Web Comics = Terrorism?!
In the news is the upsetting story of Matt Boyd, one of the geniuses behind the old MacHall comics and now the new Three Panel Soul comic. Mind you, Matt is not the artist -- he is the writer.
Matt became interested in a hobby of paper-target shooting, and had the poor timing to discuss this with a co-worker at about the same time as the VT shootings happened. For those who don't know, paper-target shooting with a .22 rifle is pretty harmless, and many Boy Scout rifle-range masters will tell you being shot with a .22 rifle is no fun, but it's rarely lethal.
Apparently someone at his worksite complained about it, and he was promptly fired. On the spot. Without being given a chance to discuss, explain or defend himself. So, he chronicled the story on Three Panel Soul, Starting Here. I guess as a way of letting off steam.
One of the co-workers found the comics, and called the police. He was visited by detectives because he was considered a "borderline terroristic threat". If you are a Lawyer or lawyerly-type person and can help Matt out, please drop him a line ( machallboyd ATTHEPRICEOF gmail.com ). If you are a fellow web 'toonist, a blogger, or anybody with a public outlet thru which to spread the word, please do so.
More information is here, at the Diesel Sweeties blog. Thank you for further supporting webcomics!
Matt became interested in a hobby of paper-target shooting, and had the poor timing to discuss this with a co-worker at about the same time as the VT shootings happened. For those who don't know, paper-target shooting with a .22 rifle is pretty harmless, and many Boy Scout rifle-range masters will tell you being shot with a .22 rifle is no fun, but it's rarely lethal.
Apparently someone at his worksite complained about it, and he was promptly fired. On the spot. Without being given a chance to discuss, explain or defend himself. So, he chronicled the story on Three Panel Soul, Starting Here. I guess as a way of letting off steam.
One of the co-workers found the comics, and called the police. He was visited by detectives because he was considered a "borderline terroristic threat". If you are a Lawyer or lawyerly-type person and can help Matt out, please drop him a line ( machallboyd ATTHEPRICEOF gmail.com ). If you are a fellow web 'toonist, a blogger, or anybody with a public outlet thru which to spread the word, please do so.
More information is here, at the Diesel Sweeties blog. Thank you for further supporting webcomics!