Kris and I were discussing that the term Cyber Monday is dumb and seems outdated. But we were unable to come up with a better term. And that’s why I’ve discounted a lot of my more popular items in the PvP store for this years Cyber Monday sale and not for our Roboid-Monday Sale-o-troib (we did try).

A couple things you should know are one sale, because they are pretty sweet deals:

The PvP Awesomology is a splipcased, 600 page hardcover that contains over 8 years of PvP strips. It’s a limited item, we only made 1000 of them. And what we have left is what we have left. They sell for $100 retail and they’re on sale now for $80 bucks.

Another limited item are the PvP Desktop Icon vinyl toys. While we do plan to make more of these, the current designs will be retired once they’re sold out. The Panda icon is gone forever, but there’s still a chance to decorate your desktop with a LOLbat or Skull. And they’re five bucks off today.

Let’s get down to brass tacks….we got two different kinds of posters. And both are half off today.

Check out the store for these and other Bleep-Bloop Monday Sale items at our store

Interesting article about editorial cartoonist Mike Keefe over at Cagle.com. Mike has just accepted a buyout from the Denver Post where he’s been a staffer for over 35 years. He’ll retire from The Post on the 29th of November.

In an interview Mike was asked what role he thought cartoonists have in this digital age? His response: “The answer to that is implied in your question. Clearly cartoonists must create with digital media in mind. Traditional newspapers are going to be a less robust and thinner version of their former selves. Not many will be able to afford to support a full-time cartoonist. That means someone has to crack the code concerning online profits. Till that time, it will be a forum for the dedicated and passionate cartoonist who also works at Starbucks.”

It’s amazing to me that after all these years, I still have a chip on my shoulder about such comments. That the old guard still considers us part-time amateurs. Passionate baristas. If I’ve learned one thing in the 14 years I’ve been a full-time cartoonist, it’s that you can not let anyone else define your professionalism. It has to be a personal ethos to which you adhere despite third party influence or acceptance. The old measuring sticks for professionalism are going away and now more than ever it’s time for independent creatives to set the bar.

Set it high.