Category Archives: Pop Culture

Redshirts Revisited

04 Monday Apr 2016

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Blast from the Past Larry shoots the RedshirtsWe produced ten or so comics when we first started, to prove to ourselves we would be able to hold to a regular schedule, and could offer the internet something different. This was one of our favorites. It provided an opportunity to play with our readers, make fun of ourselves, and push the limits on how family-friendly we were going to be. The misspelling was unfortunate, but these things happen.

We still aren’t apologizing for it.

Tempest in a Teardrop is currently on hiatus and will resume our normal M-W-F publishing schedule starting April 11!

Press Release: Terri. Is. Pregnant!

31 Thursday Mar 2016

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Tempest in a Teardrop is proud to announce that quirky feminist Terri the Potato is, in fact, pregnant. This comes as a shock to the cast and illustrator, who were unaware that Terri had a love interest either in or out of the comic strip. Astute readers familiar with potato biology may have been suspicious when a mysterious growth appeared in the comic “Mesmerizing Inaction“. Continue reading →

Problematic Easter Eggs

22 Tuesday Mar 2016

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We get asked to do many oddball things as internet cartoonists. For example, the Frank Herbert Middle School of Kennewick, Washington asked our cast of Chorfs to be judges for the Easter Egg contest held in Mrs. Richardson’s sixth-grade class.

You won’t find “successful” comic strips like Dilbert or Sheldon asked to weigh in on this kind of stuff. They’ve moved up the ladder and get to be judges at beauty pageants and whiskey competitions. Someday, we hope to follow in their footsteps. Continue reading →

Denuttification

16 Wednesday Mar 2016

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Puppies chew on everything. It is the way they discover what is good to eat, and what makes their people cry. Alas, TV remote, I hardly knew ye.

Eventually they level up and achieve teenage doggy-hood. Those that identify as male demonstrate the urge to “dance” with everything, as often as possible. By everything, of course, I mean: tree branches, pillows, fellow pack mates, dirty clothes, towels, and, basically, anything they think might be responsive to their advances. Pro-tip: keep them away from the internet during this phase or your troubles will be compounded ten-fold.

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The Spork Speaks: Internalized Misogyny

15 Tuesday Mar 2016

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Pretend you had the bestest idea ever. All you had to do was utter four simple words. But only a fraction of the people you talk to signed on for it. Rejection hurts. What can you do to alleviate the pain? How about making up a mental condition based on your wondrous idea. Now whenever your victim listener responds that your bestest, best-best idea stinks, he’s not rejecting it. Or you. He’s just suffering from mental illness! Continue reading →