What is all this about?

No, really - exactly what is happening here?

Flying Man and Friends is a three-times-a-week comic written and drawn by me, Ian Marquis. It details the exuberant – and at times surreal – adventures of Flying Man and Mr. Stinky, and some other “friends” they have managed to pick up along the way: Robinson the elephant,  Alabaster and Persimmons, Teddy, Harbor, Platy, the whale crackers – plus a whole host of smiling fruits and vegetables.

I’ve had these characters and stories rattling around in my head for years now. I’ve wanted to make a comic out of it for almost as long. But somehow, it never seemed to happen.

Well, so much for procrastinating – I’m making it now. New strips will be added every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.  I am committing to 3 strips a week. To that end, I’m creating new ones all the time to establish a backlog. My goal is to be 12 strips – a month’s worth – ahead of schedule at all times, if possible (I haven’t been meeting this goal for quite a while, but I haven’t let the schedule slip yet). This is one of my biggest creative priorities, and I’m taking it very seriously. So, if I somehow manage to fall behind, punch me. I mean that.

Soon, this page will explain the story “arcs” and link to the starting strips for each arc.