Linux comics (and others): Ideas

[Nick]

A linux comic with a hero called: helpd. If you don't know why thats funny, its ok.

[zourtney]

It makes me smile. Linux needs more comic relief!

[Nick]

Here is my rough sketch of the idea....

[zourtney]

I got this "helpd" hero stuck in my head last night when I was trying to sleep. I'll try to sketch up what I was thinking some time today or tomorrow, although it might have only been funny at 11:30pm.

[Nick]

I was originally thinking of a single frame just like above and moving on (but better done) but he could be a recurring character.

[zourtney]

My idea was mostly revolving around this premise (knock it if you want):
1. Guy in trouble; people calling for help
2. Enter hero, helpd; assesses the situation and show a though cloud of ASCII giberish or command line gibberish
3. Guy saved; show text "man helpd!"

get it? Man? Ok, well it seemed funny at eleven thirty. Do as you wish, he is your superhero

[Nick]

NO! That will invoke the nearly incomprehensible MAN file for helpd! Bringing helpd to his knees giving seeming detailed instructions for getting help, but upon hearing this you just get a sense that there is something missing that you were just expected to know from the beginning, and still didn't tell you where to look for a log file.

Hmmm I see a rough outline of helpd.conf, Colonel Panic (or would it be Kernel), the mighty Cron: doer of things in time, the secret society of SUDO (members being knows as SUDOers) and so much more.

[zourtney]

Yes!
GO! 

[zourtney]

helpd needs helped. It wouldn't be technically difficult to set up a comic strip gallery. It would, however, be a bit more challenging in the artistic arena.

[Nick]

Yes to both of those. I have spurts of creative inspiration followed by dark apathy. The apathy seems longer and more focused then the creative periods. Coffee after 8:00 seems to help with the creative feelings though. Not that I am particularly productive at that time of day, but whatever.