The Forest (Comic #792)
Posted on July 18, 2025 by liz

I’ve been running at a hundred miles an hour recently. So it was kind of powerful to spend a bit more time drawing and painting. It felt a bit emotional, sitting there and just being present with my thoughts. I often think of myself as not being very good with color, but I like what I’ve achieved. Is it perfect? No, but it’s very Liz-like art ^_^

Thanks to all my patrons and a special big extra thanks to Kate Webb, Erik Owomoyela, Stuart Barrow, Jesse the K, Brian Fies, Tracey Radford, and Jay Hedtke.

Liz

The Forest Comic Transcript

Another person’s personality is a bit like a forest

You get one experience tromping through, see wonderful landmarks and have adventures.

Little Liz jumping up in the air, looking out over a lake and big mountains.

Little Liz: I’m so glad we’re hanging out.

Little Liz sits on a stump.

But if you sit still and quiet. Listen in an active way.

Little birds and animals have come out, a little wren is sitting on Little Liz’s hand.

If you’re patient, the little birds and animals will come out and let you see them.

And that can be a wonderful thing.

Chuffles Misses the Moon, and so it begins

Posted on October 7, 2015 by liz
And now in the month of Halloween, of transition and change I give to you Chuffles Misses the Moon. Every week day I’ll put up a fresh page from this children’s picture book I drew. THE FIRST EVER CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK I’VE DRAWN, unless you count the things I did when I was actually a kid. Drawing something in this format was a new learning experience for me. I’d love any notes or comments you have as the updates go up. I might try self publishing it when it’s done so folks can have something in hand to read to kids (OMG, the idea of something I’ve written being a bedtime story… kinda amazing). If I self publish I’d love you, my dear ones, I’d love your help to turn it up to eleven before we go to print. Please enjoy, Chuffles Misses the Moon.

Joyfully Uncanny Things Need Your Kickstarter Support

Posted on August 30, 2015 by liz
Originally posted over at lizargall.com In March I read a short story by Kat Howard over at Uncanny Magazine called Translatio Corpus. I liked the story so much that the Things responded to it.
Kat Howard's Uncanny Magazine story is responded to be things webcomic characters
This is also a call back to one of the earliest Things comic, Spoons!
  After a very successful first year Uncanny is running a Kickstarter to support year two (and asking for a lot less money as wonderful Patreons and Weightless Books e-subscribers come on board). They would like your money and will use it to bring more wonderful diverse stories, poems and non-fiction to the world. If Uncanny makes it through all the stretch goals there will be a Things Respond to Fiction comic for EVERY EPISODE. We are so excited about this on so many levels. We are so honored to be part of the Kickstarter. Less than 10K to go at 16 days, not an easy goal, but most definitely doable. Join the Space Unicorn Corps! Go check out the Kickstarter!
Things Webcomic #14, back when I was learning how to do everything… so some things don’t change in 13 years, still needing to learn everything!