Jake & Leon archives

Nobody asked for it, but here it is anyway. Every Jake & Leon comic strip featuring commentary and the occasional just being silly. You can browse all of Jake & Leon’s adventures, plus get some behind-the-scenes of the comics.

: Ladies and gentlemen, the first comic.

: No, that’s not why I read it. Besides, she’s barely in this issue.

: Sometimes I’m not going to have a good joke from the pull. This time, I just really wanted to use this one instead.

: Seriously, there are stories when he’s not even on the right planet!

: Someday I have to learn to draw the Autobot symbol.

: Luckily, he only lives a block or so away.

: Jake needs some new hobbies.

: Mostly, I just wanted to draw Leon as Radioactive Man

: Yeah, we’re off to a good start.

: I’m looking at YOU, VH-1!

: Why yes, I do hate myself. Why do you ask?

: I just noticed that I misspelled “Critic”. Pretend it’s an homage’s to Doug’s past misspells. 🙂

: Hey, I hit DC a couple weeks ago.

: And here’s where I get the hate mail.

: This cameo not approved. The comic he’s from is.

: For the record I like Kool-Aid.

: Sorry, I just don’t see it.

: Lucky Leon doesn’t have a baseball bat

: You’d think Hollywood would love that kind of dysfunctional morality storytelling. They do it often enough.

: I knew I forgot something this week.

: How lazy can I get?

: On the other hand…FREE COMICS!

: The obligitory joke for a no-4th Wall comic.

: I dub thee Max, lord of bad ideas!

: based on a true Bum sketch

: So does that mean the girls have pockets in their dresses?

: “Licensing issues”. It’s THEIR content!

: Not to mention having a bad gamer playing you…like me.

: Can you guess who is playing whom?

: Remember, this is the comic that once featured a Black Lantern Johnny DC. Even we have limits.

: Week one of the business card strips.

: For them it was energy draining. For me it was time draining.

: And of course Terry McGuiness is Robin for the homage. He also has the wrong hairstyle.

: I can find my computer. I just can’t get to it.

: Trust me, you don’t want me drawing them straight on.

: Not so much a “change” as it is dialing it back a bit.

: “Max” pretty much explains everything.

: Maybe they can make fun of Rocky instead.

: In other words, don’t rebel. Don’t conform. Just be yourself.

: So how many of Marvel’s “events” have used the word “War” anyway?

: Like Marvel doesn’t have enough of their own bad ideas.

: Mostly, I just wanted to draw Superman.

: Because you know he’d do it.

: We now return you to our regular format.

: Then again, an alien walking down the streets on Earth would usually draw attention, wouldn’t it?

: Interestingly, the play was about firemen. 🙂

: There are times I worry about giving someone ideas and times I’m afraid someone already has seriously. This is both.

: Considering what Superman is exposed to in an average day…

: Proof that Jake and Leon are single.

: Could I draw a worse Alfred?

: Maybe he’s still bummed about the last Christmas Spotlight?

: Sometimes you need a defense against disappointment.

: My biggest concern is that he’s still in the kids section.

: My apologies to Johnny Yong Bosch.

: And he has a message for a certain whiny girl, too.

: At least we know who would do the comic adaptation.

: I’m sure it’s happened to someone out there.

: I was worried about how bad my Smurfette was. Then I saw the live-action movie trailer.

: {insert “I’ll Never Be Rich” song here}

: I don’t even eat the stuff.

: The hard part was coloring the eyes. It really wasn’t that hard.

: He can also turn into Sentai heroes that predate Power Rangers.

: Also, he can’t afford the postage.

: That may be the only way to get through to them.

: What, you think only guys pull that stunt?

: Think how the store owners feel.

: Probably be big in Japan

: Now you know what she’s doing on Earth. 🙂

: I drew the Earth, but you can’t see it behind the Red Ranger’s word balloon. 😦

: Or when he’s reading certain comics. (no, I didn’t forget)

: For the record, I just wasn’t impressed.

: It’s my comic and I say they still have a local arcade. I wish I did.

: Apparently they can.

: Don’t get me started on the boots.

: Just how did a cat wearing a pop tart who propels himself with a rainbow get so popular, or did I just answer my own question?

