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The Anthology

2012-01-22T17:37:00.000-08:00

I know we've been slacking off big time, but we've got goals. Yes, we've got our sights set on an anthology. Coming just as soon as we finish Mr. Huggins' major character arc, which we WILL get around to soon. Then... after some touch-ups, we'll be ready to release a veritable anthropomorphic graphic serial (which sounds a lot stuffier than I meant to sound, but you get the point).

Thanks for hanging in there with us!

The Animated Version

2011-12-21T07:02:00.000-08:00

I'm super excited to share this animated version of the third strip. Yes, it's cheap animation and the voices aren't what I imagined (not sure what I imagined), but it's still a lot of fun.

Enjoy!

Buried Treasure

2011-11-21T06:55:00.000-08:00

Just thought I'd share a side project I've been working on. Sort of a Robert Frost-style poem I wrote.

-DH

Tortured Artists and Such...

2011-11-07T08:52:00.000-08:00

Had to share this because I think it's right on the money.

Over A Decade Ago...

2011-10-03T11:54:00.000-07:00

...I was dating someone who I figured... if I ever got my shit together... would be the one. I never did "get my shit together," and I'm not even sure I know what that means anymore.

A decade is a long time, but I'll always remember breaking her heart. Why did I do it? Because she was pulling away from me. Why was she pulling away? Probably because I was going through a depressive episode.

These days, I take expensive mood stabilizers. I don't explode with the slightest provocation and I don't personalize things that shouldn't be personalized.

In short, I'm a completely different person... a happier, better person except that I feel old and unaccomplished instead of green and ambitious.

She was as close as I ever came to a successful state of couplehood and I blew it because I lacked the self-awareness to deal with my own psychosis. I own that.

I only hope she's got enough of a head on her shoulders to know that not every man is as capricious and temperamental as I was. And that she's lovely and worthy of love.

-DH

Acid For Courage

2011-05-14T09:43:00.000-07:00

Working on another comic these days... sort of roughly sketched and updated irregularly.

It's called Acid For Courage and you can check it out here if you're so inclined.

Very much based on a true story... with sweeping liberties of course.

-DH

Viva La Internet

2011-02-18T08:45:00.000-08:00

Someone recently asked me, "What's the biggest change you've seen in your lifetime?"

Hands down, it's the internet. When I was in high school, it was inconceivable that someone could have access to volumes of information (not to mention equally important misinformation) paralleling the library of congress in their living room.

And now, people carry that around in their pocket!

It's also facilitating a lot of fundamental change in the middle east. Why now? I don't know. Are we looking at a lot of little Hezbollahs in the making. It seems likely seeing as there is so much hate directed at the west and Israel from predominately Muslim countries.

But, as Snugglypoo might put it, "Most critters believe in good things and freedom and peace are some of the good things there are to believe in."

Fingers crossed.

Egypt, Jordan, Yemen, Etc...

2011-02-02T19:52:00.000-08:00

To lay people like myself, the situation in the middle east and particularly Egypt is a little hard to grasp. I came across one op-ed that suggested part of the problem America is having with taking a consistent position on the matter is that neither Dems or the GOP have accepted that a surge of support for democracy and freedom is even possible in Egypt. The thinking is that the Muslim brotherhood, while a minority, is too well organized for this to shape up to anything other than a power grab.

Maybe this is correct. We enjoy so many personal and entrepreneurial freedoms in America, we almost take them for granted, but I also think there's a certain tolerance for pluralism and secularism in government which is built into the minds of successful Americans that I don't see as much of in the leadership in the middle east. Perhaps I just read too much CNN.

But I asked a Muslim today what they thought of the situation, and after reluctance to answer, she said it was a scary situation, indicated that she didn't trust the idea of democracy (don't know if she meant there or in general) and that she thought powerful people/governments were playing with the lives of everyday people.

These are all very pat observations, but what struck me was when she said that she believed, as the Koran states, that one day all Muslims would be united as one and the would eventually rise up and (though war or some miracle--she didn't say) establish Islam and the one and only religion. If this is straight out of the Koran I can't say--I only studied the book for two weeks in college so I'm hardly an expert, but it's my guess that this is one of many interpretations just as there are as many ways to interpret the bible as there are interpreters.

