TITLE The Bastich By Hart
PANEL 1 (BASTICH walks through the front door with a foot-tall stack of comic books in his arms. FAITH greets him.) FAITH: Hey there, 'Stich. Taking it easy on the comics this week, I see... BASTICH: Yup...
PANEL 2 (BASTICH looks at a comic book while talking to FAITH.) BASTICH: I had to make some tough choices with my pull list at Spandex Fist Comics because I ran out of cash. It was sheer pain leaving that copy of "Gun-Totin' Maniacs" behind. FAITH: Hmm... Maybe you should get a job to support your habit...
PANEL 3 (BASTICH puts his hand on his chin in deep thought as FAITH addresses him.) BASTICH: I've thought about it, but I haven't had a lot of luck finding work around here that suits me. FAITH: It would help if you had any skills..
PANEL 4 (BASTICH sits at his computer while FAITH stands behind pointing her finger in the air.) BASTICH: Hmm... I'll log in and check the local Web for some job opportunities... FAITH: Sounds like a plan...
PANEL 5 (BASTICH looks at his computer monitor with the large words "BUG OFF" on the screen. He picks up the phone handset.)
BASTICH: Argh..! It's not letting me log in. That's the fifth time this week! I'm going to have to resort to calling the HELP LINE!PANEL 6 (BASTICH holds the handset to his ear listening to the VOICEMAIL message.) VOICEMAIL: You have reached the University Computer Help Line. Our highly skilled and barely-paid specialist are all presently busy playing Net-Trek. If you are an idiot user, Press 1. If you are a moron user, Press 2. If you are a tragically inept user, Press 3. Otherwise, hang up and figure it out yourself! BASTICH: Faith, I think I have found my calling!
CREDITS Bastich (c) 1997 Joshua Adam Hart
Commentary
Here, we kick off an autobiographical thread about BASTICH's first job working at a computer Helpdesk.
It would seem that the computer lab hasn't moved on from Netrek since REAL Freaks.
This is also the premier of a new Bastich logo created using actual fonts rather than just a line tool. Now I think the old one was better, but I stuck with this one for the rest of the run.