Dan Martin
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2017: THE YEAR OF THE BULGE ~A RETROSPECTIVE~
🕑 Added 2017-12-29 14:40:20 +0000 UTC 2017 has been the best year for Deathbulge/Me AND I'VE GOT A LONG LIST OF REASONS WHY, AND THEY'RE IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER BABY.1) First comic of the year was also the first comic to be promoted to SKIN. DEATHBULGE TATTOOS ARE NOW A THING AND THEY LOOK BLOODY EXCELLENT. Also Alice Cooper shared this comic on his FB page hell yes \m/
2) 6 weekly strips in a row did insanely well. By far the biggest gold streak in Deathbulge history. LET'S READ THEM AGAIN. GET READY TO HA HA HA X 6.
3) Finished and self-published Horseback Earthsmack: Apocalypse 4 Wasters, my third book. People said a lot of nice things about it.
4) Went to my FIRST EVER international comic con at Planet Comicon in Kansas City, Missouri. Met a boatload of lovely fans and fellow artists. Sharing a table with Mr. Lovenstein made it all the sweeter.
5) The massive success of The Deathbulge Party.
See the full comic here: https://www.deathbulge.com/comics/394
6) Went to America AGAIN in late June to share a table with Cyanide & Happiness at Denver Comic Con and stuck around long enough to celebrate Independence Day. I HAD A REALLY GREAT TIME.
7) HOW SEXY WAS THIS DRAGON THOUGH?
8) The Deathbulge Rumble becoming the 2nd long-form comic to make it to Imgur front page. Effectively thwarting any concerns I had about The Deathbulge Party being a one-off fluke that I would never be able to recreate. THIS IS THE FORMAT I WAS MADE FOR BABY.
See the full comic here: https://www.deathbulge.com/comics/400
9) My pal Jeff's Disney-themed birthday party, where I went dressed as the cursed spinning wheel from Sleeping Beauty. (That's right, THE JEFF).
10) The Bulgémon Tournament becoming the 3rd long-form comic to make it to Imgur front page. I hope they're not getting sick of me over there.
See the full comic here: https://www.deathbulge.com/comics/403
11) BULGE & FRIENDS: SICK TRIP TO SCOTLAND (We usually go to Scotland just to table at Glasgow comic con which is always an incredibly uplifting experience in itself, but this time we stayed in EDINBURGH for a few days too, AN EXCELLENT DECISION).
12) The Trick or Treat Hourlyween Special becoming the 4th long-form comic to make it to Imgur front page. YEAH IMGUR'S DEFINITELY SICK OF ME BY NOW.
See the full comic here: https://www.deathbulge.com/comics/409
13) The Deathbulge Advent Calendar becoming the yep, THAT'S RIGHT. YOU KNOW WHERE THIS IS GOING. The 5th long-form comic to make it to Imgur front page. Bloody ell.
See the full comic here: https://www.deathbulge.com/comics/411
14) GETTING ABSOLUTELY FUCKING TRASHED ON NEW YEAR'S EVE AND FALLING INTO AN EMPTY GRAVE AND VOMITING CONSTANTLY UNTIL THE VOMIT BURIES ME ALIVE.
But yeah, that's about it. Thanks for reading and thanks from the bottom of my heart to all of those who played a part in making this year so very special for me. <3
Comments
Stevie C-K
Indeed it was, unless somebody else took the idea and posted it too. It took me maybe two minutes to do, if that, so it's hardly very noteworthy. I've made better and more original jokes before, they just got way less attention!
Dan Martin
Hahah THAT WAS YOU?! I remember seeing that one. Nice work.
Dan Martin
Oh definitely! It's the ultimate compliment.
H_R
can confirm THE DRAGON IS VERY SEXY
Jess Moore
It’s very refreshing to see someone being positive about their 2017. Congrats man!
Stevie C-K
Also, the "flirting class" strip reminded me, I posted a meme-y edit of that strip on imgur myself not long after seeing it which did quite well. It simply replaced the kid's speech with "SEND NUDES" in hastily drawn letters. It's the only time I ever got any attention at all on that site, and it was all thanks to you.
Stevie C-K
That tattoo does look pretty sick! You must have been super flattered.