Still... I was a little dumbfounded when she said of Christianity and Islam... "One is God... you have to believe that." Perhaps it was a language barrier and she meant "God is one." or "There is only one God". I don't know, but based on the rest of the conversation, I was left thinking here is a person with a deeply ingrained us/them mentality--something I fervently believe is the opposite of everything a country ought to be if it wants to prosper. At this same time, we're talking about a very sweet, caring and wonderful person. Person in the singular so don't think for a minute I think she is representative of all Muslims or even all Muslims from her country.

Just the same... she must have got her religious ethnocentrism from somewhere. Perhaps the Koran, but a lot of intolerance for other religions is encouraged by the bible too... it just comes down to how the thing is taught and interpreted. Are its readers coming at the text from a position of love or fear?

Hell yes... I'd like to see a democratic and free people in Egypt. Most Americans would... not because it somehow strengthens our position in the world, but because for all its flaws, we believe in our democracy and hope other countries can see its advantages too. We have to know it's not a zero sum game. The world can prosper together.

January

2011-01-28T15:37:00.000-08:00

I can't believe it's been almost two months since the last blog update. It's been a busy time for us and as far as the strip goes, we're suffering through a spate of writers block. We're probably heading into our last year here before we complete the arc of our story and once we do, it's likely we'll simply stop writing. It's also likely we'll turn to other projects.

I'm heading to NYC in about eleven hours to do some networking in the Children's Book market and if that doesn't prove fruitful, I MAY start a second comic called ACID FOR COURAGE... about film school geeks, life and the life of film school geeks. We'll see what the cards hold creatively and professionally.

In the meantime, enjoy this photostory about how we "illustrate" MH&S. If nothing else comes of our efforts, it would be damn cool if we opened a door for people who can't illustrate well to express themselves in this medium. A living wage is a good thing, but there ain't nothing like a blank canvas. So yes... you are encouraged to freely rip off and improve upon our technique if the spirit moves ya... just don't show us up too bad.

Peace out,
DH

Thanksgiving

2010-11-25T07:23:00.000-08:00

This Thanksgiving holiday, I'm grateful for the creative freedom that allows us to put together Mr. Huggins and Snugglypoo, warts and all. And... for a personal creative renaissance that has taken hold in some of the writing I've been working on elsewhere.

And I'm thankful for our fans... those that have chosen to follow this depressed bear and his pygmy hippo codependant on their oddysey of heartbreak and eventual personal transformation.

Sure, they are quirky characters, but there's also something universal about them. My father was hosing down river rock for a cascading water fountain this summer, and tongue in cheek, I asked him, "Why did you pour water on those rocks?"

Yes, Mr. Snugglypoo... it does indeed make them look shiny!

Earmarks

2010-11-03T08:03:00.000-07:00

I think there are two good things that might come out of this election cycle. The first being that the Republicans might be able to disrupt this insane plan to make businesses 1099 everyone with whom they do more than $600 of business. To even propose that sucks.

The second is that DeMint has said he wants to put an end to earmarks. I know, I know, Obama promised the same thing and not only did he fail... considering the size of that bloated stimulus package, I think it's fair to say he didn't even try. It's a shame because much of my initial fondness for the man was predicated on the idea that he would.

I hate earmarks. I know hate is a strong word and must admit I tolerated them in better times, but when people are struggling and their government is setting aside money for a tea kettle museum or whatever non-essential pet project of the wealthy and well-connected they're earmarking in your neck of the woods, it's hard not to feel like there's something wrong with the system.

And the Dems are right to say that Republicans have been hypocritical to both decry earmarks and take them home at the same time. Many of those Republicans have been ousted by their base compliments of the Tea Party movement. Now, there's a lot I find unreasonable about the Tea Party Movement. Socially, they're so far to the right it's almost as though they're either missing out on or denying a certain part of their humanity. But at least, metaphorically, they believe in bringing their own tea kettles.

-DH

Terror Threats

2010-10-29T16:51:00.000-07:00

Expressing gratitude to the Saudi Arabians who tipped off officials about explosives en route to Chicago. And hope that those who seek to destroy instead of build will come to see their error.

Goodness... if I had a penny for every nut who claimed to be killing in the name of God, I'd be the richest man in the world... and I'd probably have a pretty good idea which strands of which religions were not actually offering divine guidance to their followers. Oh, the insanity...

Anyway... may cooler heads prevail.

