Delinquent Records

Gus' Fanart

2009-06-08T18:58:00.003-05:00

lol
This is fanart from the anonymous Gus, who also draws webcomics but does not put them on the web. I hope you enjoyed this strip as much as I did! He also included a recipe:

Peanut Butter and Jelly Pancakes
make pancakes per usual
apply peanut butter to one
and jelly to the other
make a pancake sandwich
yaaaaaay

I'm pretty sure the "yay" is something you say over it before eating it. seems important.
look for more webcomics from Gus in an alternate reality where we or someone we know makes the effort to design a website

GORD HYDN 2

2009-06-06T09:34:00.003-05:00

So, I bought a pen recommended to me, but it didn't work very well. Probably 'cause I'm not very good with pens, or with line quality generally. I don't know why these turned out so blurry. I think that next week I will have my scanner up and running, and I may just repost the first two strips then.
Recipe is posted under this post, in case you did not notice.

brownies

2009-06-06T09:07:00.003-05:00

I decided to split up the recipes and comics. Here is this week's recipe. comic will come shortly.
This is not my recipe, but I think it's pretty neat. I did work on a recipe this week, but it's not as interesting.

Black Bean Brownies!?!
http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/amazing-black-bean-brownies-recipe.html
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
1 cup unsalted butter
2 cups soft-cooked black beans, drained well (hs: canned is fine)
1 cup walnuts, chopped
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
¼ cup (granulated) natural coffee substitute (or instant coffee, for gluten-sensitive)
¼ teaspoon sea salt
4 large eggs
1½ cups light agave nectar
Preheat the oven to 325°F. Line an 11- by 18-inch (rimmed) baking pan (hs note: or jellyroll pan) with parchment paper and lightly oil with canola oil spray.
Melt the chocolate and butter in a glass bowl in the microwave for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes on high. Stir with a spoon to melt the chocolate completely.
Place the beans, 1/2 cup of the walnuts, the vanilla extract, and a couple of spoonfuls of the melted chocolate mixture into the bowl of a food processor.
Blend about 2 minutes, or until smooth. The batter should be thick and the beans smooth. Set aside.
In a large bowl, mix together the remaining 1/2 cup walnuts, remaining melted chocolate mixture, coffee substitute, and salt. Mix well and set aside.
In a separate bowl, with an electric mixer beat the eggs until light and creamy, about 1 minute. Add the agave nectar and beat well. Set aside.
Add the bean/chocolate mixture to the coffee/chocolate mixture. Stir until blended well.
Add the egg mixture, reserving about 1/2 cup. Mix well. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
Using an electric mixer, beat the remaining 1/2 cup egg mixture until light and fluffy. Drizzle over the brownie batter.
Use a wooden toothpick to pull the egg mixture through the batter, creating a marbled effect.
Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, until the brownies are set. Let cool in the pan completely before cutting into squares. (They will be soft until refrigerated.)
Makes 45 (2-inch) brownies.

Underfold Crossover!

2009-06-01T00:05:00.003-05:00

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay

in case you are not in the know, this is what you call a fanart, not to be confused with an antfart, which scientists tell me lingers in those ant hill labrynths something awful, and that combined with the work and the almost complete absence of sex or internet, and the unbearable heat in there . . . um wait, I was talking about fanarts. This is Brian C. Russell's fanart, nicely rapping up my newly abandoned comic strip in the best way possible, by feeding it to Marmaduke. And I'll take this opportunity to state again how important it is that everyone go to theunderfold.com if for no other reason than to marvel at my fanarts. And I really encourage everyone to make fanarts for something you love or don't hate. It's easy to do, and a great way to really show how much better they are at what they do than you are.
Anyways, I've rambled enough. I have more Twilight to read! *shame*

Gord Hydn, pilot

2009-05-29T12:41:00.007-05:00

Hi guys. good to be back. This is my new strip. it's called GORD HYDN.
I'm having a heck of a lot of trouble making it look neat with a white background. Hopefully I'll have that figured out before the next strip. If anyone has any tips, let me know.
I plan on updating once a week, and working my way up 'til I find like the perfect number of weekly updates. Also, I plan to include a recipe with each strip, but don't be surprised by the slight weirdness of my recipes; they usually taste ok. Here is today's:

Macaroni and Cheese

Ingredients:
1 C whole wheat elbow macaroni
1 12 oz beer
1/4 C sour cream
1/4 C evaporated milk
2 Tbsp olive oil
3/4 C shredded sharp cheddar
1/4 tsp mustard powder
1/4 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp - 2 tsp louisiana hot sauce (amount depends on your tolerance. I use ALOT)
salt and pepper to taste (I like red pepper for this)

Directions:
Boil noodles in large pot of salted water with beer.
In small saucepan, whisk sour cream, olive oil, and evaporated milk together and heat on medium-low til hot (probably don't want to let this boil though). Lower heat. Add in spices and cheese, whisk 'til cheese is melted.
Strain noodles and add to cheese sauce. Mix it up. Let it cook on medium low for five minutes or so while the noodles absorb the sauce. Eat.

