I’m very happy to wrap up the “date night” storyline because it was one of the longer stories I’ve ever attempted, and honestly I think it went well and ended in place I’m comfortable with. You’ll definitely be seeing more of Josie because I’ve never really developed a female character in one of my strips and I’d like to do more with that.

I try really hard to not have a Mary Sue situation in my comics. I like my guys to lose, and lose often. While all three guys are based on myself and my two best friends, they’re also aspects of me. I felt it would be a good idea to throw a foil into that by introducing a girl that can shake things up, and that’s what Josie is there for.

Moving on, if you check the “upcoming convention” list on the right side of the site, you can see I’ll be at the Middle Tennessee Anime Convention (MTAC) Easter weekend. This is going to be a fantastic show, and the biggest show for Betsy and I of the year. We’ll be on the second floor in the artist alley back by the customer service desk, so come see us and buy some merchandise. We’ll have a few new original pieces for sale, along with the strips, comic books, buttons, and sketch cards.

Looking forward to seeing everyone there!

~Johnathon (Chuck)

Betsy and I will be selling original art from this point forward, along with prints of your favorite strips. We’re still beta testing the online store, so for now if you’re interested in a Trouble Ticket original strip or a print you can click the “Buy This Strip” button under the comic, which should take you to the original art page where you can place your order. (currently we’re only accepting orders through PayPal)

“Buy This Strip” will be coming to the Fruit store within the next few days, so don’t worry!

In addition, we’ve finally gotten our studio site off the ground as well. For the latest news on FRUIT! and Trouble Ticket, you can check out our label, Pink Pineapple Ink.

In the coming weeks, we’ll be adding a store (proper) to Pink Pineapple Ink where you can pick up buttons, comic books, original art, and some really swanky t-shirts that should be available sometime in February.

Finally, as you can see, I’ve started doing Trouble Ticket strips in SUPERTECHNOMAGICOLOR! I’m using the same markers that Betsy uses for her strip and I’m loving this process. I feel like it makes the original much more impressive and it looks better on the web as well.

So that’s it! Buy some stuff, come see us next weekend and say hi, and keep reading!

~Johnathon (Chuck)