Bassist Wanted

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Bassist Wanted

Comics for musicians

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Making a Guitar Hero

Kevin Edo remembers he has a son, who ignores him, so he has Activision make a Guitar Hero game of his band to win him over.

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#279. Trying to relate

September 18, 2009

KEVIN: Look, Ted, I KNOW I'm a piece of SHIT, OK? And I KNOW you think my band is... pop TRASH. But I made this game because...

KEVIN: I was just trying to do something to RELATE to you.
TED: You never... you never TALKED like that to me before, dad.

TED: It's really... TOUCHING.
KEVIN: (sniff) Well, THANKS...

TED: It reminds me of a GRIZZLY BEAR song I like...
KEVIN: AUGH! Ted! FUCK GRIZZLY BEAR! They're just RADIOHEAD with a copy of the NEW YORKER shoved up their ass!

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#280. Ted’s hate song

September 19, 2009

TED: Dad. You ruined my life. Here. It's a song I wrote about how much I hate you.
KEVIN: Didn't know you wrote music, Ted.

KEVIN: This is pretty good... Hey... How'd you like to OPEN for me sometime?
TED: REALLY?

TED: You're asking the son of the world's most popular musician to go on tour as his father's opening act?
SOUND: cha ching cha ching cha ching

TED: What was THAT?
KEVIN: Oh, that's just my agent. Hey Anth.
TONY: Hey guys...

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#281. Guitar Hero epilogue

September 20, 2009

TRASH DUMP GUY: Hello, anything toxic?
RITA: No, just a lot of unsold copies of Guitar Hero: Metallica...

TRASH DUMP GUY: This pile is ALL unsold Guitar Hero paraphernalia. Dump it there...
RITA: Thanks. What're these other piles?

TRASH DUMP GUY: Well, on your LEFT are discontinued iPods and cell phones.

TRASH DUMP GUY: And on your RIGHT are copies of Julie Taymor's ACROSS THE UNIVERSE movie.
RITA: Lemme throw mine in there while I'm here...

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