Well, kids, this concludes our latest incursion into the Brain. If you missed any part of this three-part story, check the links above. Coming up next: a few strips in the traditional Seminal storyline and then (sweet, SWEET THEN!!!) ... Harveysaurus Rex debuts. I am SUPER excited about that and recently finished sketching the last of Harvey's storyline, which concludes with a rather epic action sequence that sets up the next storyline. (Hint: it's Monsters in America. Full-bore.)

Another fun twist: these comics (and krumbinesBRAIN in general, moving forward) will be the last strips that have generic webcomic-y backgrounds. It started with a few fancy new exteriors for Harveysaurus Rex, but then I went back and built an interior background for Jordan and Sam. All in all, expect to see far more visually-rich panels. You know, underneath all that dense dialogue I usually write.

Tune in next week!

Love,
Jordan

The Brain is referring to #15secondsToGlory, a video project I worked on late last year that capitalized on Instagram's 15-second video format. Things tapered off, mostly in the middle of my micro-series about hunting for sasquatch. One day I'll finish it. Maybe. But yeah, when I think (and work) in a short format, it's usually 30 seconds or less, which makes film festivals -- no matter how appealing -- slightly less than practical.

But it doesn't stop me from thinking about it.

Not that I have any immediate plans to stop posting Seminal Works here, but I've recently finished posting the strip archives to a platform called Tapastic, which is a growing webcomic publishing network/community/etc-bananas. If checking this website or Facebook or Instagram is a hassle (or if you already use Tapastic), be sure to sub Seminal Works over yonder:

You know all that loathing, self-doubt, self-hate, overwhelming frustration, and repressed hostility we all carry inside us? That's who the Brain is. And whenever Jordan is talking to him, Jordan reverts to his most innocent and inoffensive. Which is all the better for the Brain to offend.

If this is the first time you've witnessed the schizophrenic phenomenon of krumbinesBRAIN, you can get a refresher from these strips, and before that, these videos. Yes, the hostile rapport of Krumbine versus Krumbine is a well-established routine and I knew from early on that it would eventually be one of the primary cornerstones of Seminal Works.

As with most of the strips I write, this one is rooted in some semblance of reality. Over Valentine's this year, Sam and I went to a local festival for short films and attended two evening's worth of screenings. It was a fun experience -- with the qualifications that are described in the next two strips. The best part by far, however, was watching my wife turn into my own personal cheerleader. And I didn't even have any films entered in the festival.

I suppose it could be argued that cheerleading is part of your spousal responsibilities. And maybe it is. But creating your art is painfully solitary, so even if it's just your wife acknowledging it -- much less acknowledging it POSITIVELY -- it's an immensely rewarding experience.