Geranium Lake Properties, "Meanwhile..."

Asemic comics are published here three times a week, on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday (or Saturday night, maybe).

Geranium Lake Properties, minstrel crossing Orreaga

Asemic comics are published here three times a week, on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday (or Saturday night, maybe).

Geranium Lake Properties, Algorithm Fantasy

Asemic comics are published here three times a week, on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday (or Saturday night, maybe).

Geranium Lake Properties, "Under the Thickety Dune"

Another part of The Secret of Watchstone Rim.

This is a colaboration with Phil Openshaw, who graciously gave me permission to use a piece of this photograph for the branch patterns. Phil's photograph is far more stunning than my little cartoon here. Take some time to check out his Tumblr archive, and his White Cloth Hall series; his photographs of urban decay are thick with texture and fascinating detail.

Asemic comics have been published here three times a week, on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. This was supposed to be posted Sunday, but my Sundays are too busy right now. Here, on Blogger, I will try switching to a Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday night schedule.

Geranium Lake Properties, "The Deadly Tendrils of Bairg Lungdo"

I'm pretty sure this is another part of The Secret of Watchstone Rim.

Asemic comics are published here three times a week, on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. Except for last Tuesday. I know I've been saying that a lot lately. My schedule at work has been changing every week. That's only a minor disruption, but it does mean I have a little less time to sulk in my cave. Which is necessary for my creative process. So last Tuesday I caught up on my sulking.

Geranium Lake Properties, kiGamnch Dart-and-Tile Boards

Today's comic is a kiGamnch Dart-and-Tile Board, used for various tabletop games that are a popular form of kiGamnch.

The "darts" are not sharp, they are shaped like lima beans, with six short rubber spikes. They are more like jacks than darts. Some people play kiGamnch with jacks instead of kiGamnch darts, but if you have an expensive inlaid kiGamnch table, metal jacks would marr the finish. You can slide, roll and toss the darts across the board. Your opponent has the option of using his darts to displace yours.

The tiles are similiar to mah jongg tiles, and there is even a form of kiGamnch you can play with mah jongg tiles. The most familiar kiGamnch tile is made of Catalin (a plastic similiar to Bakelite), but some players prefer bone, ivory or wood. For me, nothing else has that most satisfying "clack" of a Catalin kiGamnch tile. The tiles can also be triangular or pentagonal.

kiGamnch tiles made of scented soap are a popular gift among game enthusiasts, but they don't use them in play. They are most often seen as a decorative item for the bathroom, packaged in attractive glass jars.

Bottom image: A double kiGamanch gameboard inlay for a tabletop, 36" X 60". This kind of table can be found in bars, diners and coffeehouses frequented by jackalopes.

Asemic comics are supposed to be published here three times a week, on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, but I missed last Thursday because of minor life issues. My ISP has been having connection problems, and we're having a heat-wave that is so out-of-proportion to our usual weather I find myself inclined to the attitude of "It's too darn hot, I can't be bothered" for even the slightest challenge.

Samsara Comics, Greenthorn Totem

Asemic comics are published here three times a week, on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.

Geranium Lake Properties, doubt walks unhindered through the sun today

Asemic comics are published here three times a week, on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.

Geranium Lake Properties, how to build a better singularity, part 2

Asemic comics are published here three times a week, on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.

Geranium Lake Properties, the intelligence of beans

Could be funny. Could be profound. Could be Jack Loki's third grade science project.

Asemic comics are published here three times a week, on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.

Geranium Lake Properties, the antagonist says hello (or whistles)

Asemic comics are published here three times a week, on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday (or a couple of hours before midnight on Saturday night).

Geranium Lake Properties, how to build a better singularity

Asemic comics are published here three times a week, on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.

Geranium Lake Properties, no rakes, no rivets, no rum

Today's GLP panel was drawn by a guest artist: Geraldine Emberly Rodriguez, who described this cartoon as "your basic visual poetry tale of adventure". Rodriguez always signed her own cartoons with her initials GER, but on the six panels she made for Geranium Lake Properties, she represented herself with a jackalope figure. Everyone called her "Ger", and that's how she was introduced to Yost. It amused both of them to replace the first syllable of "Geranium" with her signature.

The date on this comic was printed according to a calendar of Ger's own invention, which measured Celadon Dream Time in the Fourth Seraphic Lassitude.

Asemic comics are published here three times a week, on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.

Samsara Comics, uncompromised by imperfections and inevitable damage

Collab with Mary Disney.

Geranium Lake Properties, The Secret of Watchstone Rim

Asemic comics are published here three times a week, on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.

What I Did On My Summer Vacation

This can be a visual poem about the last two-and-a-half weeks of my life. Or it can be a travel poster. Or it can be an excuse/explanation for why I have not been posting on schedule. Or it can be all three. One of the beauties of asemic writing is that it can express so much, so efficiently.

Samsara Comics, oxides of lead, silver and antimony

Asemic comics are published here three times a week, on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.

Here are the summer repeats you missed!

I vacationed harder than I expected I would, but I am getting you back on schedule. Asemic comics will once again be published here three times a week, on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.

Top panel is: Geranium Lake Properties, teeth upon you
Middle: Geranium Lake Properties, a spoon in a marrow sky
Bottom: Geranium Lake Properties, uptown ticket

All three are earlier GLP comics. Next week I will be posting new GLP comics! Next up today is a new Samsara Comic.

Geranium Lake Properties, rap quick

Asemic comics are published here three times a week, on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. We are taking a little vacay while it's still summer, so for the next week or two we will re-blog some of our favorite GLP panels. Here is an extra one to make up for missing Sunday.

Geranium Lake Properties, feast of the bounce

Asemic comics are published here three times a week, on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. I missed last Sunday because I am taking little breaks while it is still summer. California is a place made for summer, so I have been driving/walking more often to look at the Pacific ocean with friends and family.