Do you think dad will be upset if I have Brent’s parents call each other “Kitten” and “Stormy?” I asked my wife and brother as we all ate dinner last week. Kitten and Stormy were terms of endearment my parents used for each other.

The cause of my worry was due to the fact that I feel they never used the terms casually. Yes, these were pet names. But they were sacred terms. It was never something cheap or saccharine. There was meaning behind the names that probably they only understood.

So I waited until the last day of the arch to see how I felt about Brent’s parents. I wanted to try them on first and see if they were worthy of being the fictional characters who took on this particular legacy.

I’ve decided that I really like the Siennas. I’m glad I waited this long to introduce them. I look forward to writing about them more. Brent and Jade are an outlet for expressing my opinions about my own marriage. But Rip and Molly are a wonderful opportunity to explore the unique dynamic I saw in my own parents. They truly don’t make married couples like that any more. It’s just a different time now.

So yes, there is a lot of my parents in Rip and Molly Sienna, but they are fictional characters. I imagine that when they were in their 20’s and 30’s Rip and Molly had some grand adventures. Maybe one day I’ll write about those. I decided today that “Rip” is short for “Ripcord.” I wonder where that name come from?

It’ll be fun to find out with you guys one day :)


New Stuff
— November 20th, 2009

First I want to thank everyone for their very kind and humbling words regarding the last week of strips. It’s so exciting to discover that after 11 years, I can still create something that surprises my readers. And I can’t tell you how exciting it is to still have new things to discover about my work, and these characters, after over a decade of working with them.

Many of you have asked if I would be willing to offer “The Incident” as a print, containing the entire story. I talked to my partners at Amplifier earlier in the week and they’ve already set things up for me. A beautiful, high-quality print of “The Incident” is available in thePvPstuff.com store. The print measures 11×17, is printed in full, vibrant color, is suitable for framing and mailed flat.

It also behooves me to bring to your attention that we’ve added some new laptop skins to the store. In fact we have a brand new SKINS section featuring laptop skins that you can apply, remove and reapply with ease for both the Mac and the PC. Two of these feature the amazing artwork of the official PvP intern (only known by the mysterious name CubeWatermelon). Take a look.



We’ve also added a new laptop skins for all you Brent-Sienna-like-mac-snobs who want the entire coffee shop to know you’ve got more important things to worry about than them. Available in both white and black to suit your macbook needs.





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