Posting Announcement

Readers and visitors: I have some exciting news!
This past weekend I started up a new webcomic, titled "Strapped To The Mast". But don't one worry: Uly's Comics is going nowhere! I started this new strip for comics relating to a more personal side of my life, as not to change the mood or freedom of topics I've come to enjoy here.
A summary of Strapped To The Mast is: a true-to-life strip about my experiences as transgendered and my own coming transition.
Obviously this will be a very different kind of strip than Uly's Comics: even so, I hope it will be given the same support and equal chance in being a rewarding strip. Here's to new beginnings: skal!

New webcomic's URL is: www.strappedtothemast.blogspot.com

WHOO-HOO! 2000+!

For this dedication, I spent a grueling hour on MS Paint. Nothing but the best!

Protractor Addict

I have hit rock-bottom. Heart and stomach throb with vengeance. Temples gorge with aggravation, anguish, bruising my face with their fury. Why, I ask fate, why has this happened to me? The first I laid eyes on that transparent protractor, it seemed so harmless, so friendly. Blue smiles and a helping hand. Never did I think it would be my crutch! Now, after months of straight-edge binges, my occasional comfort has been taken away from me: and I finally realize just how reliant I am. It was always close at hand, simply a walk to my office away, for the easiest of illustrations to the most meticulous kind. That protractor was my fix for cravings of straight lines. It never failed me, always brought me peace of mind. I soon became complacent. I thought the magic my protractor made would never disappear. Nothing has prepared me for this day, this intervention, that I would lose my tool for perfection. My desk was emptied, the drawers overturned. Even my folders have been ransacked. But alas! It remains missing and my mind is torn in two. I have truly hit rock-bottom.

That is, until I buy a new one. Apologies for lack of comic, as I had planned, for today: without my protractor a decent strip is hard to make! I hope this melodramatic monologue and doodle of terrible composition makes up for it. -Uly

Patience, My Pretties.

Alright. So technically it's Wednesday, but to me it's still Tuesday. I haven't gone to sleep yet so it makes sense to me. Anyhow, that comic I promised is on the scanner now. This moment. Scanning. My excuse is that I started drawing it at seven and had no idea it would become near four pages of carpal-tunnel-inducing mayhem. But now it's finished, and within the next half hour, I will be proud to present the "Sega Epic".
Carry on.

And Here... We... Go.

Hectic summer aside, I feel it's been too long since posting new and regular comics to this hole-in-the-wall blog. And believe me when I say I feel terrible for leaving you all hanging! So apologies and cut to chase. My schedule is slowing, wedding season is dying down, and my window of free time is starting to open wide. This means comics are officially back on track! By tomorrow I'll post a new comic to kick off the end of this dreadful hiatus. And hopefully, the blog will be back to its regular schedule in no time. 
Thanks for all the patience and support, not to mention all the visits during the hiatus! Cheers! 
Tomorrow we party like rock persons. 
Or at least I will. With coffee and my cat instead of vodka and groupies.
-Uly

Connect to me on Twitter! That is, if you like listening to the overcaffeinated ramble.

Need. Stronger. Brew.

I may not have time to sit down and do comics every day right now, but I do have time to bust out a 'tweet' here and there. So by the pretense that I'm humorous (and I do hope I am, otherwise I have no clue why you all give your time to visit this blog. It must be the colors. I like blue and orange, too.) or you like reading a caffeinated cloister's musings, bop on over to Twitterland or whatever you kids call it and search @UlyHarp.

I promise I won't bite! After all, that would require some amount of acrobatics. I'm pretty sure I can't reach all the way from my desk to yours. That is, unless your desk is right next to mine. Then no promises there.
If you do happen to come my Twitter profile's way, drop me a hello and let me know you're a visitor of Uly's Comics! I'd love to connect with this blog's readers. On second thought, if I rally the troops...
The pestering people do for a new comic could multiply. Oh dear.
Time for a bunker.