*optional addition: sliced yellow squash, which would be boiled with the noodles, but may take longer than the noodles so let it boil by itself for a bit before adding the noodles

Do you have a favorite mac and cheese recipe? I want to hear about it!

oh, also I just did a fan art for Brian at TheUnderfold.com, so go read that, after having read every episode so you will understand what's going on in my fan strip.

announcement

2009-05-13T12:30:00.002-05:00

This announcement is a little late, but I've taken a break again due to the fast approaching end of the school year. Also, hardly anyone is posting right now, so I don't feel very much compelled to get on blogger.

Also though, I'm starting to question the merit of posting so frequently. I wonder if it isn't somewhat self-serving and masturbatory. When you consider the multitude of artistic and social expression out there competing for people's attention, it's quite inconsiderate, rude, and I might even go as far as to say immoral to waste people's time with anything less than one's best effort.

That being said, I hope to make a more serious effort this summer, not because I take myself or what I'm doing here at all seriously, but just because it's kind of the right thing to do.

ringo's run

2009-05-05T17:30:00.001-05:00

had internet troubles. am back. *fiesta*

30 second hygiene

2009-04-30T22:30:00.001-05:00

school's out

2009-04-29T18:14:00.000-05:00

feather dusters

2009-04-28T22:37:00.001-05:00

furlow

2009-04-22T18:30:00.002-05:00

taking a break from drawing comic strips to work on some school projects. sorry guys

gerbil

2009-04-20T21:52:00.001-05:00

in quite a hurry!

hypothetical domestic dispute

2009-04-17T16:20:00.003-05:00

iggy pop

2009-04-16T15:36:00.005-05:00

hugh jackman

2009-04-15T22:13:00.000-05:00

doritos

2009-04-14T18:35:00.002-05:00

easter monday

2009-04-13T18:53:00.002-05:00

great undead 3

2009-04-11T19:57:00.002-05:00

easter

2009-04-10T12:25:00.000-05:00

beards

2009-04-09T17:51:00.003-05:00

Tom Waits

2009-04-08T19:07:00.001-05:00

busy

2009-04-07T17:54:00.002-05:00

J.L.B.H.

2009-04-06T20:40:00.001-05:00

great undead 2

2009-04-05T15:32:00.001-05:00

I do not think funny thoughts on weekends.

great undead

2009-04-04T23:40:00.005-05:00

Brian's fan art made me nostalgic so I made this. don't know if I'll like do both "strips" for a while or suddenly drop Ringo and his friends or perhaps somehow merge the two. I am not a planful man.
As you can see, they look alot different. I stopped using them when I achieved the style I'd been going for all along because I had trouble imagining a comic strip with such absurd illustrations,, so I started over. now the other guys are starting to look kind of messed up, too, so I may un-start over.
Obviously, this webcomic is still in the very early stages of development, and so thanks everyone for reading anyways and abstaining from outright derision.

Deathnote is an anime. the deathnote is like a notebook you write people's names in and then they die. I doubt y'all watch anime since I almost never watch it myself. was just more interested in the artwork today than saying anything that someone would find funny. sorry 'bout that

ipod

2009-04-03T19:30:00.004-05:00

no guest artist today. but perhaps tomorrow! or perhaps in an alternate future where McCain is president and Heathcliff really is intelligent, relevant, and hilarious.
kudos if you can name the song in panel one!

hopelessness

2009-04-02T18:09:00.004-05:00

Trying out a slightly different art style, as you can see. Line quality is still a little rough, will have to figure that out. Oh, I just realized it may look as if she's kicking him in panel two. She is not.

Guest Artist Chelsea has sprained her wrist. I do not think she will be drawing a comic this week. She however remains optimistic.

I've added a poll, please vote on which villain is better/cooler/your favorite of the two. How'd I choose those two? I was watching a top 25 villains countdown, and Magneto was ahead of Dracula, and I got into an argument with a friend about it. So I want to see what my four to eight viewers think.

Brian's Fan art!

2009-04-01T19:21:00.002-05:00

This has been Fan Art for Delinquent Records by Brian C. Russell, writer of The Underfold.

I think that most everyone who reads my webcomic also reads Mr. Russell's, but if you do not, then get over there and crack open those archives, you won't be sorry you did. The Underfold is one of the very few consistently funny webcomics on the internet, and the art, while not masterful in a technical since, is unlike that of any other strip that I've seen. And, I think Brian's other readers will concur, the art, as well as the writing, have so far gotten better with every strip.

For those of you who haven't been to my archives (and I hope none of you have), my first characters were these two, with the strip being titled The Great Undead. I got rid of them 'cause they kind of creeped me out. I never noticed they were better-drawn than the current guys.

some fun facts related to this strip:

I have never eaten a pear.

"the great undead" is part of a lyric from the song "Novacaine for the Soul" by Eels

Sometimes when I can't find my deodorant, I use pear scented bodyspray that I always seem to be able to find.

The male character was supposed to look like a dead Jughead. I mistakenly thought that Jughead wore a crown.

