Happy Post-Halloween Daily Comics to youuuuu! (Patreon)

Look, I'm not loosening my grip on Halloween anytime soon. Despite it being The First Week of November, this week has been The Official Week After Halloween to me. To all those who also follow a Halloween-centric calendar, I hope you're all dealing with the sudden loss of the holiday as best you can. 🪦

Luke asked me two excellent questions last week:

This was so fun. (For me, not for Pip.)

The original drawing I did for Piptza was much more cryptid-y and a little creepier than I intended, so I re-drew him for the above version! You can see he original drawing here on the listing in my shop (second slide), and whoever buys the original, you have the option to have me paste the new drawing over the old one, or just include the new drawing separately so you have both. (Remember to scroll down for your 50% off Patreon discount code before you buy it!)

Here's the version I sketched out on scrap paper at the kitchen table:

I had a jam-packed Halloween day, starting with a morning caricature gig, then preparing the house for my annual Halloween party, then giving out candy to hordes of trick-or-treaters before my own guests arrived for the party.

My favorite trick-or-treating costume was this one, but I couldn't tell what it was at first...

She was actually a full-grown adult, and the best part was that her wife was walking alongside her wearing a shirt with a picture of a piñata on it that said "I already hit that."

Here's the original art for this one!

And since it's The Week After Halloween, here's one last spooky one for ya:

Kinda mad it wasn't real. Would trade not-haunted attic for easier housecleaning, tbh.

Here's the original art for Creepy Attic comic! As always, use DAILYSMILE50 at checkout for your Patreon-exclusive 50% off!

(Also, yeah, I was gonna curse myself either way by opening that tiny box. NEVER OPEN THE TINY BOX.)

Finally, as promised, here's why Danielle was crafting a pair of golden undies last week:

Ryan, Baley, and Baley's sister had already planned on a Rocky Horror theme, so I hopped onto their coattails and turned myself into the tiniest Muscleman Rocky the world has ever seen!

Dr. Frank-N-Furter did the final honors of unbandaging me near the end of the party:

Then she chased me around the house a few times.

Luke's costume included, as it often does, a paper mache masterpiece!

Inspired by the Order of Odd Fellows eye above our beloved Market House building in town:

(Photo by the Observer, and they have a bunch of cool old photos of the building here!)

A reminder that TODAY IS THE LAST DAY for preorders for the Welcome to Shepherdstown puzzle! I'll be finalizing the numbers by the end of today, so if you want one guaranteed, place your orders in the next few hours.

https://dcorsetto.bigcartel.com/product/preorder-500pc-shepherdstown-puzzle

It's also the last day for new members to join the $2/month tier, but if you're seeing this, you're already in that tier or higher! (Daily Comics + Elephant Town for $2-$3 tiers, and Figure Drawing + process stuff if you're in the $5 tier, etc. etc.) So this message is just for your non-patron friends.

One last thing: The Daily Cartoonist invited me to share my top ten Cartoonists of Influence, so if you'd like a casual read later today, you can read it here!

That's it for now! I hope you haven't suffered any great tummyaches from eating too much candy, and may you find one cool leaf before they all turn brown (alternatively, may you see a photo of someone else's cool leaf if yours are already brown/forever green/not even in the right season for that sort of thing).

Happy Halloween!! (Bear with me, I'm in mourning.)