: Nobody complained when Batman was on his feet in less than a week…

: If you’ve seen Raphael in any continuity, you know Casey’s right.

: Some things just aren’t funny.

: Here’s a hint: it’s not the cat.

: I’m sure there are airholes in the back. Maybe.

: Remembering 9/11

: Oh, you wacky super villains, you.

: As much as you don’t want to, you remember the Spider-Armor.

: I think we need to fix the electric in the J&L studio.

: So start doing something satire-worthy, entertainment industry.

: How would YOU represent the clay origin?

: I apologize for this comic.

: I’ve always told people the Teletubbies were evil!

: On top of 50 billion other things the Rangers do with their spare time.

: Lucky for people on France there are no turkeys.

: And so it begins…

: Is figgy pudding even that good it requires you to demand it?

: This has nothing to do with my cousin.

: What, you’ve never wondered?

: I’m not sure that I got the Mayan skin color right.

: Just ignore the comic title on the strip. I forgot to change it when I changed the punchline.

: At least we have cool new logos. Oh, wait…

: Angel Grove must have some weird traffic reports.

: Max just can’t get a break.

: Maybe if they had better commercials?

: Should we be worried that Leon is asking that?

: You think that’s bad, wait until the Commando remake.

: What do you say, folks? Want to see the players tackle some more cliches?

: Next time just show her ET.

: Not that ninjas from space isn’t cool, but it’s not their origin.

: Sadly this is the last time I can make fun of Angel Grove.

: I wonder what they’re changing in Hal’s story…oh, wait, Johns already did that.

: I’m just wondering how he does that.

: Considering how often I’ve done my back bad just with the ton o comics I own…

: No, it will be cherry flavored. I’m really that clumsy.

: Actually, I expected Max to come out worse than that.

: Or I just can’t draw Mickey Mouse. You make the call!

: Super Grover’s been…BATMANED!

: Don’t those usually come with the apartment?

: And note that only one of them has had a hard reboot, much less two.

: No time to do a bad caption joke, either.

: I’m a sucker for a happy ending.

: Although based on my usual quality, I’d hate to think what “sub-par” would look like.

: And as a kid you probably would have watched it.

: And what does he need the top one for?

: Pick your poison, people.

: Being crowded didn’t help, either.

: I think I’ll stick with my air mattress.

: One down, but waaaaaay too many to go, just in editorial.

: The winner takes on Bruce Campbell.

: You know, I STILL haven’t heard what stupid idea they came up with for the bow tie.

: Say it with me now: “JOOOOOOHNS!”

: It’s was a good part of MY childhood; why deny the current generation?

: List how many recent Oscar winners you’ve actually seen.

: He had to learn somewhere, right?

: None from me, either.

: You wonder if those were angry reluctant monsters or Twilight fans. Either way, pray for Max.

: Seldom has a comic company gone so far to ruin good characters.

: Interestingly little commentary of fake geek guys.

: Even that might not help.

: You’d think she’d been here long enough to realize we’re not worth figuring out.

: Panel 2 based on something I heard on the radio.

: You realize we probably won’t bring these guys up again ever after the ball drops?

: The sad part is hasn’t met his new mechanic, either. I hear she’s a master.

: I don’t even have time to write this.

: What, you thought it was my crappy drawing?

: Remember, when we first met Max he wanted to make comics for blind people.

: Yes, I do realize that I didn’t use the alien whose name is an homage to Star Trek.

: How does a top movie company fail at every other medium?

: continued on page 2

: continued from page 1

: Think about all the work put into those old Disney theatrical shorts.

: I suspect Fred from Spacebooger.com will have a similar reaction.

: No, this isn’t the Time Force parody.

: Last…time. I swear.

: Besides my weak drawing skills, although in my defense this was a rush job.

: Now there’s a team-up we’ll never get to see.

: Comic books and soap operas: where the afterlife has an open door policy.

: I don’t care if this is a New 52/Nolan film parody. This is the first time I’ve drawn Wonder Woman. I’m going to for the classic outfit.

: Max sees everything as marketing, doesn’t he?

: Seems like an obvious question to me.

: And you know you’d buy it just to see how weird it is.

: Someday I’m going to think of a comic that could have used that title better. And I will have wasted it here.

: Hey, I got a comic review in, didn’t I?

