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	Fellowshipping Monday, July 6, 2009 Labels: comic, Mormonism Posted by John D. Moore at 7:36 AM. There are 1 comments.


	Charbroil Monday, June 29, 2009 Labels: comic, demons Posted by John D. Moore at 8:30 AM. There are 0 comments.


	Rise and Shine Friday, May 15, 2009 Labels: comic, mornings Posted by John D. Moore at 7:33 AM. There are 1 comments.


	Apples Tuesday, May 5, 2009 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 8:33 AM. There are 1 comments.


	Happy Birthday, Bob! Monday, May 4, 2009 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 8:52 AM. There are 1 comments.


	This Is How the World Ends Tuesday, April 28, 2009 Labels: comic, T. S. Eliot Posted by John D. Moore at 8:48 AM. There are 4 comments.


	Patrick Henry 2009 Friday, April 17, 2009 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 7:20 PM. There are 2 comments.


	The Sun Thursday, April 16, 2009 ______________ This post is an installment in a continuing series of content coordinated by theme or motif with posts from Enoch Allred of Chiltingham, John Allred of clol Town, Jon Fairbanks of Funkadelic Freestylings of Another Sort, Eli Z. McCormick and Miriam Allred of Modern Revelation!, Davey Morrison, Joseph Schlegel of Sour Mayonnaise, Sven Patrick Svensson of Sadness? Euphoria?, William C. Stewart of Chide, Chode, Chidden, and WiL Whitlark of The Real McJesus. This week's theme: 'The Sun'. Labels: comic, coordinated content Posted by John D. Moore at 11:59 PM. There are 3 comments.


	Friend of the Terriers Friday, April 10, 2009 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 4:20 PM. There are 2 comments.


	Old Wise Man in a Stupid Hat Tuesday, April 7, 2009 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 9:56 PM. There are 2 comments.


	Just a State of Mind Saturday, April 4, 2009 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 7:30 PM. There are 1 comments.


	Who Is John Galt? Friday, April 3, 2009 Labels: Ayn Rand, comic Posted by John D. Moore at 9:17 AM. There are 0 comments.


	Troubled on the High Seas Friday, March 27, 2009 Labels: comic, pirates Posted by John D. Moore at 12:15 PM. There are 0 comments.


	Springtime Reminiscence Monday, March 23, 2009 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 10:57 PM. There are 0 comments.


	Metamorphosis Thursday, March 19, 2009 ______________ This post is an installment in a continuing series of content coordinated by theme or motif with posts from Enoch Allred of Chiltingham, John Allred of clol Town, Jon Fairbanks of Funkadelic Freestylings of Another Sort, Eli Z. McCormick and Miriam Allred of Modern Revelation!, John D. Moore of Whatnot Studios, Joseph Schlegel of Sour Mayonnaise, Sven Patrick Svensson of Sadness? Euphoria?, William C. Stewart of Chide, Chode, Chidden, and WiL Whitlark of The Real McJesus. This week's theme: 'Metamorphosis'. Labels: comic, coordinated content Posted by John D. Moore at 11:00 PM. There are 0 comments.


	An Obstacle on the Path to World Domination Monday, March 16, 2009 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 3:14 PM. There are 2 comments.


	Track Your Package Saturday, March 14, 2009 ? Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 10:14 AM. There are 0 comments.


	Our Great National Fear Friday, March 13, 2009 Labels: comic, politics Posted by John D. Moore at 11:06 AM. There are 1 comments.


	Different Drawing Style Tuesday, March 10, 2009 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 11:22 AM. There are 2 comments.


	Choose Your Afterlife Saturday, March 7, 2009 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 10:48 AM. There are 0 comments.


	History Lesson Monday, February 23, 2009 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 9:47 PM. There are 1 comments.


	Washington Monument Monday, February 16, 2009 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 10:03 AM. There are 3 comments.


	Oh No! Thursday, February 12, 2009 ______________ This post is an installment in a continuing series of content coordinated by theme or motif with posts from Enoch Allred of Chiltingham, John Allred of clol Town, Jon Fairbanks of Funkadelic Freestylings of Another Sort, Eli Z. McCormick and Miriam Allred of Modern Revelation!, Joseph Schlegel of Sour Mayonnaise, Sven Patrick Svensson of Sadness? Euphoria?, William C. Stewart of Chide, Chode, Chidden, and now WiL Whitlark of The Real McJesus. This week's theme: 'Superstition'. Labels: comic, coordinated content Posted by John D. Moore at 11:25 PM. There are 2 comments.


