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AmyJo's avatar

I love seeing everyone’s comics, maybe next year I’ll participate too 🤞🏻

Reading on my phone, the individual panels are easier but it’s still readable as multi panels

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Tor Freeman's avatar

Definitely do it! And thanks, that's helpful.

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Luke Newell's avatar

I love it. I love all of them, everybodys comics. I find them (trying to not say this in a creepy voice) INTIMATE oh god CAPS make it creepy eh... no you know what I mean... it also makes me want to shout at people LOOK COMICS ARE IMPORTANT AND SPECIAL which again I don't think I'm winning this argument eh.

OH MAN just GOOD. V GOOD.

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Tor Freeman's avatar

Hahaa! I know just what you mean - it's an annual chance to glimpse the lives of cartoonists whose work I follow - what's not to like! They ARE important and special hear hear Luke!!

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Jenny le Roux's avatar

Love it. Especially the pic of your mother looking slightly eccentric. Hugs etc., from sunny South Africa ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Tor Freeman's avatar

Thanks Jenny! Hugs from wintry London! xxx

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Clair Sullivan's avatar

Amazing! And I love your moments with your mum. I have similar moments although I'm betting mine are more random 😅

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Tor Freeman's avatar

Thanks Clair! Haha mums bring that randomness, I think!

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Edward Ross's avatar

What a revelation this episode was! I had never thought of comics coming out of my hand! But they do!

Also the Dark Playground! Old friend, you finally have a name!

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Ella Beech's avatar

Love love love, Tor!!! You are always brilliant when you are herniating out of your top hole (if only that worked… It was such a perfect joke! I say it works anyway!!)

We need to hang out in the dark playground sometime, I think we could invent some marvellous games!

I would love to see more of these comics on your life in general, even if hourly is too time consuming. Can we have a weekly digest? Tor’s Tales! I think the single panel ones work brilliantly on a phone. I am so lazy, I don’t like clicking and having to zoom and manually scroll! But it’s worth it of course, to read your comics!

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Tor Freeman's avatar

Thanks Els! And i think we DO hang out in the dark playground already from time to time!!

And thanks that's helpful about the panels - it seems to really depend on whether people are looking at them on phones... but pacing is so important isn't it, and sometimes they need to be side-by-side... I guess there's no one size fits all answer! xx

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Elona Bennett's avatar

So pleased to see you “up and running” , well I mean “up and hilarious “ as usual !!!! Xxxxxxxxx

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Tor Freeman's avatar

Thanks dear E! xxxxx

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Frances Moffatt's avatar

Just brilliant Tor love it! Highlights for me are Rusty’s Prozac Yoghurt, Glengarry Glen Ross scenario and the concept of the dark playground (will have to check that out). Bravo!

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Tor Freeman's avatar

Thank you Frances! xx

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Nicola Killen's avatar

How did I not know about the dark playground when I am such a frequent visitor?!

A brilliant day of comics!

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Lynne's avatar

Your comics gave me the most lol’s yesterday whilst I was working on a deadline. Matt popped his head around the door twice to see what I was laughing at. See you sometime in the dark playground 😆

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Katie Lee / KJ Lyttleton's avatar

On my phone on the app, the top image format works best. (Also, I have loved reading these and so has Al. It was our main topic of conversation in the kitchen yesterday)

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Tor Freeman's avatar

Thanks Katie, that's helpful, and really nice to hear that too!

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Courtney's avatar

Sadly did not get to participate yesterday, but it was so fun seeing what everyone made. Yours were some of my very favorites!

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Luke Newell's avatar

by the by, Dan Berry's? yowch. Did you see Vera Brosgol's? oh mate.

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Tor Freeman's avatar

I know, both really moving, and so well done.

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Eliza Kinkz's avatar

My dog Tuna pees on everyone's mailbox, plant pot, or decorative frog. I'm always on edge we'll be scolded, too!

And I definitely feel panel by panel is easier to read since most are reading by phone these days.

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Hannah Meltzer's avatar

I lolled three times and smiled throughout! One of my lols was for 'catgut' and I felt somehow betrayed when I googled (sorry not to believe you/your mother) and found it was real.

Thank you for this rich dish of wonderfulness!

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Tor Freeman's avatar

Thanks Jion! x

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