: They could always make money as an “upside down house” attraction.

: Oh, how I could go on.

: I’m still working on capturing the look of real-world people.

: I’ve never seen a movie so afraid to promote itself.

: My apology to Diane Nelson for drawing her hair that badly. And maybe the outfit.

: I suppose a battle to the death is out.

: Parents who eat Oreos…have children who eat Oreos.

: I’m actually a little concerned about Stephanie 52.

: Still less stupid than the Ultimate version being almost literally one huge brain.

: I don’t think this is going to get me on Project Rooftop. At least I hope not.

: I guess she’s a heavy reader.

: Not the reaction you expect from some guy coming into your room in the middle of the night wanting to take you away.

: You wonder if Santa’s suit magically changes with the weather or if NORAD only catches him because he’s changing clothes?

: So that’s why Santa didn’t look right. I thought it was my terrible drawing.

: Good luck with that one, Max.

: I know I wouldn’t be surprised.

: I’ve also seen pics of Wally’s new 52 outfit. Reminds me of the electric Superman.

: If they could find a way to a Composite Batman just two Batmen they’d do it!

: Except for Ted Kord, DC seems to be targeting this cell for characters to give the New 52 treatment.

: I don’t think I’m alone in that.

: Everyone else on the internet is making the connection.

: I’m sure the mouthwash only contained all-natural ingredients.

: I miss “Dave The Barbarian”.

: Give Max credit. He finally found a way to get an anniversary comic in.

: At least we learned birds from space eat birds from Earth, right?

: I hope you enjoy that payback from the recovery ward, Max.

: I’ve been wanting this up for a long time.

: Max didn’t just dodge a bullet…he dodged a flood of them.

: I’m pretty sure James Bond still gets gadgets. They just aren’t disguised as money clips or something anymore.

: Their pain was mine.

: Hawkgirl at least had animated success.

: Also, Godzilla had allergies. Who knew?

: If you expect to see them fighting crime, this is the wrong comic.

: As a bonus: Captain PSA business card strips.

: Hey, I finally got to use the newsdesk!

: Bonus if this is how it ends.

: If you get this reference, congratulations, you’re old.

: I know the real free love thing didn’t start until later but you think young people waited for that?

: Maybe it’s just a really low chair?

: Okay, I’m exaggerated a little. The hands shouldn’t be segmented.

: I think we all wanted to see who the movie goers would choose.

: They only just found out they have a green room.

: And to think, Japan is the HOME of the “catgirl”.

: Also a wise move? The Rock as Black Adam.

: I’ll take an ugly Batmobile over a cool Bat-Tank.

: Considering Peter’s history with clones, anything’s possible.

: The call is from I.C. Upie.

: And yet, it’s quite real.

: And you thought it was bad audio on the production end.

: Just kidding,Ozzie.

: I wish I was kidding.

: Plus Marvel is already planning that.

: Or I’m not as good as I think. One of the two.

: Next thing you know they’ll be climbing on their houses and shooting at planes.

: My projects right now are many.

: I’m not sure if I did a joke with this song already, but if anyone would over-analyze this song, it’d be Fizzbin.

: I’d say merging art styles will lose me readers, but I don’t know if anybody reads these or not.

: I wonder if the title gives away the punchline?

: Sometimes these guys are really my mouthpiece.

: I have a comic strip with two cartoonist characters. I had to do something.

: That’s because the male target audience needs something to look at between fights.

: I’ve decided I hate drawing the “superior” armor as much as I hate the concept.

: I know I’m not the only one to make that connection.

: Some things you don’t discuss in the grocery store.

: “Hulk not need winter coat.”

: If you haven’t read his Supergirl/Batgirl comics, you really should.

: It’s casual Friday in the Justice League?

: What we’re saying is, Tommy has a type.

: Wait until she’s introduced to Peeps.

: On the other hand, a Captain PSA/Captain Yuletide crossover may be technically doable.

: I’m that idiot who, if asked I was a god, would say no. But I would mention I work for THE God.

: If it wasn’t for the DC Animated videos he wouldn’t be anywhere.

: Based on a true story. Sadly, mine.

: Sadly, I’ve been lost like this before.

: The sad thing is I can see undertakers in both the DC and Marvel universes being that jaded.

