Introspective Comics

Epilogue - pt 3

Ryan Dow — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:00:26 +0000

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Here’s more info on the art on this page:

The Temptation of Christ - This was the one picture that I never made an on site sketch of. But I needed something to represent Christianity.

An Assortment of African Masks - These masks don’t technically belong here as they represent social structures rather than gods or other spiritual beings, but I wanted to put them in somewhere.

Buddha - At least I think its Buddha. I never could find a picture of it on the website.

Ganesha - I know almost nothing about Hindu religions.

The Three Nymphs - I just had to throw in some nymphs somewhere.

The Bodhisattva Kuan-yin - A Bodhisattva is a Buddha who has turned down Nirvana until everybody else is enlightened.

And the whole “Six billion people, no one thing can work for all of them” is not an original thought. It’s based on something the Dalai Lama said, although I don’t have the exact quote.

Epilogue - pt 2

Ryan Dow — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 05:00:50 +0000

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I was going to post more about the Minneapolis Inistitute of the Arts exhibits that are in this page, but I am really sick right now. I’ll try to post it tomorrow if I feel better.

UPDATE: I am feeling a lot better now. Here’s the promised update on the art featured in this comic.

Mother With Child - I could not find a picture of the original on the MIA website. The closet match I could find was this. The picture is based on a sketch I made when visiting the museum.

Cartonnage of Lady Tashat - An awesome Egyptian coffin.

The Game of Go - I didn’t draw in the seam on this one as I throught it might be distracting.

Scenes of Plains Indian Life - A buffalo hunt painted on elkhide.

Dance Mask - A West African dance mask.

Little Servant Girl - I really like the elongated features on this one.

More art to come next Wednesday!

Epilogue - pt 1

Ryan Dow — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:00:10 +0000

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So Ryan finally gets to got to the art museum. The museum in this story is based off of the Minneapolis Institute of the Arts. You’ll get to see more of the museum’s exhibits in the subsequent pages.

Call for Guest Strips and Pin-Up Art

Ryan Dow — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:00:30 +0000

“Weekends With Carl” will be ending soon.

When the story is over, I’d like to take some time away from making comics to put together a “Weekends With Carl” book. During the downtime I’ll be posting guest strips and pin-ups to keep my site from gathering dust.

If any of you would like to contribute some guest strips or pin-ups for me, I would greatly appreciate it. You could make something about Weekends With Carl or Introspective Comics in general.

You can e-mail any scanned files to

I’ll also be at the next Cartoonist Conspiracy Minneapolis Jam on December 4 if any of you want to hand me the art there. I’ll start posting guest art on December 15, so if you could send it the art by then I would appreciate it.

This would help me out a lot, guys. Thanks!

The Last I Heard From Carl

Ryan Dow — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 05:00:13 +0000

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The story’s not over yet! Next Wednesday the epilogue begins.

St. Paul Jam Tonight!

Ryan Dow — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:08:20 +0000

Come and celebrate regime changes and the wholesale slaughter of turkeys by jamming with the St. Paul Conspiracy cell this Thursday! Just bring some drawing utensils, an idea for the jam, and a few bucks to get a tasty beverage — the baristas really do appreciate that.

The jam will start promptly at 6:30 and run until…whenever.

To join us come to:
Cosmic’s Coffee Shoppe
189 Snelling Ave N.
St. Paul, MN 55104
(Northwest corner of Snelling and Selby)

More not than often we head on over to grab a brew at:
O’Gara’s Bar and Grill
164 Snelling Ave N
St. Paul, MN 55104
(Southeast corner of Snelling and Selby)

In the meantime, if you have any ideas or just want to chat about the upcoming jam, please click here!

Ryan’s E-Mail

Ryan Dow — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:00:41 +0000

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You Don’t Know Me At All

Ryan Dow — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 05:00:38 +0000

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If This Is Who You Think I Am

Ryan Dow — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:00:20 +0000

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So now you know the story behind this comic.

Magno - Robot Puncher

Ryan Dow — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:43:12 +0000

I don’t normally post pin-ups I do for others on this site, but I’m really happy with the way this one turned out.

It for my friend Danno Klownoski who makes a minicomic series called Manly Tales of Cowardice. The image is based on an obscure cover from Magnus Robot Fighter 4000 AD.

Sometimes its refreshing to just draw a robot getting punched.