Only one job?! What a lazy lima bean!
By darthmike on August 3rd, 2010Posted In: Behind the Comic, Darthmike Says...

It may seem implausible for Roland to have gotten 15 jobs without any starting — but it’s not impossible. Trust me. I know. You see, a scaled-down version of those events happened to me during the dot-com bust of the early nineties.
After my job as a production artist for a small game company ended when they folded, I was out looking for work again. I sent out what felt like a thousand responses to posts for jobs. A long time went by with no replies at all, and my aspirations went from being hired as an artist to just being hired. (A lot like now, actually — know anyone who’s hiring?)
Then a funny thing happened. People started to get back to me.
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Quitting Time Volume 1 now for sale!
By darthmike on June 29th, 2010Posted In: Behind the Comic, Darthmike Says...

That’s right! This inaugural print collection of Quitting Time is perfect bound, and makes a perfect addition to your library or a gift for anyone who’s ever had to do time in retail. The book is $11 for an unsigned copy or $16 for a special signed Artists’ Edition!
Quitting Time: Vol. 1 includes the webcomic strips that ran from August 2008 to January 2010. In addition, it comes chock-full of never-before-seen extras, including a behind-the-scenes interview with Frank and Nate and two months of previously unpublished strips created especially for this book.
We hope you enjoy reading this volume as much as we enjoyed making it. Sometimes it’s hard to look forward to work, but we hope you all look forward to Quitting Time.