: They’re cartoon characters. I can draw them money.

: With glasses. That’s how I do it.

: Remember when we all wanted to be Superman? Now we just want his powers to be supervillains.

: I’m pretty sure the main villain for more shooter characters is Rainbow Brite.

: No offense, internet, but there are areas of you that hold dark things.

: Based on my actual trip to my cousin’s lakeside cabin.

: The first of two new sets of business card strips

: The second half of the business card strips for 2015.

: All true.

: Squirrel Girl would kick his butt.

: I’d say go watch the show and check for yourself, but they had the show taken down because of one flag on the roof.

: No matter who you root for, would you really want to hang out with either kingdom?

: However big you think it is, you’re probably lowballing it.

: And thus a storyline concludes.

: And that’s being generous.

: Few people know Victor Von Doom is a huge fan of The Rifleman.

: This sounded less religious in my head.

: The fact that we still exist proves we haven’t discovered time travel.

: I’m not sure if he means the costume companies or the comic companies.

: Trust me, we’re better off without flying cars in the long run.

: Oh, please, I can ramble like a loon with the best of them!

: The answer is “too many to screw this up yet I did”.

: The more we learn about Max the less surprised we are.

: For one thing, the Space People don’t want to be led by a cartoonist.

: I’d apologize to Californians if I thought any of them were reading this.

: You know it’s Southern California because of the t-shirts in December, and the palm tree.

: Except for Treehouse Masters. He marathons that when he finds a wifi spot.

: By the way their names are Robert and Raquel. I think you can guess which is which.

: That’s how it worked for me.

: Hey, if you can’t make fun of your annoying medical woes why have a comic?

: Remember that teaser art from when DC attempted to acquire the Transformers license? They gave Optimus the wrong ring.

: Don’t worry, Bill, I’d probably do the same thing. Which is why I never ride them.

: Maybe he should try watching them all the way through.

: He still had a better time off than I did.

: That might not be Cass’s current outfit but I think it’s cool and I couldn’t find an Orphan photo that wasn’t her dead daddy.

: Yes, I know about vandalism in the name of their faction. That’s not funny. I only mentioned the muggings because it would get brought up.

: It’s not torture. It’s art practice.

: Yes, I know what “melee” means. It made for a good title, so I’m going with it.

: She is. It’s the principle of the thing.

: Like I haven’t already admitted that’s part of the reason for the style?

: And the ones for my videos are just me cursing. You don’t want to see that.

: With a name like “Dirk Slade”, I’m thinking dentist.

: Because I love happy endings.

: Great. Now I’m jealous of my own comic characters.

: Don’t mind me. Just clowning…no, I won’t do that to either of us.

: Take a marketing gimmick away from Max and Beth becomes the mature one. And she’s eight.

: Not based on a true story. Thank you Jesus!

: No, the Superman guest appearances don’t count. it’s specifically for Supergirl.

: Besides, my legs are usually that stubby. If anything they’re way too long.

: I’m assuming he has a smart TV that he can watch the livestream with.

: At least the rally can claim more worth than “let’s forget what Christmas is because jeans are on sale.

: AKA I ran out of Christmas traditions for her to question.

: And we have one spelling left.

: You get the feeling Leon gets worried coming to work around the holidays ever since Fizzbin came on board?

: And both me and my cousin survived. That’s a reason to be optimistic. Then again, Leon isn’t the optimistic host.

: At least I had a excuse to have them down most of last year.

: The only exception is Christmas trees. And they fought hard just to get that.

: I’ve been doing this comic for years without merchandise. Or readers.

: Well, they did ask him to be brutally honest.

: For last names use a phone book.

: You know Adam and Jamie already have the plans.

: And that’s when they decided his secret identity was a tax accountant.

: Except for the wizard.

: Maybe the finale of their first season as Mythbusters?

: I was going to put something here but I can’t think of anything.

: Guess who the cartoonists are in this comic.

: Tell me you haven’t thought the same thing when you’ve seen this ad?

: I don’t usually do a “payback” gag, but this one wanted to exist.

: When even my dad says your ideas are stupid and not Superman, you have failed!

: I love how that never occurred to them.

: Some people take FCBD too seriously. And then there’s Jake.

: Sorry, I couldn’t decide on a font for Thor.

