The bold, ominous title of this strip had been buried in the pages of my sketchbook for months without any indication of how it should be turned into a comic. The solution: illustrated light verse.
Apparently the society meets in an extravagant loft overlooking downtown Kansas City. They were originally called the "Frustrated Artists Guild," but changed due to the unfortunate acronym.
This is an elaborate doodle I passed off as a cartoon for the Star. See if you can spot nods to Tony Millionaire, George Herriman, Dr. Seuss, Tom Otterness, Chris Ware, Matt Groening, Charles Schulz, Bill Watterson, James Kochalka, Maurice Sendak, Jim Woodring, and coffee. Don't you wish your house had an escalator and an observatory?
I'll be at B-Bop comics in midtown Kansas City (39th and Main) at noon on Saturday, May 2 for Free Comic Book Day. Stop by to check out my "Delayed Karma" mini-comics and rub elbows with some other renowned KC comic creators. Because comics deserve freedom.