Why So Monolithic?

2010-10-28T14:21:00.000-07:00

As the mid-terms approach, something that has always puzzled me tends to puzzle me even more. Why do my liberal friends seem so liberal and my conservative friends seem so conservative?

Sure, I know some purple people, but most of the time when somebody supports one party or another, they've bought into the whole platform.

Conservatives: not just the parts about being pro-business and fiscally responsible, but the religious mumbo jumbo.

Liberals: not just the interest in social justice, but all the anti-business regulations and the clunky bureaucratic nonsense.

I'm prone to assume monoliths are tools who don't really do their own thinking.

Male Centered World

2010-09-14T12:19:00.000-07:00

I'm working on a science fiction novel these days and it's glaringly obvious there aren't enough strong females in the story. I can and probably will go back and add some, but this isn't the first time I've run into this problem. In fact, Mr. Huggins (in its defense, the material is decidedly asexual) lacks women too.

As for whether or not the women are strong, it's debatable. Can a woman cry and still be strong? Does she have to have a ripped body and tote a machine gun? Is there something to be said for the argument that there are different kinds of strength?

-DH

Holy Wars? God, I Hope Not

2010-09-10T09:43:00.000-07:00

Chris Hitchens writes, "The taming and domestication of religious faith is one of the unceasing chores of civilization." On this point, I couldn't agree more.

And while way too much attention has been paid to a small church in Florida, as if these assholes deserve a moment on the world stage, they're a fine example of the kind of faith that needs civilizing. When one faith sets out to attack another faith, they are turning their backs on a basic reality: every faith has it a little bit right, and a little bit wrong. No religion is perfect.

Hitchens goes on to say, "[Islam] is, first, a religion that makes very large claims for itself, purporting to be the last and final word of God and expressing an ambition to become the world's only religion..." I can't say whether this is true of all Muslims, but it holds true for Muslims I know.

This is disturbing because I'd like to defend Islam for its commitment to Compassion and Charity. If facing east in prayer three times a day is important to them, I'd like to see institutions that make allowances for such a thing. But this ridiculous ambition to become the world's only religion makes it a hard sell. Why? Because any religion that can't put its manifestos aside has little legitimate hope of acceptance in a civilized world.

If I have my facts straight, Islam is the second fastest growing religion in the world. The first, thank God, is secularism. I say thank God because secular humanists may hurl insults and get on their high horse, but they don't bomb mosques or fly planes into buildings. They tend to know their religion, like humanity itself, is imperfect.

So, I pray for the domestication of all faiths. I pray for the day Muslims find their footing in Western civilization so they won't feel like they have to go on the defensive every time twenty morons get together to insult them. I pray for a time when people are more tolerant in general, more sophisticated in their manners of thought.

There's a Christian hymn about "The Gift to Be Simple," and I think it's about not getting too caught up in the material trappings of the world, but sometimes it feels as though people take it to mean simple in their worldviews... essentially lazy in their efforts to understand others.

God, I hope not.

Much Better!

2010-07-24T15:59:00.000-07:00

I realized a while ago the contrast was off on my monitor and today I finally replaced it. So I expect to see a subtle improvement in the artwork, even though it's still going to be the same low-fi stuff. What can I say? It's always been about the story.

-DH

Choosing To Believe

2010-07-23T02:23:00.000-07:00

Not to hammer the subject of religion too hard, but the other day someone handed me a bible tract. As I mentioned earlier, I think the fact that he's free to do that is something good about America (and other pluralistic countries).

But the phrase "chose to believe in Jesus" got me thinking. How exactly does one "chose" to believe in something--particularly a miracle?

It seems to me the biggest obstacle to anyone trying to find converts is that if you don't have it hammered into your mind from day one that a man was nailed to a cross, went to hell, came back to life three days later and this was all done as a sacrifice for the sins of every person that's ever lived or ever will live, it's a pretty hard sell.

Burning bushes, water into wine, spiders spinning webs to protect prophets, aliens trapped in volcanos... how do sane people come to take these things as a matter of faith?

Faith. I happen to believe in a God who, through his agents, will answer personal prayers. To some I know this is just as much of a stretch because there's no material proof of it. And that's where faith comes in. So I'm not denigrating faith--just marveling at how far to majority of humanity can stretch it.

