The Ever After of this Fairy Tale

With a few exceptions, we stopped comic strip production in 2014. On the surface, three words sum up the story: “work”, “house”, and “baby”. Underneath, things were different. Life’s disruptions broke us from our routine. With the space this gave, we looked at all the creative projects we had shelved for years because we were […]

Calgary Expo 2017

We’re off on a quest!  It’s that time of year when we heading west to CalgaryExpo from April 27-30. If you’re in the Calgary area, come and say hello, and see what we have to offer. You’ll find us at our usual table, D06 in the BMO Centre Halls ABC. We are launching The Seventh PostScript Collection. […]

Watercolours

Here are some little somethings that I recently painted:

Small Victories

I have made it through the first months of parenthood, and I feel pretty good.  Sure, parts of parenthood really suck, but they are easily overshadowed by the pure beauty of new life.  I could go on about parenting, or I could go to bed.  I shall do the latter.  Anyways, after a rather long […]

Introducing Baby Moogk-Soulis

I am excited to announce that my wife recently gave birth to a healthy and happy little baby.  The two of us are taking this time to revel in the wonder and beauty of new life.  I can tell you that Neal wears his new moniker of ‘Uncle’ particularly well, and he is quite happy […]

The Merry Month of May

Dearest Readers, It pains me to say that the PostScript update schedule in the month of May might be a wee bit spotty.  There are three big factors that have caused this: 1.  I am currently in the middle of a move.  As I write this, the contents of my office are all packed up in […]

For the birds

Some days are just better when there are chickens involved. A la francaise reimagines the Court of the French King Louis XIV with a poultry flair. I found myself chuckling at the various comic vignettes and wishing that I knew more French history so I could pick up on the in jokes that I’m sure […]

On curling

As we congratulate the Canadian women led by Jennifer Jones on winning Olympic gold in Sochi today, we turn to Sir David Attenborough to explain curling to the uninitiated.

Pete Seeger

American folksinger Pete Seeger died last night. He collected and rewrote the American songbook. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has a a copy of the Associated Press obituary.  CBC music has collected a selection of Seeger music from the breadth of his career.

Christmas Cards? We’ve Got You Covered (We’ll even send them for you)

Ah, yes, Christmas.  A time when some eagerly rush to stores for bargains, while others run away from it all.  As for ourselves, we sit comfortably in the middle with a cup of hot chocolate, loving the smell of pine bows, a wood fire, and good food.  I am known for a single tactical shopping […]

REVIEW – Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia (2012)

Despite what some of my elementary school teachers may claim, I learned to read thanks to my friends, Asterix and Obelix.  If you don’t like reading, and prefer movies, then what are you doing reading this review?  Go away.  Watch something.  The rest of you, keep reading. The Asterix comic books, written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert […]

Listen!

Both Neal and I studied Beowulf under the same enthralling professor, albeit three years apart.  The first line of great Old English epic poem was: ‘Listen!’  The line grabbed us by the collar, pulled us in and, in a single word, sat us up straight and told us to pay attention.  To this day, Beowulf has […]

We’re Back!

Normally, summers are especially full for us, but this summer past was something else.  Alongside other summer-type activities and comic conventions, it’s a time of sailing for us.  We had a long campaign that culminated in a big two-week regatta for us (see below).  Add to that a five-month, ongoing saga of  hardware failures (fingers […]

Gone Sailing

When we aren’t cartooning, we’re sailing.  Not, khaki-shorts-and-champagne sailing, but a quick and intense kind of sailing in what’s called an International 14 dingy that involves equal parts adrenaline and carbon fibre repair.  We are currently competing at the World Championships, so PostScript will take a short break.  In the mean time, here is some […]

We’re going to FanExpo Canada, are you?

Neal and I will be appearing at FanExpo Canada in Toronto next weekend, August 22-25, 2013 at Booth A340, conveniently right next to the food court in the South Building. In addition to have all of our books and prints for sale, we promise that prices will be reasonable.  Some things might even cost less […]

500 new fairy tales discovered in Germany

A German curator has discovered 500 new fairy tales, myths and legends in Germany gathered by the local historian Franz Xaver von Schönwerth (1810–1886) in the Bavarian region of Oberpfalz at about the same time as the Grimm brothers were doing the same. In 1885, Jacob Grimm said of Von Schönwerth “Nowhere in the whole of Germany is anyone collecting [folklore] […]

Are you literate?

Here’s a cool little infographic by Jared Fanning about the Top 10 Most Read Books in the World.  I will admit that I have read Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and the Da Vinci Code but have only read selected passages of the Bible. My completed reading list might explain why we have a couple […]

The Voyage of the Brendan

First, an update on hardware.  With luck, our big drawing tablet will be returning to us next Wednesday.  Later than promised, but earlier than expected.  All that you really need to know is that we are back to digital comics. Now, on to History!  The boat Cleo, Thomas, and Philip are taking to sea is […]

Desktop Crashes

The Wacom Cintiq illustration tablet we use for our strips is still out of commission.  We managed to produce the strips you saw over the last two weeks between frustrating flake-outs right before we sent the tablet back for warranty repairs.  The 100-lbs box made it across both an international border and a continent to the […]

PostScript is Canceled! (for today)

There will be no new strip today due to technical difficulties.  Everything we do on the strip is digital, and one of the key tools is a Wacom Cintiq.  Using a stylus, I can draw directly on the Cintiq and into my computer.  An adaptor is needed to connect Cintiq to computer, and I have […]