Gobo Gazette

“Don’t judge a book by its cover.” I used to hear this a lot growing up, or the alternative “You can never tell a book by its cover”. I don’t hear it as often now, and that is unfortunate. It is some good advise. There is quite a bit of misconceptions out there. There are also a number of individuals who would try to pull a trick or scam on somebody else. Or they might not be as knowledgeable as people think they are. This is not quite the “Happy April Fools’ Day” opening I was going with but, here we are.

We should always do a little fact checking before we jump to any conclusion. And we should get that information from more than one source. We should be aware as we go about our business, less you get pranked or swindled. Would you be happy if you ordered an impressively thick print copy of Gobo Gazette, only to learn that Tik and Tok had just pasted on a cover? (The image today is larger so the cover text is a bit more readable).

Or worse, we could give into fear, snap-judgement, or stereotypes. A lot of the world’s issues wouldn’t exist if we just took a moment to un-cloud our eyes, unstop our ears and perceive things truthfully. So before you judge another, try something that seems too good to be true, or but a disguised copy of War & Peace from a pair of shady goblins, take a moment to be aware. At the very least, April Fools’ Day will be less eventful. And that is a good thing.

Yep, that is “Hug Line”, not “Hot Line”! When it comes to embraces, the word “hug” is more G-rated. If you go around saying “hot” on Valentine’s Day, people’s minds might race. Some will run into an R-rated gutter (or worse)! That’s right everyone, today is Valentine’s Day! It is the most well known of the “Hallmark Holidays”, beating out Grandparents Day, Secretaries Administrative Professionals Day and Boss Day by a landslide. I am not a romantic and neither are those loved ones in my life (thank goodness). This holiday was great back in grade school when everyone got or made cards for everyone and you got a box of those chalky hearts. Unfortunately, the expected price tag gets bigger and bigger as you get older. Let’s talk about the image instead of listening to me rain on Valentine’s Day.

So I almost had the webcomic timed so that the Hob-Pat Hug would be released today. Don’t know what I am talking about? Check out the comic! Since I couldn’t justify making that arrangement, I present to you instead… the hug line! Nob is not one for public displays of affection. That goes double when the PDA is directed at the little gobo leader. Not me! If Valentine’s Day was the day hugs were given, every day would be Valentine’s Day for me. And remember, if you are all alone on this special day, you can always give yourself a hug!

Why yes, it is Christmas time! Time to wake up and open up all those presents! Do you watch The Mandalorian? Let me, ask that question another way. Have you been on the internet lately and have even a passing interest in Star Wars? If so, then Christmas time came early for you! It can be fun opening up your gifts early but some like to be surprised so, other than the image on the left, I’ll leave it a secret. Those of you in the know will get Bam as the Child. And, for those of you who don’t, well, you should check out The Mandalorian. Even if Star Wars isn’t your thing. Or you’re a fan of Kozure Ōkami.

As in the past, the last Friday of the year is a little present to me: a brief respite before jumping back into the fray that is known as web comics. (Okay, I only update once a week so it is not that much of a fight. More of a disagreement, really.) So there will be no comic this week. But come back on January 3rd for the next installment of Gobo Gazette and see what happens next to our dirty dozen!

Until then…