	A Day at the Bank Tuesday, February 10, 2009 Experimenting with pencils tonight. Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 9:36 PM. There are 0 comments.


	Demonic Weekends Friday, January 30, 2009 Labels: comic, demons Posted by John D. Moore at 8:02 PM. There are 0 comments.


	Dinosaur Daydreams Friday, January 23, 2009 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 8:45 AM. There are 0 comments.


	The Gulag Tuesday, January 20, 2009 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 11:00 PM. There are 2 comments.


	The Depth of My Sadness Sunday, January 11, 2009 Labels: comic, sadness Posted by John D. Moore at 6:15 AM. There are 3 comments.


	It Will Start With a Chicken Friday, January 9, 2009 Labels: comic, surreal Posted by John D. Moore at 1:50 PM. There are 3 comments.


	Before You Go Out Tuesday, January 6, 2009 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 9:22 PM. There are 0 comments.


	A Demon's Morning Torment Friday, January 2, 2009 Labels: comic, demons Posted by John D. Moore at 10:05 PM. There are 2 comments.


	Folsom Winter Blues Tuesday, December 30, 2008 Labels: comic, winter Posted by John D. Moore at 12:42 PM. There are 2 comments.


	All I Wanted Monday, December 29, 2008 Labels: Christmas, comic, winter Posted by John D. Moore at 1:11 PM. There are 1 comments.


	A Worldview Challenged Wednesday, December 24, 2008 Labels: Christmas, comic Posted by John D. Moore at 9:14 AM. There are 0 comments.


	Christmas With Family Tuesday, December 23, 2008 Labels: Christmas, comic, God, Jesus Christ Posted by John D. Moore at 8:02 AM. There are 5 comments.


	The Metaphysicians Thursday, December 18, 2008 ______________ This post is another in a continuing series of content coordinated by theme or motif with a post from William C. Stewart of Chide, Chode, Chidden. This week's theme: 'metaphysics'. Labels: comic, coordinated content Posted by John D. Moore at 10:12 PM. There are 1 comments.


	The Dark Knight's Fans Can Be Truly Insufferable Wednesday, December 17, 2008 (DRAMATIZATION) Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 9:59 PM. There are 0 comments.


	Eight Arms and No Friends Sunday, December 14, 2008 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 6:54 PM. There are 3 comments.


	Impending Doom Thursday, December 11, 2008 ___________ This is another entry in a weekly series of posts linked by common theme or image with posts by William C. Stewart of Chide, Chode, Chidden. The form these posts take is at the discretion of the individual blogger. Our common theme this week is 'impending doom'. Labels: comic, coordinated content Posted by John D. Moore at 11:45 PM. There are 0 comments.


	What Lies in the Mirror Thursday, December 4, 2008 ___________ This post the third entry in a weekly series of posts linked by motif with posts by William C. Stewart of Chide, Chode, Chidden. Starting this week, this feature will appear on Thursdays. Each week's posts may vary in form, but our posts will share a coordinated theme, image, or object. This week's motif is 'mirrors'. Labels: comic, coordinated content Posted by John D. Moore at 9:39 PM. There are 1 comments.


	Senator Wilson's Sweater Wednesday, December 3, 2008 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 10:06 PM. There are 0 comments.


	Two Minotaurs Go on a Date Monday, December 1, 2008 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 9:06 AM. There are 1 comments.


	Back With a Vengeance Friday, November 28, 2008 ___________ This post is an entry in a continuing series of coordinated content linked with William C. Stewart of Chide, Chode, Chidden. This week's theme is 'chain-link fences'. Next week, this feature will move to Thursday evenings. Labels: comic, coordinated content Posted by John D. Moore at 10:52 PM. There are 1 comments.


	Muffins on Strike Thursday, November 27, 2008 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 10:27 PM. There are 2 comments.


	It Comes Up on Every Quest Wednesday, November 26, 2008 Labels: comic, video games Posted by John D. Moore at 11:29 PM. There are 7 comments.


	A Typically Hellish Day at Demon, Inc. Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 8:13 PM. There are 1 comments.


	Possession Is... Sunday, November 16, 2008 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 10:32 AM. There are 1 comments.


	The Thieves' Preparation Monday, November 10, 2008 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 10:13 PM. There are 1 comments.