G'oo

2010-07-22T07:55:00.001-07:00

Someone just asked me why G'oo is a contraction. I mean what could possibly be in the middle. Well... it's actually spelled goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Thanks.

Defending Your Right To Annoy

2010-07-19T18:33:00.000-07:00

First a disclaimer: the opinions offered up in this post are solely mine (David Hutchison's) and not Aaron Crowe's, because whatever he believes, he is too smart to comment and also has too much of a life to bother.

Now... I got wrapped up in a couple of discussions with intelligent people about this proposal to build a Muslim rec center a few blocks from the trade center site. When I say intelligent, I mean they had reasoned arguments delivered without insult and vitriol unlike many on the internet.

But they both saw the proposal as a slap in the face, and for different reasons I disagreed with them. Person A said, to paraphrase, Muslims were cheering in the streets when the towers fell and none of the Muslim leaders came out against the 9-11 attacks. Well, yes... many Muslims were cheering in the streets. But for a list of Muslim leaders against the attacks, go here.

Person B had a subtler argument, which had more facets to it, but I'll boil it down to the idea that Muslims don't deserve a rec center on such hollowed ground because all they care about is being accepted in this country while they are, hypocritically, not accepting of others. Well here's what I had to say about that. I said that in this country we have a tradition, tenuous though it may be, of believing in freedom of religion and that means freedom to annoy. She thought I was being "funny" or "cute", when I said that but I was quite serious.

I find the way a lot of Muslims practice to be annoying because they espouse that one day we'll all be Muslim. I find the same thing annoying about the way a lot of Christians practice. I find the way Muslims practice to be annoying because they have arbitrary dietary restrictions. But the same can be said for Hindus, Jews. Then there's all the religions out there that believe if you don't think like them, you'll go to hell. Annoying, annoying, annoying.

But for the greater good, whoever you are, I support your right to be annoying because I think that's one of the better things about America.

"Well, I just don't trust them like you do," says person B, but I don't trust "them" and I don't care who "they" are. So, for another example, when the ACLU decides it's persecution against the Jews for Protestants to proselytize in Jewish neighborhoods, they're missing the big picture. This is America... you'd do well to learn to put up with that shit.

-DH

Supermassive Black Hole A*

2010-07-15T17:15:00.001-07:00

If you're a sci-fi buff and you haven't done so already, be sure to check out Ben Chamberlain's webcomic, Supermassive Black Hole A*. At a penny or two a day, he's frequently the highest bidder on our project wonderful leaderboard and I have to say I'm happy to have something up there that doesn't clash with our somber black borders.

His style is fascinating with illustrations that either draw you in, advance the plot or both. With artwork carefully sculpted from patches of black and gray, I'd put him on the same level as all the honest to God pen and ink illustrators I respect so much.

-DH

Neat Stuff

2010-07-12T14:57:00.000-07:00

We recently overhauled the "neat stuff" page of our website, because as long as we're going to use Cafe Press, we want to be able to personalize just about anything for just about anybody. That's right, you can pretty much request a t-shirt or coffee mug with Mr. Huggins, Snugglypoo, Rama-Lama or the various supernumerary saying anything--as long as it's not offensive.

Define offensive? I'll give you a few examples (not that anyone really needs it).

1) Mr. Huggins is a crappy cartoon = hurtful, but not offensive
2) Hippos like to do it in the mud = tacky, but not offensive
3) Jews are responsible for all the wars = offensive
4) America sucks = yup, slightly offensive

Please understand we're just two guys struggling to carve our little niche with no capital and a very tiny niche. We make a mere dollar off every sale but we maintain the superstore in order to connect with our beloved base.

-DH

Creativity/Insanity

2010-06-12T09:20:00.000-07:00

A friend recently shared this article about researchers who found, "brain scans reveal striking similarities in the thought pathways of highly creative people and those with schizophrenia." Psychologist Mark Millard said, "Creative people, like those with psychotic illnesses, tend to see the world differently to most. It's like looking at a shattered mirror."

I personally never experienced a shattered mirror perspective on the world until I got into my thirties. Long story short, crazy shit began to happen, I found the right medication and crazy shit stopped happening. Given the unfair stigma of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or what have you, a shattered mirror is hard enough to live with, let alone publicly admit, but I've always erred in favor of brutal honesty.

