Jeremy: This comic strip was an exercise for me in Tie-Namics, which is the term I just coined for doing fun things with Stan’s tie. Now that Stan has a tie, it gets to play the role of supplementing Stan’s expressions. I also like the idea that since the Bros are living each day of their life on the road, they can just use any free time on tour to seek out rehearsal spaces with hourly rental charges. They have to write more songs somehow, right? Now they just need to record those buggers…
Jeff: I also think this is the closest we’ve gotten to any discord (dis-chord? get it?) between the Bros. They’re really pretty mature siblings, overall, but I think they’re just having a bad day, here.
This is a great strip today guys. Love the Tie-Namics for sure, way to incorporate his new clothing style into their day to day. Also the distortion affects are really good. Brings a lot of feel and action to the strip.
I’m sure as with any sibling, time together tends to bring out these moments of discord. I’m sure this won’t be the last day they are getting on each others nerves about something, but that’s what makes it so cool. Friends share these moments and often things become weird after more than a few of these clashes, but with brothers you could have 10 of these a day and at the end of the day you’re still best buds and moving forward as if they never happened.
Thanks, Todd! I like to think that the tie is as smarmy as Stan’s face in panel 2 (what with it’s ease of drapery) as it is horrified and astonished in Panel 3.
Seems to me it’s a standard, constant battle in any band-type situation. Good thing they don’t have a bass player too.
“Your drums are too loud.” “No, your amp’s too loud.” “No, HIS amp is too loud.” “I can’t hear you.” “I can’t hear myself.” *fist* *punch* *beer*
hahaha ” *fist* *punch* *beer* “. Very nice.
Power Chord!!!!!! #Awesome