: For example: Aunt May.

: Children knows what makes superheroes great. Manchildren tend to steal superheroes from children.

: I don’t have a problem with her giving up. I have a problem with her putting her friends in danger to supposedly stop them from protecting others.

: Can you guess the heat is playing havoc in the attic HQ?

: Done in by your own title.

: Actually that would have made a good Kids Next Door villain.

: For me that would be the addition of Street Fighter characters.

: Teletubbie babies: the question none of us want answered.

: DC’s going to run out of names for Billy’s alter ego at this rate.

: You’ve got a long wait, Leon.

: Isn’t the real question “how does a death ray benefit humanity”?

: There, I acknowledged reviewing this book in the comic.

: Or rich enough to adopt.

: I find it harder to believe it doesn’t exist.

: You know someone would buy this, too.

: At least it’s something.

: No, I don’t know how he got the tail either.

: There are days I’ve made that mistake, too.

: Just when I thought I was done with this storyline it drags me back in.

: Of course this wouldn’t be a webcomic and probably wouldn’t exist in the first place.

: But hopefully this is the last time we’ll mention him for a long time!

: Who doesn’t? Except for sad people. And the deathly allergic of course.

: And who says Halloween costumes have to be scary? Mine weren’t.

: I don’t even care to caption this.

: SPOILERS: Nobody showed up for the livestream.

: I don’t celebrate until I see the changes.

: Between Jake & Leon and Captain Yuletide I need to conserve.

: This won’t end well.

: She’s also lucky Captain Yuletide defeated the Krampus a few years ago.

: It’s not a shared universe, but it is a shared creator.

: Of course I’m going to end this happily.

: Of course, Jake’s organizing doesn’t include cutting the collection down.

: Not to mention believing “Man Of Steel, Woman Of Kleenex” is canon.

: Well, how it started anyway.

: know I’m not the only one who watches for the ads, although I haven’t for the last few years. Sadly the ads lower quality was not the reason.

: Trust me, it was that bad.

: I leave that to authors.

: Sure I could have imported all that to the laptop before making the comic, or simply fixed it on my other computer before posting, but that would ruin the bit.

: Unless you’re talking to other geeks.

: I know I’m stretching but I wanted to acknowledge it somehow.

: I believe the score is three good, two evil. Four good if you count pocket dimension Superboy as separate from classic Superboy.

: I prefer to ignore social media on April 1st. Somehow it’s easier to stop on April 2nd.

: Even Fizzbin knows how life likes to mess with me.

: Shouldn’t we be living by the good examples others set anyway?

: Max has a lifetime pass on the hype train.

: You’d think the guy who plays Nick Fury would be aware of that.

: Marvel may make better movies, but DC is winning Marvel Comic readers over.

: You know why the show moved to doing book tours for JB? Because half of Cabot Cove was in jail for killing the other half by then.

: I’ll be honest. If I didn’t miss a weak already I probably would have skipped this one.

: I wonder if this is what it’s like to be a My Little Pony?

: Yes, tell me again how unrelatable Superman is because he’s so powerful.

: They added the features you wanted and you didn’t have to pay. You just can’t use them although they were in the last version.

: Actually the fact that taking my life meant so little to them would make me feel worse, not better.

: Don’t get me wrong. I have nothing against it. It’s just a little food for thought given how close we are to Independence Day.

: Counting the Bat FAMILY, he on like three different teams right now.

: Yes, even a serious story can be fun.

: At this point even Max’s bad expectations are too high.

: Not since the days of Woodsy and that Tootsie Pop owl have they appeared in this many commercials.

: When you can’t think of a strip, make not thinking of a strip the strip.

: If you follow the panels backwards you see my creation process.

: And it took him a week to realize this.

: I’m just hoping I haven’t jinxed myself.

: When have the heroes NOT been in crisis since DiDio took over?

: It may be more sciency but it’s not as fun. Then again it would make it easier on the wife.

: If you’re Simon Furman or Geoff Johns you try to use them all anyway.

: Although since I’ve reviewed him before it would be fair.

: Then again I had a vegan zombie in one of my sprite comics and don’t like zombie stories anyway, so I’m probably not one to talk.

: Maybe they need to call in a cleaning crew. Or an exterminator.

: In fact I almost forgot to make it.

