'Fat Ash'

I came across the following image while perusing the "score designs" section of threadless.com a few minutes ago. (Yes, I'm sometimes strange like that.)

Unfortunately, scoring for the design--humorously titled "Fat Ash"--ended some time ago. (Even worse: Its final average score was just 2.17 out of 5, which means its unlikely to be printed.)

If you're itching to score a few still-in-the-running designs, check out the Donkey Kong-inspired "Barrel Ride Down the Falls" and the, er, Princess Peach-inspired "Everything is Peachy."

Ash Ketchum's (and Maré Odomo's) 'Letters to an Absent Father'

I know I'm a bit late to this particular party, but I'm going to write about it anyway.

"It," as you can probably tell from the headline above, is artist Maré Odomo's Pokémon-themed comic series, "Letters to an Absent Father."

Each of the 10 (so far) comics focuses on the Pokémon protagonist, Ash Ketchum, and the letters he writes to his estranged father. Here's the first:

They're all more than a bit melancholy, but they're touching, too. And, as you can see in the image above, they're easy on the eyes.

Check out the rest of Odomo's "Letters to an Absent Father" comics here, and check out the rest of his portfolio here.

Random aside: Although Odomo hails from San Jose, he currently lives in Seattle. Booyah! Maybe I'll send him an e-mail at some point (after I've had a drink or two)...