Request Comics

The Bear With The Heart

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:34:15 -0700

The Request
William wrote: Rattle off some ideas you're never going to use.
The Comic

The Commentary
Heart Bear doesn't see the submitter names when looking at my list of requests. Neither do I, for that matter. But I did check up on a couple of these before posting this strip, and they were mainly from people who've also sent in some good ones. Except the squirl one, which was anonymous.

Cast Page

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:18:21 -0700

The Request
Xander wrote: A cast page.
The Comic

The Commentary
This strip was made in April of 2009. If you're reading in the far future and are confused about the many important characters introduced later on, why not request an updated cast page?

Shredded Potato Product

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 08:10:38 -0700

The Request
g0m wrote: A comic in the style of Thinkin' Lincoln.
The Comic

The Commentary
I've been enjoying Thinkin' Lincoln for quite some time now, so when this request came in, I jumped at the chance. After waiting a couple months until Albert took pictures of some Lincoln and Washington statues, that is. By the way, if you haven't checked out this month's donation drive yet, you really should. Now with a thermometer drawing representing progress!

Tall Don Quixote and the LEGO Kingdom

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:59:28 -0700

The Request
Xander wrote: A dystopian society made up of Lego men and ruled over by a character who's shown up at least twice in the comic (other than Ben and his clone).
The Comic

The Commentary
I'm not sure why I keep making Tall Don Quixote the sane character. Maybe it's because he's so tall.

Time Traveler

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:09:54 -0700

The Request
Bigger J wrote: A man travels through time and space and to alternate universes, collecting a varied collection of the most brilliant and inspiring books, fiction and non-fiction, with which to fill his simple little bookshelf.
The Comic

The Commentary
Albert: This strip has nothing to do with St. Patrick's Day.

Futuristic Terror Island

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:21:49 -0700

The Request
William wrote: What Terror Island would be like if it will be written after humanity leaves Earth.
The Comic

The Commentary
Albert: In the future, webcomic dialogue is beamed directly to your brain. It's not my fault your ESP sense isn't well developed enough to understand my brilliant writing.

Invisible Bowl

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:00:46 -0800

The Request
Mathgrant wrote: A comic about an invisible object. (Or at least an object that doesn't exist, but you pretend that it's there and invisible.)
The Comic

The Commentary
I don't need to pretend I have invisible objects around. Request Comics is about not shying away from relentless depictions of the real and true. Panel three is from A Fantastic Four comic. I took out all the dialogue about how shocking it is when invisible people push you down to make room for the real issues, like outlines.

Update!

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 05:34:14 -0800

The Request
John wrote: Update!
The Comic

The Commentary
See, this is why I do a comic based around ideas people send in. If I'm just trying to update without any other requirements, this happens.

Mythbusters RC

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 23:03:47 -0800

The Request
Frederick Heath-Renn wrote: I request a comic in which the MythBusters debunk the myth that you write the anonymous requests yourself.
The Comic

The Commentary
Albert: Of course, the real question is: Which of us is Adam Savage, and which is Jamie Hyneman? (David is clearly Grant Imahara.)

Sandwich

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:00:31 -0800

The Request
Chenjesu wrote: A comic about making a sandwich with peanut butter and ham and marshmallows and bananas and chocolate sauce and yes you have to eat it.
The Comic

The Commentary
Yes, I ate the whole sandwich.

:-)

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 05:51:07 -0800

The Request
Chenjesu wrote: :-)
The Comic

The Commentary
My hair looks odd sideways. Do these characters look familiar to you? Discuss the obscure ones on the forum.

Advice Bugbear

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:51:16 -0800

The Request
Mark wrote: I want to see a photocomic about why Request Comics doesn't have a comment feature or a forum... and then I'd like to see Request Comics develop a comment feature or a forum!
The Comic

The Commentary
You can discuss this strip in the forums.

French

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 01:33:11 -0800

The Request
Chenjesu wrote: I request a comic about French friends.
The Comic

The Commentary
I don't know much French myself, but I'm pretty sure what Capucine is saying there is that she's happy to be appearing in Request Comics, the finest photocomic around. She probably goes on to say that all other photocomics might as well give up.

Sgnir eht fo Drol eht

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:41:18 -0800

The Request
Øyvind Thorsby wrote: A comic that is the complete opposite of The Lord of the Rings.
The Comic

The Commentary
I don't like using Comic Sans, but since Tolkien never used it, I had no choice.

Cloning Around

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:55:26 -0800

The Request
Angyl wrote: Ben and Clone Ben not buying groceries.
The Comic

The Commentary
This is only partly autobiographical. I stocked up on groceries beforehand because I knew I wouldn't want to do it on Inauguration Day.