Face An Ass Kicking!

While big news events have taken place over the last week (well, over the last year, really), Time Cheetah quietly reached a small but important milestone: we’ve got 100 Facebook likes! From all of you! A few months ago, we expected a few friends and family to take a look, but have been so pleasantly surprised at the love and support this dumb ol’ webcomic’s received. I know stuff like this is pretty small potatoes, but it means a lot to us. A very sincere thank you to everyone that’s been reading, sharing, and enjoying Time Cheetah!

You guys seen Arrival yet? It’s good, y’all. Like, solid acting, deliberate pacing, good writing, excellent cinematography and directorial choices, great editing, fantastic music, whole package sort of good. I don’t wanna get spoiler-y, but let’s just say that as a guy who writes a comic that involves time travel, I extra loved it by the end. Watch it, for sure.

So, let me just say this about today’s page: once we had this final Stalin Island script written up, the second issue neatly divided into two parts. The first half is everything leading up to and ending with Stalin Roulette. The second half starts with this page. And from this point on, everything gets stupid crazy. I seriously cannot wait for everyone to see what happens in the next few weeks. Get reading and get psyched for Time Cheetah!

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Stalin Roulette

Stalin Roulette, a game so stupid only my brother could come up with it.

As Carlos has mentioned before, Stalin Island went through many, many rewrites and this sequence had the good luck of being one our favorites (sorry savage cosmonauts). But it didn't survive unchanged!

For one, it used to happen in it's entirety in Part 1, but we needed the space. Then it was the cliff hanger before Part 2, but it didn't work and delayed Bolshevik's introduction too much. THEN it was changed thematically from a sort of 'Pass Stalin's test of wits!' to Cheetah proving his worth and friendship to Rodriguez. THEN we added henchmen for Cheetah to unload on, because before he just shoot all six bullets into the air!

Writing is hard, guys. But in the end, I don't think anything contributed as much as the stunning first panel on this page from our artist, Matt Cossin. Where we had to get out of our way and simplify, he elevated our stupid idea to greatness.

So, seriously, check out today's New Page. If you like it, check out Matt Cossin's art page too!

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Vote

This is quite an important day in these United States: Election Day!

All I’ve got today is just a simple, small request: if you are registered to vote in the USA, please do so. Whichever way you vote, on a president or senator, a proposition or a school board member, it’s important that you take the time and participate. Democratic elections and the peaceful transfer of power are, straight up, an amazing thing. We’ve had it for a short time (in it’s current incarnation, as far as human history goes) and who knows how long we’ll have it (again, as far as human history goes). Don’t take it for granted! Vote!

That’s it! We got a pretty tense Time Cheetah page today (don’t blow your brains out, Cheetah!) and we’ll have the thrilling conclusion to this game of Stalin Roulette on Thursday!

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Job Quest

God bless the internet.

I have been on a Job Quest. Recently, I found a positions to my liking and was about to apply. I had done the research, visited in person, and just completed a shiny new resume. I was feeling confident. 

But wait, your personal worth summary (resume) needs an introduction. I needed to write a cover letter. However, this application was being submitted to a national HR department and 'Dear National HR Department' is not the proper way to address a letter. I guess I'll just title it 'To whom it may concern'.

But a voice in my head, my guardian angel perhaps, said "Google that."

I googled some help on cover letters and there was one consensus: all people who title their cover letters 'To whom it may concern' are the scum of society. This was a faux pas so deadly it would blacklist me from any employment, ever, anywhere. I deleted the crime and contacted the offices for further details.

When in doubt, use the internet. If still in doubt, look at the newest page of Time Cheetah. That should set you at ease. 

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