: Does this mean he also eats stars, Tanookis, flowers, cats….

: Seriously, Linus and Franklin are the only two people I would trust to have Charlie Brown’s back, and one of them is on the opposing baseball team. He’s also the “straight man” and probably the most sane character. Which is tough sitting near Peppermint Patty in school.

: No, that’s actually why I started doing Captain Yuletide.

: Remember those brat kids who wanted to prove Santa wasn’t real, so they exposed the Mall Santas in front of other kids and ruin Christmas? Some of them didn’t outgrow that.

: Did you spot the cameo?

: I don’t think most adults come for the science. I don’t.

: Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures is part of my head canon.

: Can you tell I ran out of comment before I ran out of comic?

: In case you forgot I wanted to do this.

: There are times I worry I’m giving a bad idea. This is one of those times.

: This what happens when I come up with a good comic too late to get it done on-time.

: Maybe the show is good, but the trailer isn’t impressing me.

: It has a cape. You just can’t see it.

: I’m prepared to be surprised, but I’m also ready to be as disappointed as I’m expecting.

: I realized I’m way behind on my Power Ranger parodies. I’m making up for lost time.

: This wasn’t planned on my part. I just came up with two cat gags in a roll.

: I’m pretty sure the androids in Detroit: Become Human started as iMaids.

: I’m just wondering what she was going to use it for?

: Based on an actual dream I’ve had.

: She also went to an amusement park and got a lot of wrong ideas.

: Taken from Robert Kirkman’s fake pitch for The Walking Dead. Untrue story.

: Worse,it wasn’t even based on a comic book.

: In all seriousness though I applaud Paramount, Blur Studios, and director Fowler for actually listening to fans complaints.

: I don’t really follow memes but I hope there’s a lot of “Darkseid is (silly comment)” memes out there.

: I get the feeling Leon isn’t a Game Of Thrones fan.

: And yet if it was for the Nintendo DS they wouldn’t care.

: When awesomeness is normalized, what is awesome?

: No Autobots were harmed in the making of this comic.

: Wouldn’t that mean a week without pay. I miss too many comics already.

: We all know he won’t even choose one before the fourth panel.

: When you go to Comic-Con and celebrate the local audience NOT buying a product you sell, this is the only answer that fits.

: And even then this was late.

: There’s more to entertainment than movies, TV, web shows pretending to be TV, and the occasional music.

: I kid you not, the guy behind the petition was upset Ghostbusters was getting a sequel and Back to the Future wasn’t.

: There’s also a bathroom and the place they park Fizzbin’s ship, but we’ve never been to those rooms. Inside anyway.

: Now if the movie ends with a good kid with superpowers taking him down I might approve. Bonus if he wears bright colors.

: Ironically I’m very close to getting caught up as I write this.

: I think we’d all like Tony’s wardrobe in either identity.

: Jason had to steal his name from the Joker. At least Stephanie had an identity to fall back on.

: Folks in the Eastern time zone, back me up here.

: I would have drawn all the other Spider-Folks in panel two but I didn’t have time. That’s a lot of spider-powered people.

: They’re even starting to admit they don’t care about the comics. It’s just a concept they can use to hide lack of creativity.

: Batman has a unique set of skills.

: The fact that I put this long into anything not forced upon me by the law is always amazing.

: The sad thing I blew this joke when I announced I was doing this on Twitter.

: Paying a comic character is easy. If I try drawing money in real life though that will earn you prison time.

: I really should take my own advice.

: Every time a writer talks about how much fun he has tormenting a character I get sad. Challenging a character and seeing how they do? Totally okay.

: The fact that she has something that can do that is scary enough. That she doesn’t know how to use it and still did…scarier!

: The boys look ready to give it to him.

: I’m bringing you a cliffhanger for Christmas!

: If only all our decorating was as easy.

: No, I don’t care about the “no year zero” debate. If you don’t count the decade until next year it still applies.

: Plus Rise Of Skywalker has so many cuts from what I’ve heard you could make a box set of just this movie.

: I would have missed it if I didn’t hear it on the radio this morning.

: Remember, it is just a rumor. Or a trial balloon. Either way it’s a bad idea.

: Or maybe Jim Lee remains sole publisher. Do we know he would change anything?