	Thing 3 Saturday, November 8, 2008 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 4:49 PM. There are 0 comments.


	This Sandwich Thursday, November 6, 2008 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 8:42 AM. There are 3 comments.


	Alex the Tornado Monday, November 3, 2008 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 11:54 PM. There are 0 comments.


	The Life and Trials of Medusa Sunday, November 2, 2008 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 10:00 PM. There are 2 comments.


	Baseball Is a Sport Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 5:58 PM. There are 2 comments.


	Plaid Man Monday, October 27, 2008 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 1:50 AM. There are 1 comments.


	Faux Sage Wisdom Wednesday, October 22, 2008 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 9:46 PM. There are 1 comments.


	He's Been Out Ridin' Fences Tuesday, October 21, 2008 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 10:47 PM. There are 3 comments.


	The Ministering of Angels Sunday, October 19, 2008 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 10:56 PM. There are 0 comments.


	The World's Greatest Director Wednesday, October 15, 2008 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 12:00 PM. There are 1 comments.


	Entropy Sunday, October 12, 2008 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 11:22 PM. There are 3 comments.


	Henderson and Anderson Thursday, October 9, 2008 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 6:42 PM. There are 1 comments.


	Bags! Tuesday, October 7, 2008 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 12:18 AM. There are 2 comments.


	The Invalidator Monday, October 6, 2008 It's been a long time since I've set out to do anything in comic form of substantial length (save the aborted Omnipresence daily project). My last 6-page comic book, Disappointor, was published over five years ago. It was supposed to be the beginning of a line of books to be entitled City of Assholes (as opposed to City of Heroes), with a recurring cast of villainous characters who were mostly just jerks. In my desire to be more productive, I'm going through a lot of old projects and determining whether to continue and complete them or to discard them. So, with some time to kill Sunday, I whipped out a complete issue of The Invalidator, the intended second in the City of Assholes series. It was kind of a rush job, what with the story and layout already done in 2005 and 2006. It's a bit silly, but I had fun with it. Click on the cover to read it (6 pages). Labels: City of Assholes, comic Posted by John D. Moore at 12:03 AM. There are 1 comments.


	Just a Suggestion, My Lord Saturday, October 4, 2008 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 10:05 AM. There are 1 comments.


	Pitch Session in Progress Wednesday, October 1, 2008 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 11:44 AM. There are 2 comments.


	On the Witness Stand Tuesday, September 30, 2008 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 8:46 AM. There are 2 comments.


	Harold's 43rd Sunday, September 28, 2008 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 10:34 PM. There are 1 comments.


	It May Be Earth's Only Satellite, But It's Still Its Favorite Thursday, September 25, 2008 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 11:40 PM. There are 2 comments.


	The Comic Strip That Almost Was Tuesday, September 23, 2008 Webcomicking is hard work. I should know; for about a year (September 2001 to December 2002), I wrote and drew Hans thrice weekly. For a variety reasons, it drew to a close, and I wasn't too keen on returning to it. But occasionally, I get the nagging urge to start one up again. In 2005, I came up a charming premise and cast of characters (with enough jokes and a story outline to last me for a couple of months) to launch a new comic. The reason it never materialized? I still suspect that it's because I never named it. The reason I never named it? There are only so many things I could think of to call yet another webcomic about four college-attending twenty-somethings who played video games. Really? That was it? What was supposed to set it apart was another character. The Omnipresence. The conscious, floating, speaking visual manifestation of an omnipresent force that happened to enjoy the company of the young protagonists. Omni, as he (a kind of sexist conceit even Omni wasn't comfortable with) didn't particularly mind being called, found himself embittered by four billion years of nothing happening before people really started making things interesting. An agnostic, he would engage the residents and visitors of the apartment in theological arguments and frustrate others by being unable to recall certain events that didn't seem all that important at the time ("It looked like just another motorcade. How was I supposed to know?"). When he's not hanging out with these guys, he's hangs with a Japanese family, even though he never learned Japanese and they don't speak very good English. The central character, however, was Lee, a character that would later inform the way I would conceive of the character of Jeff for Legends of Minigolf (and even use his basic character model in storyboards). Definitely a nerd, but a nerd without the kind of focus of a comic book or video game nerd, he wanders into an anime club meeting one day, feeling horribly out of place, where he meets a similarly out of place nerd, Eileen, who end up hanging out based on this similarity. Eileen becomes a fixture at the apartment and develops with Lee the kind of no-you-move-first sexual tension that can function as a wonderful, long-running narrative device. The other two roommates, Wyatt and Carly, were childhood friends of Lee. Wyatt was a dedicated video game nerd, sometimes locking himself away with his PS2 for weeks on end to complete an RPG at 100%, while still managing to attend classes enough to get by. Carly was the black sheep of the group, bubbly, personable, and popular. I did produce one comic, with Lee and Omni, while I was trying to nail down the visual look of the strip. One of these days, I'll probably talk myself into writing another comic. Until then, this is all I have to show for this particular venture. Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 8:46 AM. There are 2 comments.


