A Box of Legos.

This was around the time when Pope John Paul II and comedian Mitch Hedberg passed away.

Lastly, it’s really cool that Death likes to play the PS2 and has pigtails.

There Can Be Only One.

How many sci-fi movie references can I squish into a single strip?

Second question: does it seem that ZCC have OCD? Hey, that rhymes!

Doom Doom Doom Doom.

The lyrics are from Alkaline Trio’s “Mercy Me.” At the time, the real ZCC was into that song.

In this comic, I wanted to include something with Optimus Prime, “Death Missiles of Annihilation,” and Anime Mecha-style missile attacks.

It’s Like A Little Comic Reunion.

The second panel features characters from Daily Illini cartooists who once graced the paper: (from left) Joe Martin’s “Boy,” Jacob Angel and Oliver Chang’s “Best Friends Club,” Paige Dickinson’s “Playing with Plastic,” and Matt Vroom’s “I Hate Pam.”

Vroom was infamous for the “Jew Nose” comic that sparked a lot of controversy not only in Champaign-Urbana, but the nation as well.

Amanda Beltramini Really Helped Me With This Comic.

Ninja Love.

What Did Ever Happen to David Schwimmer?

Snake Eyes Versus Storm Shadow.

Cluck.

“Ninja Please” was a comic in the Daily Illini by my friends Jake Angel and Oliver Chang (collectively known, by me at least, Jaliver Changel). Their comic always had some Kung Fu Chinese stereotype that always said “NINJA PLEASE!” in the most unusual and non-sequitur situations.

Hated the 2005 Grammys…