Welcome to Trouble Ticket, here’s the deal…

About the Comic

Trouble Ticket! is equal parts social commentary and social generation. When I started the comic, I had settings and characters and a sense of humor that, according to my wife, was “best suited for a cat that hated Mondays and loved lasagna.” Eventually I accepted this, grew out of the need for a storyline, stopped playing it safe, and turned the comic into what I wanted and what it is today. The characters Chuck, Couch, Betsy, and Sven are all based on my friends, my wife, and myself and are basically just used to tell jokes in three or more panels.  It’s sci-fi, it’s nerd culture, it’s pop culture, it’s comic book fanboyism, and now it’s yours to enjoy  so I hope you like it.

About the Site

Trouble Ticket is a gateway for reviews of movies, television, the occasional game played on a video device, celebrity gossip, amateur politics, and the internet(s). The blog is always pretty recently updated if you’re looking for some coffee break freedom and on top of that there’s an active forum, comics, and a podcast (described below) that will keep you busy literally for minutes at a time!

About the Podcast

In addition to the comic, we here at Trouble Ticket also provide a podcast focusing on interesting recent news only found in the depths of the internet, covering pop culture, celebrities, movie reviews, gaming, comics, and pretty much anything else worth talking about if you’re not a douche. If you are a douche, be careful, or you might end up in our signature creation, the DOUCHEBAG CORNER! ™ Each episode we induct a new member, usually a celebrity, in this corner to reflect on the bad things they’ve done recently.

About the guy who started this mess…

Johnathon “Chuck”Brock

Chuck is a 26 year old IT technician who graduated from Auburn University with a degree in Criminology because deep down he’s a comic book geek who always wanted to be a superhero. He often drew in the corners of notebooks and on various copy paper that he had procured from different sources, but he finally got his act together in 2008 when he picked up a copy of HOW TO MAKE WEBCOMICS, by the Halfpixel.com crew. He started this site in the hopes that one day he could make a full time career out of cartooning and graphic design. Eventually he pulled Rob and the others  into the mix because he needed someone to run the forums, help maintain the site, and his sanity, and even occasionally add a little “serious business” to the podcast so that he didn’t just turn it into an hour of rambling about Battlestar Galactica and why they should bring Buffy and Firefly back.

About the people that help make this possible

Robert Couch

Rob is a 27 year old firefighter, and he’s single ladies! Rob and Chuck have known each other since junior high, so they have had several years to develop inside jokes that no one else will find funny…at all. Rob is the more serious aspect of the site, giving a little bit of truth and wisdom about news and politics, and being there to remind Chuck how stupid he is for wanting to see Buffy make it back to prime time television.

Betsy

Betsy is the wife of Chuck, and acts as his counterpoint to pretty much every discussion or debate he’s ever had. She contributes to the site through comic ideas, and the occasional podcast addition. Recently, she made the full time jump assistant writer for the strip and awesome guest comic developer when Chuck is out.

Mike

Mike provides movie reviews for a newspaper, so he’s the closest thing we have to an accredited journalist. He gives us movie and teevee reviews, and then we give them to you, free of charge, we cut out the middleman! So.. I guess we cut ourselves. Wait, that’s not right… Anyway, you can check out his stuff over at http://www.armchair-critic.com/

Clay

Clay is our loveable drunk. He’s surly, but softspoken, and his gentle monotone low voice will sooth your soul as he rambles about stupid celebrities. Look for him on the podcasts from time to time.

Other stuff you might want to know…

  • “The Experiment”

The Experiment is my attempt to become a professional (i.e. PAID) cartoonist and graphic designer. You can read more about it over on the experiment page.

The Experiment was inspired by Joel Watson over at Hijinks Ensue. After seeing what he was able to accomplish in just two years, it gives me hope that I can do the same.

  • Inspiration

- Usually, my creative process involves checking out digg, imdb news, and watching television until something really stupid or really funny catches my attention. Sometimes Rob or Betsy beat me to this. Once I have an idea locked down, I’ll call Rob or sit down with Betsy and pitch the script. If they laugh, then I’ll write it, if not, I’ll rewrite it.

  • Creation

- To make Trouble Ticket, I currently use 11 x 14 Bristol board, working on an area roughly 5 inches tall by 12 inches wide. I use pencils to well… pencil the comic, then I switch to a combination of Micron, Brush, and Felt Tip pens for inking. Once finished, I scan into photoshop and add word bubbles, words, and color. It’s a long, arduous process, and since I have a wacom tablet, I’m thinking of switching to that.

  • Charitable Giving

- If you want to help, there’s a few ways you can do it. I’m really thankful for any or all of them.

  1. Link to the site
  2. Tell your friends
  3. Click on one (or all) of the various “vote for me” buttons that will increase my popularity on webcomic listing sites
  4. Submit a comic to your social network of choice
  5. Buy something from the store (when we have one)
  6. You can generously give $5 or $10 (or a Benjamin if you want) by clicking the donation button (on the right column).