Who're your biggest influences?
That's hard to say. Art-wise, I've definitely been inspired by others, of course, but a lot of the time it's kinda subconscious when it inspires me. I tend to build off small fragments of various art styles (the way a specific pose works, how to put certain types of clothing on a character, etc), but usually not something overly specific. So, I'm not really sure where my biggest artistic influences come from.
But, as for my writing influences, you might (or might not) be able to pick out some strains of Mystery Science Theater 3000 spread throughout the comic. No overt references, I think, but sometimes the same logic. Same with Monty Python's Flying Circus. And, somewhat more related to the comic's theme, the Discworld books. I also somewhat heavily listen to They Might Be Giants and more recently The Aquabats. Odd stuff.
However much of all that makes it into the comic is another matter.
What do you do besides draw the comic (whenever you do)?
At my heart, I'm an almost straight-up computer geek. I write code both at my job and in my spare time. I'm not nearly as much a gamer geek as I used to be (no time, lack of interest in many modern games, etc), but I still play a few from time to time. In short, I need something to do.
I also search for ways for a geek like me to escape Kentucky and migrate to California. I have not yet been successful.
Where do you tend to hide out, online and off?
Offline, I tend to hide out at work and at my apartment.
Online, I'm most commonly found in The Kingdom of Loathing, hiding out in the /haiku chat channel. I've been known to visit some of the KoL meets and conventions that dot the country. You never know, you might see me in a crowd of strange people with bright green shirts with pictures of sabre-toothed limes on them near you! An adventurer is me!
You may also find me on Steam under the username BobbyBoxhair (aliased to CaptainSpam). I tend to play Team Fortress 2 most often, and usually in the same server. Might even get to hear me banter in-game.
I am one of the administrators of Ask Dr. Science (no, not the REAL Dr. Science). If you want to ask questions and get lost in a maze of pop culture references warped by years of careful twisting and colliding, stop on by.
I used to hide out in IRC on SlashNet, but it seems I've fallen out of that over the past year or so. Hrm.