Thank you many time over, everyone, for willingly wasting your time on my little hole-in-the-wall comics blog, and for visiting even when updates are slow. I say it all the time, I know, but let me say it again. I appreciate every visit! Get used to hearing it: because it's true. Thank you. And I hope to get back to regular comics soon. I really do miss having ink on my hands, and routinely shutting the scanner on my hand. Seriously. It just feels right.
Yours truly (and highly caffeinated), Uly.

My Treat To You.

Let me take to the time to apologize for lack of comics lately. I've been very busy, and honestly, going through some rough personal patches. With school out and graduation parties every week, I haven't had much time to sit down and whip up comics like I'm used to. Summer's also in swing, which means wedding season. And because I do work for a DJ/Mobile entertainment company, that means weekends manning music or photo-booths for events. As far as those rough personal patches go, be assured that they're working themselves out.
I hate to be a downer, but I'm not sure when my schedule will clear up. Thank you for all your visits even though there haven't been regular updates. You guys give me so much support.
I may not have a comic now, but I can do this much: here are some illustrations and random bits of work from my archives. Enjoy, and thank you for all your patience. -Uly

Have a great day/night, everyone. New comic soon. Fingers crossed.

Apologies for Repeat Postings

As some of you might notice, I've reposted a few comics from the past couple of days. I apologize for this; I know it's confusing. These posts were first taken down by Blogger during their shut-down for maintenance a while back, and when Blogger was up and running again, they returned but with one problem... all of the tags were "smooshed" together into one, big tag. I tried to fix that, but for some reason I couldn't. So I had to delete and repost for the sake of organized archives.
Have a great day everyone, and thanks for sticking through this little reposting conundrum!

Thanks for the 500!

Just the other day, the counter for visitors to this hole-in-the-wall comics blog hit a landmark: 500 visitors! Let me thank all of you for taking the time out of your busy days to see new comics, bum about the archives, and for giving me so much support! I wouldn't do what I do here on ulyscomics if not for you guys. So thanks again, and kanpai/skaal/salud/prost, or however you say "cheers"!

Japan? Cool Beans!

For those long familiar with this hole-in-the-wall blog, you know I'm an obsessive stats checker. I love to see which posts are most popular and where visitors are coming from. Today, I noticed some visitors from Japan.
Now, they could have been from my dear cousin Kimberly, who's currently studying in Kamagaya, Chiba. But, if it's not her, that means some strangers were kind enough to drop by. If so, thank you! I'm always excited to see visitors from different countries stumble their way here.
And if it is you, Kimberly, please send more candy. Lots of it.
-Uly

Welcome to InsomniaLand!

A cartoon commissioned by a friend for an insomniacs' forum site, Insomnia Land.

Where, Oh Where, Has Uly Gone?

As you may have noticed, I've been on hiatus for a while. Lately I've been busy with the book and other sorts; I haven't had much the time or motivation to post a new comic because of it. But, as I'm now healthy (and over my cold), I will try my best to post soon. I just jotted down an idea for a comic today: that means my gears are turning again.
Thank you for all your patience.

Wow! 400 plus visits!

I would do a little doodle to commemorate the 400+ visits, but frankly, I haven't been feeling much in the comics mood lately. (Dang cold, what with it blocking my sinuses and giving me a headache.) I am, however, always in the mood to type. So thank you, everyone, for taking the time out of your day to come and visit my little blog!
Because I'm a statistics nerd, I regularly cheque where visitors are coming from. I've noticed that this blog gets visitors even outside of the United States or Austria (where my friend Sarah lives), and it boggles my mind! On more than one occasion, there's been visitors from Denmark, Hungary and Greece, not to mention one-time visitors from other random places. It's exciting to see visitors from so many different places, seeing as I put up this blog for my friends and family. I really appreciate everyone who stops by my blog; whether I know you or not, you make it running this hole-in-the-wall blog worthwhile!
So thanks again, everyone, and you can be sure some new comics are on their way. And to whoever's been visiting from Denmark, Hungary, and Greece: extra thanks!