A Bit Weird

idRussell Cartoons No.28

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It’s been a weird few weeks.

I won’t bore you with the details, but a lot has happened in the past few weeks that has occupied my time or preoccupied my mind. As a consequence, I’ve not been producing my weekly cartoons other than the Augbot & I strip.

I’m treating it as a short summer break, and I should be back at the drawing board next week.

Talking about summer, I was on a FaceTime call this week with a friend in Madrid. It’s 40°C and sunny there 🔥, compared to (feels like) 40°F and wet here💧. Hope you all have a great summer wherever you are.

NOTE: I have a Bluesky invite code to give away this week. See last week’s newsletter, for more info. If you’re interested, let me know as soon as possible, as it will go very quickly. I should receive another to give away in the next week or two.

It’s early days, but I’ve had some interesting responses to my fledgling Augbot & I strip, ranging from extremely positive to “eh, I don’t get it”, or “it’s a bit weird”. What do you think? Let me know in the comments below!

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Iain