	What a Cad! Monday, September 22, 2008 Labels: comic, Cosgrove Posted by John D. Moore at 11:29 PM. There are 2 comments.


	The Fallen Sunday, September 21, 2008 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 11:47 PM. There are 1 comments.


	Crunch-tastic Good Times Tuesday, August 26, 2008 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 8:46 AM. There are 1 comments.


	Lunchtime Bullying Monday, August 25, 2008 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 10:22 PM. There are 1 comments.


	Hell Is Really Quite Lovely Thursday, August 21, 2008 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 9:25 PM. There are 0 comments.


	It's Just Temporary Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 11:48 PM. There are 3 comments.


	The Burning of Eric Thursday, August 14, 2008 __________ Originally drawn & published July 21, 2005. Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 5:10 PM. There are 2 comments.


	Must Keep the Small Talk Going Monday, August 11, 2008 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 11:43 AM. There are 2 comments.


	Role Reversal Friday, July 4, 2008 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 9:29 AM. There are 1 comments.


	Refinancing Is a Complex Subject Thursday, June 26, 2008 Labels: comic Posted by John D. Moore at 12:08 AM. There are 2 comments.


	$50 Cash Reward Monday, March 31, 2008 Labels: comic, sketches Posted by John D. Moore at 10:47 PM. There are 2 comments.


	Stand-up Comedy Saturday, January 26, 2008 Labels: comic, sketches Posted by John D. Moore at 1:55 PM. There are 1 comments.


	The Nativity Story Friday, December 21, 2007 Updated for 2007. Your religion. Your world. Your time. Merry Christmas, if you're into that sort of thing. Labels: comic, sketches Posted by John D. Moore at 1:10 AM. There are 1 comments.


	Sweater Vest Friday, September 7, 2007 This is the sort of trauma men are subject to at public urinals. Craning your neck around to see who's back there would be far too conspicuous a motion. You stand there, looking straight ahead, vulnerable. Anyone in the world could walk through that restroom door. Anyone in the world could stand behind you. Anyone in the world could be looking at your sweater vest. And you would never know. Labels: comic, sketches Posted by John D. Moore at 5:27 PM. There are 2 comments.


	Ascending the Corporate Ladder Monday, August 13, 2007 Just because your old friends tell you that you "sold out," doesn't mean that it's necessarily going to be easy. Labels: comic, sketches Posted by John D. Moore at 12:04 AM. There are 0 comments.


	Jack-Out-of-the-Box Thursday, June 7, 2007 CAPTION: a jack-out-of-the-box will not live long. But Lord, those few moments will be glorious! One of the problems with just taking out a page and doodling indiscriminately is that you never know when you're going to draw something you actually like. So, you may end up obscuring something you did with, say, a bizarre fish-looking thing. Labels: comic, sketches Posted by John D. Moore at 1:20 AM. There are 1 comments.


	You Wouldn't Be So Cruel Wednesday, April 18, 2007 Admittedly, I posted this a long time ago on my now-defunct LiveJournal. But this is one of my favorite stupid jokes, so I'm giving it another run. Labels: comic, sketches Posted by John D. Moore at 10:00 PM. There are 1 comments.


	This Should Be More of a Sketch Blog Thursday, April 12, 2007 Some people really dig potted plants. Witness: I say good for him, you know. He appreciates potted plants in ways that I just can't muster. Labels: comic, sketches Posted by John D. Moore at 11:58 PM. There are 0 comments.


	Business Rooster Saturday, May 27, 2006 Is it really worth it, Jake? Labels: comic, sketches Posted by John D. Moore at 3:11 PM. There are 0 comments.


	John D. Moore Filmmaker, writer, cartoonist, and designer living in Salt Lake City, Utah. Whatnot Studios is updated daily with cartoons, musings, stories, and project updates. full profile

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