running but I’ve been to Italy over the weekend for a dazzling few days of sights, food, wine and rugby including me dancing like a muppet:
…quite.
