Comic: THEM CATS in "Hello, Again"
The art of having nothing to say--even after much time has passed.
Title "Hello, Again"
Panel 1:
Me Cat: "IT'S BEEN TOO LONG..."
Therapist Cat: "HOW LONG?"
Panel 2:
Me Cat: "IT'S BEEN OVER A MONTH SINCE I CREATED MY LAST COMIC"
Therapist Cat: "YOU'RE FORGIVEN, MY CHILD..."
Panel 3:
Me Cat: "THESE ARE MY SINS..."
Therapist Cat: "WHY SO LONG YOU THINK?"
Panel 4:
Me Cat: "I'VE GOT NOTHING FUNNY TO SAY."
Panel 5:
Therapist Cat: "EVERYTHING THAT COMES OUT OF YOUR MOUTH IS FUNNY."
Panel 6:
Me Cat: "Hmph!"
Therapist Cat: "IN A 'HA-HA' WAY."
Panel 7:
Me Cat: "HA, HA."
Should I feel guilty for not pumping out a comic each week?
I shouldn’t. I have a life. I’ve been busy getting to know a special someone. We took a day trip, and I’ve been working on hustling for work so I can support doing this comic & my poetry.
My creative life has a life too. There’s a process. I mean, it involves a playlist and dancing.
Might as well share this playlist, huh?
Because you can take the girl out of the Goth, but you can’t take the Goth outta the girl
—and, that’s why I’ve made a Daniel Ash/Love & Rockets/Tones on Tail/Bauhaus playlist!
Eat it, and Die:
https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/daniel-ash-love-rockets-tones-on-tail-bauhaus/pl.u-gxbllaGsEE9EE4
Translations
SPANISH:
Panel 1: "Ha pasado mucho tiempo..." / "¿Cuánto tiempo?" Panel 2: "Ha pasado más de un mes desde que hice mi último cómic" / "Te perdono, hijita..." Panel 3: "Estos son mis pecados..." / "¿Por qué tanto tiempo, tú crees?" Panel 4: "No tengo nada gracioso que decir." Panel 5: "Todo lo que sale de tu boca es gracioso." Panel 6: "¿Mmm?" / "En plan 'ja-ja'." Panel 7: "Ja, ja."
JAPANESE:
Panel 1: 「久しぶりすぎて...」/ 「どれくらい？」 Panel 2: 「前回のコミックから一ヶ月以上経っちゃった」/ 「許してあげる、私の子よ...」 Panel 3: 「これが私の罪です...」/ 「なんでそんなに長いと思う？」 Panel 4: 「面白いことが何も思いつかない。」 Panel 5: 「君の口から出ることは全部面白いよ。」 Panel 6: 「ん？」/ 「『ははは』って意味でね。」 Panel 7: 「はは。」
GERMAN:
Panel 1: "Ist viel zu lange her..." / "Wie lange?" Panel 2: "Über einen Monat seit meinem letzten Comic" / "Du bist vergeben, mein Kind..." Panel 3: "Das sind meine Sünden..." / "Warum so lange, denkst du?" Panel 4: "Mir fällt nichts Lustiges ein." Panel 5: "Alles was du sagst ist lustig." Panel 6: "Hmm?" / "Auf 'Haha'-Art." Panel 7: "Ha, ha."
ITALIAN:
Panel 1: "È passato troppo tempo..." / "Quanto tempo?" Panel 2: "È passato più di un mese dal mio ultimo fumetto" / "Sei perdonata, figlia mia..." Panel 3: "Questi sono i miei peccati..." / "Perché così tanto tempo, secondo te?" Panel 4: "Non ho niente di divertente da dire." Panel 5: "Tutto quello che esce dalla tua bocca è divertente." Panel 6: "Mmm?" / "Nel senso 'ah-ah'." Panel 7: "Ah, ah."
The Post Script
Look what AI has said about this thang…not that it’s anything to write about. Or is it?
“Deeply personal and sometimes painful topics.”
”a simple, hand-drawn look with pointy ears and fat noses.”
”avoids a ‘perfectly cute’ style to convey raw, emotional honesty.”
”’Next-level journaling’”
Find THEM CATS on the web at …
themcats.com. Updating the latest each Friday. More merch in shop coming in late September!
visualliquid.substack.com/s/them-cats each Thursday around 6 AM PST—can you handle it? I’ve got about 13 recent comics and I’ll be updating this on the Index.
https://www.instagram.com/_themcats_/ THEM CATS is now on Instagram, and I want to take some time to thank Lily Pond for being a Double Dipper—she’s my friend on Substack and Insta. Join our two-person gang?
And, check out the latest below—it’s not hyperlinked…yet.
Oh definitely don’t feel guilt. Self imposed schedules are there to be broken. There is nothing more certain to crush your creativity than forcing production when the desire (or the pay packet) is not there.
Thanks for the playlist…*putting black eyeliner on and preparing to head back to the 80s 🦇
Yes, my creative life has different aspects to it that need nurturing - painting and writing are important parts but not the only parts. Thank you for the Playlist!