Admittedly, at 12 years old, I didn’t have anyone to really ask how to approach girls my age. My older, much-cooler brother and I weren’t exactly connecting at that point, and Lord knows my own friends at the time were just as ignorant as I was on the subject. Not having the courage to produce situations where I could attempt a trial-and-error style of self-teaching was also a slight problem.

Comic-wise, for moments like these I could not be happier with the full-page format. The timing in this gag would not have been possible (or have as great of an impact) in a four-panel strip layout.

Also in news, I’m making great headway on the coloring of the archive pages for the Peter & Company Book One Collection. My new Wacom Intuos3 tablet has greatly sped up my productivity, so expect to hear an announcement on its availability in the coming month or two.

Official site: PeterandCompany.com