WIPED OUT PANEL 1 Jim wipes Mr. Matheson's memory with his sonic screwdriver. Mr. Matheson looks CRAZY as Nosloo stands behind him. NOSLOO Nothing happened here tonight. PANEL 2 A Trippy frame of Mr. Matheson getting his mind wiped. PANEL 3 Jim puts his hand on Mr. Matheson's shoulder, comforting him. MR. MATHESON Why am I holding a spoon? JIM My smoothie? PANEL 4 Mr. Matheson grabs the blender and tosses in fruit as Jim winks at the camera. MR. MATHESON Oh, yeah. Coming up, Jim! Sorry for being weird. JIM No worries. I'm used to it.* * Read about how W.E.I.R.D.E. it gets for Jim and Nosloo in Infinite Tina, available now on the Kindle store and at EverlyHeights.tv!

“Wiped Out” – Mr. Matheson’s Arithme-TIPS for December 6, 2024

Posted on December 6, 2024 by Everly Heights

And with a pretty W.E.I.R.D.E. final chapter, our Nosloo saga comes to a close... For now. It's just as well, since I'm about to dive in on writing the new Infinite Tina book, which features a lot of Nosloo and Jim.

I loved working on the second panel, when Mr. Matheson's memory gets zapped, and spent a fair amount of time on it. After I made the decision to *POP* out into color to show Mr. Matheson's changing mindset, I knew I had to do it right. My artistic goal was to break his reality by pushing him into a more realistic style while showing his line art memories floating away in a symbolic surreal panel. It feels like the most "comic book" thing I've done with the strip so far. I can't stop grinning about it.

I'm hoping to play with the format more moving forward. It'll still be a straightforward story, but who doesn't like variety? As a lifelong comics fan, I've been waiting decades to play with all the tools the medium offers. It is so rewarding finally doing it on a daily basis, and I hope you're enjoying Mr. Matheson's adventures too. Next up: Back to the A-plot.

Until next week... Latch on to learning!