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Poker has given the world some of its most colorful characters, tantalizing tales, and seductive language. A well-loved game worldwide, poker is difficult to keep out of popular culture. It has seeped into all the different facets representing our world today. And it’s not surprising to know that even comic artists and enthusiasts have found the card game a good subject to start their own new doodling strips.
Poker has two variations – offline and online. Offline poker or the real life poker game is very common not only in the {Las Vegas Strip}, but also in some households. In the United States, it’s a usual scene to see someone invite his buddies over for a poker night. Today, even online poker websites such as http://www.partypoker.com have garnered a hefty number of followers. Party Poker is one of the leading online poker gaming hubs on the web. It offers registered players more than 50 poker games and a chance to win cash prizes.
Bigger cash prizes and bonus are up for grabs for those players who join their tournaments. Apart from playing their favorite card game, players can also qualify for some of the most popular online and offline tournaments, and can interact with amateur and professional poker players from their vibrant community.
With a huge number of following, poker has become a great topic to doodle. Many artists use their pen and paper to draw and express their opinion on poker or use the poker scene to discuss recent political issues on a lighter note. Even poker websites have supported this trend and promote artists who love their craft and use poker as a topic to express their thoughts. There are various famous websites today that uses poker as a topic such as Plusev (+EV) and {Poker Doodle}, just to name a few.
Doodling has been an outlet for some people. If you flip through the middle section of {The New York Times} or your local news paper, you’ll notice a cartoon box there that is called an editorial cartoon. It illustrates a satirized political or cultural event in a way that’s funny or at least thought-provoking. You can also create the same illustration of an event that happened while playing poker. For example, while playing poker with your friends, you realize that the word ‘hand’ in poker is not literally your body part, but the set of cards that you have on your hands.
Indeed, poker is now part of our culture. And with its success, we can be sure that our doodles will go a long way too.
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Hey there!
Special promotion running from now until the 1st of the new year!
If you make donation to IDK Comics for any amount, I will email you a copy of IDK Comics Volume 1 (.PDF)!
Repeat. If you make a donation for
ANY AMOUNT
I will email you a digital copy of IDK’s first eBook!
That’s totally worth it!*
*Unless you read all the comics online for free. Then, whatever.But Will, how do I donate all this extra cash I have flowing forth from my gaping wound of a butt wallet?
Funny you should ask! Donate by pushing money into your printer backwards! It works like a fax machine. Promise!
Or you can click the donate button here on the side!
I’m bringing back IDK Chat!
What’s IDK Chat?
IDK Chat is an opportunity to chat with me, Will Hightower, about whatever you want using the IDK Chat Room! Past topics include:
- The Comic!
- Depression!
- Self-Harm!
- Arts and Crafts!
- Personal Anecdotes!
- And general rabble!
Who is invited?
You are! But only you. If you bring someone else, you have to have a convincing line like, “They’re with me” or “I brought pizza”.
Where is it?
It will be right on this website under the “Chat” tab. It will remain hidden until the day of the chat!
When is it?
It will be once a month! On a Saturday or Tuesday! It will be around 1pm or 6pm Arizona time!
The first new IDK Chat will be Saturday the 13th at 1pm (MST – Arizona)!
Warning! Sometimes it turns into a group therapy kind of deal. So what happens in IDK Chat stays in IDK Chat.
Stay tuned for more information! More frequent updates are posted on the Facebook and the Twitter!
Need more info? Ask away via Facebook, Twitter, Email, or in the comments section below!
See ya there!
-Will
***Bonus***
Results from the last IDK Poll that has been running for about a year!
What’s Your Commitment to IDK?
Poll Options — Total Votes — Percentage
- OMG I LOVE IDK! (Married) — 47 — 12.7%
- I like IDK enough to make a small commitment. (Dating) — 42 — 11.35%
- It’s okay. We hang out sometimes. (Friend-Zone) — 43 — 11.62%
- I hate IDK! Imma kick his ass! (Enemy) — 0 — 0%
- I just found IDK and am not sure how I feel (Stranger-Danger) — 31 — 8.38%
- I only call IDK when I need something (“Friend”) — 16 — 4.32%
- I cheat on IDK with QC/XKCD/C&H but he doesn’t know! (Boy/Girl-Friend) — 104 — 28.11%
- I went to school with IDK. Is he still fat? (Acquaintance) — 8 — 2.16%
- GIMME YOUR WALLET OR I’LL FUCKING KILL YOU! (Crack-Addict Mugger) — 57 — 15.41%
- Other: — 22 — 5.95%
- IDK stop stealing my needles.
- i hold so muhc repsect for IDK that I i visit this site several times a day
- I call up a idk when i have needs that need ‘filling’ (sex-friend)
- Penis
- I met IDK at Comic Con and decided it was awesome
- I stalk IDK on Facebook and Google Reader. (Creeper)
- We know each other but at the same time meh.
- I’m a flying cactus from outa space, yo!
- Open relationship.
- Belligerent Therapist
- I only pretend to be his friend so after his suicide i can get his kidney.
- We don’t see each other much, but when we do it lasts a while. (Friend?)
- IDK is my secret lesbian dominatrix lover.
- Best friend!(:
- that last option must’ve been funny until you stopped getting any useful info
- ohai
- IDK is a homicidal maniac but I still hang around him (Stockholm Syndrome)
- I sell drugs to IDK
- lolzmolz
- IDK fucked me and never called me again.
- I resent IDK. It just ruined the best years of my life (ex-husband/ex-wife)
- IDK, stop stealing my needles.
- We flirt a LOT but never do anything about it (MoreThanFriendsButNotQuiteDating)
Well, I paid for them, so they aren’t really presents. But I did receive stuff! Check it out!
Denis sent me his large package
Pictured:
- 6 LAWLS Buttons
- Reeder Rabbit
- LAWLS Volume 1: Choking on Air
- Super-Awesome-Picture of IDK hitting on his character, Cadence (way out of his league)
Fun Fact: That awesome picture of IDK and Cadence is actually the last page of the book! Well, my book anyway. I don’t know if it is in every book. But that would be sweet!
These are all from my buddy [Denis Caron] who recently had a Kickstarter campaign to fund his first book! As you can tell, it was fully funded and is fully awesome. Check out his comics:
[LAWLS]
[ALT]
At Phoenix Comic Con 2011, his booth was actually across the isle from mine so he came over and said some nice things. Stuff like how he REALLY liked my webcomic and how he read the whole thing in one sitting. He said that I was far more attractive than him and how he wished he could have the same sweet haircut that I do (it’s a modified bowl-cut that I have trade marked. Sorry guys!). Anyway, after I stopped his flattery 3 or so hours later, we became friendsies!
Okay, that’s only sorta true. It was mostly subtext. HEAVY SUBTEXT!
Anyway, I am super jealous of Denis because of his art, writing, dedication, and hair style (even though he mostly wears a hat).
Congrats on the book and constant growing success!
Fuck you Denis.
-Will