And that brings me to this... If I owe my quality of life to a handful of Megacorps in the pharmaceutical industry, is Huggin's money grubbing corporation as bad guy worldview a little hypocritical? I'll let the reader decide, but keep in mind that it's a) Hug's worldview b) a worldview that stands to evolve over time c) in this case, definitely more Aaron's creative vision than mine.

-DH

Drawing Muhammad

2010-05-21T03:29:00.000-07:00

I asked my father if he'd heard about this "Everybody Draw Muhammad Day" thing on Facebook.

"What's the big deal?" he asked. After all they're just pictures.

Then:

"Are they flattering pictures?"

"Not all of them."

"Oh man... some people need to get a life."

I couldn't agree more.

Avatar

2010-05-17T09:20:00.000-07:00

Finally saw Avatar. One review that stuck out in my head suggested it was a criticism of military action in Afghanistan. Huh? The fantasy elements are so integral to the story (the trees forming a global neural network... those weird mind-melding ganglia) I found it hard to do anything but accept it on its own fantasy terms.

Was the environmental message was heavy-handed? A little, but in the context of a child-like fantasy, it seemed like harmless wishful thinking about our impact on nature. So I enjoyed the film. If only it really were about Afghanistan... If only the motives of the terrorists harboring Pushtun were as simple and noble as the Na'vi.

Noble Beast

2010-02-08T16:31:00.000-08:00

Just listened to Andrew Bird's latest CD, Noble Beast. It sounded like Roy Orbison meets Enigma to me in ways I can't quite pin down (probably because I've never taken any music appreciation courses). The music is absolutely beautiful! Some of the lyrics are a little odd for my taste, but I really connected with "Effigy" which is both reminiscent of and the antithesis of a sixties protest song. Such depth. "When you learn to burn an effigy, it should be of a man who's lost his way." And then, "It could be you, it could be me."

-DH

A Dark Night of the Soul

2010-01-19T19:09:00.000-08:00

I know fits of perfectionism are part of the process of creative expression, but I can't help but be annoyed by our sometimes muddled compositions. If I could accomplish this look in every strip, I wouldn't worry about it much, but it doesn't always pan out.

Sometimes it turns out like this, where the lawn mower in the foreground muddles every panel it's in. I worked with the image for quite some time and couldn't come up with a good fix. Am I being petty? I can't tell. Friends call the strip 'beautiful' and 'colorful', but those are friends.

All I can say for certain is that as someone with barely passable drawing skills, shooting pictures of clay figures against photographs is the best I can do. And I feel humbled (and a little bit patronized) when people tell me it's good. I honestly wish I could do better.

To me, what really works are the stories. Not every single strip, but the characters and their arcs. In a nutshell, Mr. Huggins needs Snugglypoo to keep from falling into a pit of despair and Snugglypoo needs Mr. Huggins to protect him from his naivete. Of course, even this will evolve in strips to come so stay tuned. I promise... fits of perfectionism and all... it will be worth it.

-DH

Fitz and the Tantrums

2009-09-19T22:23:00.000-07:00

If you get a chance you should absolutely check out Fitz and the Tantrums. Can't stop listening to the EP.

AC

A Megacorp Delicatessan

2009-09-17T08:22:00.000-07:00

After Megacorp bought Auntie Jean's Deli, I decided it would be amusing if they kept rebranding it... Antigens... AJ's Jazzy Java... MegaCup... It keeps changing, but usually it's a deli, which leads me to wonder, in a universe of furry little critters, what (or who) are they serving?

I like to think it's all vegetarian fare, though it would be hard to get a fox to go veggie. So at some point the whole anthropomorphism thing breaks down and you have to stop wondering what's on the sandwiches and assume for the sake of the story that no one has resorted to cannibalism.

After I read Fast Food Nation so many years ago, I tried to go veggie myself. And I always feel a little guilty that I didn't pull it off. With my high metabolism, I was often hungry, though I did seriously cut back on meat. At any rate, my main concern was always how much food could be grown on swaths of land used for grazing cattle, so it follows I don't eat much cow.

Hey, there haven't been any cows in the strip so far. Maybe that's what they're serving at the deli.

-DH

Old 97's

2009-05-12T17:14:00.000-07:00

Recently picked up a couple of older CD's by the Old 97's at Amoeba in Hollywood. I've had Fight Songs for some time and listened to it a lot back when, but I'd never gotten fully into them. Then my sister gave me a copy of their greatest hits and I bought their latest. Now, haven't been able to stop listening. Funny how that stuff works.