Thanks Brian!

car chases

2009-04-01T15:34:00.003-05:00

hope you don't mind my using Chester as background decoration, Jesse C. If anyone here isn't reading All Too Human by Mr. Jesse C., you seriously should be. The jokes are excellent, and the artwork is quite possibly my favorite webcomic artwork on all the internets.
Coming very soon: Fan Art from Brian C. Russell, writer of The Underfold

math

2009-03-31T07:08:00.005-05:00

straw trick

2009-03-30T19:33:00.003-05:00

Good news! This Friday there will be a guest artist drawing my strip for me, my artistically gifted friend Chelsea. So, if you had plans on Friday, cancel them! And spend the day close by your computer, eagerly awaiting the first ever competently drawn Delinquent Records strip.

anatomy

2009-03-27T08:59:00.001-05:00

gum

2009-03-26T07:02:00.002-05:00

You have to use your power of imagination here since I'm not able to draw girly or pretty things.

trends

2009-03-25T07:08:00.002-05:00

sawing

2009-03-24T17:08:00.004-05:00

thanks for asking

he's right behind you

2009-03-23T23:20:00.005-05:00

brainchild

2009-03-22T08:28:00.000-05:00

better-folk

2009-03-21T04:58:00.001-05:00

I wasn't able to post this on Friday 'cause my internet was disconnected (by which I mean it turns out a cord was actually just not connected).
The real punchline in this strip is that those people in the egg shells are my best attempt to draw better. I blame my software, but nonetheless, anticipate imperceivably better art in the week to come.

advising

2009-03-19T15:58:00.000-05:00

textbooks

2009-03-18T22:05:00.000-05:00

artsy

2009-03-17T18:30:00.000-05:00

minor(?) plotholes

2009-03-16T22:22:00.000-05:00

Who defenestrates the defenestraters?

avian ancestry

2009-03-14T23:29:00.000-05:00

cryptozoology

2009-03-13T08:31:00.000-05:00

Don't smoke, kids, it costs like 8 dollars. But then again, alot of that money goes to support like children's healthcare and other stuff, so maybe you should smoke, kind of patriotic.

gas

2009-03-12T15:36:00.000-05:00

country metal

2009-03-11T06:09:00.001-05:00

anthill

2009-03-10T08:14:00.000-05:00

laziness

2009-03-09T17:00:00.000-05:00

walmart

2009-03-07T18:46:00.001-06:00

college dating

2009-03-06T07:18:00.000-06:00

now with noses

2009-03-05T08:17:00.000-06:00

unanswerable question

2009-03-04T07:48:00.000-06:00

bathroom

2009-03-03T19:33:00.000-06:00

childhood

2009-03-02T18:04:00.000-06:00

laptop

2009-02-27T19:38:00.000-06:00

or he could not try very hard to make a webcomic.

smack

2009-02-26T21:19:00.000-06:00

this is a dream I had this morning, except in the dream the hooligan slapped a stack of cookies

living healthy

2009-02-25T16:20:00.000-06:00

don't know what kind of alcohol goes in coffee so I guessed. not sure why I keep making jokes about drinking.

office hours

2009-02-24T16:36:00.000-06:00

smell the roses 2

2009-02-23T19:50:00.001-06:00

why is the line quality in Gimp so awful . . looks like cave drawings on a regular nintendo

smell the roses

2009-02-23T18:53:00.000-06:00

This is about ten times longer than it is funny. I was going to do some editing and fit it all together better but didn't find the time.

the homeless

2009-02-22T07:56:00.000-06:00

parking lot

2009-02-21T03:47:00.000-06:00

static shock

2009-02-20T06:23:00.000-06:00

more work

2009-02-19T16:35:00.001-06:00

Arts and Crafts

2009-02-18T21:09:00.000-06:00

Role Reversal

2009-02-17T19:12:00.000-06:00

Al Pacino

2009-02-16T21:00:00.001-06:00

I haven't seen The Godfather in a long time, don't remember if that's accurate.

2 comicstrips

2009-02-15T08:34:00.001-06:00

The Rose-breathing Dolphin

2009-02-14T04:23:00.000-06:00

Happy Valentine's Day.

Hats: A true story

2009-02-13T16:51:00.000-06:00

4'33'' in Whoville

2009-02-12T17:19:00.001-06:00

tv

2009-02-11T20:07:00.000-06:00

goldfish anatomy lesson

2009-02-11T19:37:00.000-06:00

bible humor

2009-02-09T06:28:00.000-06:00

3 Comics

2009-02-08T20:32:00.000-06:00

D&D

2009-02-06T18:48:00.000-06:00

diversion

2009-02-05T20:29:00.000-06:00

job fair

2009-02-04T21:14:00.000-06:00

Automation

2009-02-03T22:32:00.000-06:00

(it's a movie I heard of once)

2009-02-02T19:32:00.000-06:00

new month

2009-02-01T20:38:00.000-06:00

why has she forsaken us

2009-01-31T20:29:00.000-06:00

"Bloggone bad web comics!"

2009-01-30T17:53:00.001-06:00

a webcomic

2009-01-29T20:42:00.000-06:00