AC

Murakami

2009-05-11T21:36:00.001-07:00

Just reread Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami. Hadn't read it for about fifteen years. It was one of a handful of his books I read over the course of a month or two after being introduced to A Wild Sheep Chase way back when.

It's amazing stuff. Both mind bending and very poetic about the small moments of daily life. Something to aspire to.

AC

Rufino Tamayo

2009-03-13T13:44:00.000-07:00

I thought I'd take a moment to geek out on some of the way-too-obscure humorous touches thrown into the backdrop of Mr. Huggins & Snugglypoo. One of my favorites is the Rufino Tamayo painting just sitting there in the landfill.

At one point, Tres Personajes, which is valued at over a million dollars, was found in a Manhattan dumpster, and it amused me to think that a gaffe like that could be committed twice.

But I also view it as a comment on the subjectivity of art. What does a million dollar painting look like? Personally I'm very fond of Tres Personajes, but if I'd first laid eyes on it at some struggling artist's exhibit in SoHo, a $400 price tag wouldn't phase me in the least.

-DH

Trusting the Gut

2009-03-09T15:27:00.001-07:00

Reading Gut Feelings: The Intelligence of the Unconscious. Somethings tells me this will be an interesting read.

Yeah. Sadly, that amused me. Will report more as I get further into the book.

-AC

Poignant

2009-03-05T17:11:00.000-08:00

Achewood is particularly sad and poignant today. Especially if you are a dude and have the normal dude relationship with your dad.

-AC

Achewood

2009-02-23T22:52:00.000-08:00

Achewood is basically the reason the Internet had to be invented. I don’t even know how to express my deep and ever lasting gratitude for its existence. I can't think of another thing I use the internet for that I appreciate more.

The period when I first discovered and read years worth over the course of a few weeks is still seared into my brain. I am particularly fond of Ray and Roast Beef's road trip. And this line – “A turd with a bullet in it ain't 5 O'Clock News Ray"

-AC

Taken

2009-02-01T16:25:00.001-08:00

Saw Taken last night. It was strangely satisfying to watch Liam Neeson punch bad guys in the throat. The man has a great voice.

-AC

A Short History of Nearly Everything

2009-01-31T07:48:00.000-08:00

I've been reading Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything, which takes the reader through the history of the sciences, recalling what we knew, or what we thought we knew, and when we knew it, in amazing detail. It's left me with three impressions which have somewhat altered my world view.

The first is that we have astounding amounts of knowledge about some things and astoundingly little about other things. We have better maps of the surface of Mars than we do our own ocean floors. I was amazed at the manner in which we continually stumble forward into the accepted assumptions of our time, refining them as we go until we can determine something with enough certitude to stop debating it.

A second revelation is that nobody gets away with anything. Not only does Bryson illuminate the foibles of scientists and scholars in their respective laboratories, he provides many details of their social shortcomings; scandalous affairs, petty jealousies, and attempts to steal credit for other's work.

Lastly, one of the major threads Bryson hangs his narrative on is just how unlikely it is that there could ever be a planet like earth suspended in the right balance around the right star with the right moon and the right chemicals sustaining life like us. And yet, as rare a gem as earth is, life is so amenable to its surroundings, and the universe so vast, there could be billions of planets like ours.

-DH

New Andrew Bird

2009-01-27T15:25:00.000-08:00

Ordered the new Andrew Bird CD online the other night. Looking forward to getting it as I have much love for the man's music. Haven't gotten tickets to this tour but saw him at the Orpheum in Los Angeles on the last one. Never seen so many men wearing scarfs in one place. It was comical.

New Mr. Huggins & Snugglypoo up today.

-AC

Introduction

2009-01-25T23:11:00.000-08:00

So we've decided to start up a Mr. Huggins and Snugglypoo author's blog where basically we will talk about... pretty much whatever we feel like talking about; how Mr. Huggins and Snugglypoo comes to be, our tastes, worldviews, interests and hang-ups.

They'll be two of us posting here, myself (Aaron) and Dave. Unlike the comic there will be no collaboration. So please consider each of us completely free from responsibility for the other's half-assed opinions.

-AC