Bonus - Legend of Chun-Li

http://www.headlineds.com -- When the news gets too depressing even for me, it's time to draw Street Fighter! Street Fighter: Legend of Chun-Li opens today in theaters and though I think it will be less entertaining than playing Street Fighter IV, I kind of still want to see it. Old thunder thighs is one of my favorite fighters in the game and I quite like Kristin Kreuk. "SPINNING BIRD KICK!" Distributed by Tubemogul.

Headline DS Edition #37 - Fat Cat Stress Test

http://www.headlineds.com -- "19 Banks to be Given 'Stress Tests'" is from the February 26, 2009 edition of the Express. I always picture banks as unwieldy, greedy fat cats. They have yet to prove otherwise. Distributed by Tubemogul.

Headline DS Edition #36 - Uncle Sam Stronger

http://www.headlineds.com -- "Obama: U.S. Will Recover" is from the February 25, 2009 edition of the Express. Uncle Sam certainly needs to get "stronger." It's difficult to stay positive these days, even with Obama's speech, but it can't rain all the time (big "No Prize" if you remember where that's from). Distributed by Tubemogul.

Headline DS Edition #35 - Obama Karate Chop

http://www.headlineds.com -- "Obama Vows to Half Deficit" is from the February 24, 2009 edition of the Express. If the fed was a person, they'd have some truly horrible credit. Deficit spending is never a good idea. There should probably be a balanced budget amendment in there somewhere, but first the halving. Distributed by Tubemogul.

Headline DS Edition #34 - Fish Stories

http://www.headlineds.com -- "Man Charged With 'Active Imagination'" is from the February 23, 2009 edition of the Express. The story is about a man who was charged twice with impersonating a police officer, but I think fish stories are funnier. Distributed by Tubemogul.

Bonus - Hammy Time

This is sort of a tech test of a Photoshop web demo I'm planning. I captured this painting of a cute hamster while I was working on a design for a new Erfworld website. The webcast turned out okay and I was able to capture this high def timelapse. It looks amazing in fullscreen since it's captured at 1280x720! Enjoy.

Erfworld is written by Rob Balder and illustrated by Jamie Noguchi (me!).

Headline DS Edition #33 - Shoe Ninja

http://www.headlineds.com -- "Journalist Defends Shoe Toss" is from the February 20, 2009 edition of the Express. As bad as the shoe throwing was, I was impressed with the way Mr. Bush dodged both shoes. He demonstrated crazy ninja skills. At least he's good at something. Distributed by Tubemogul.

Headline DS Edition #32 - Banking Fat Cat

http://www.headlineds.com -- "Housing Plan a Windfall for Banks" is from the February 19, 2009 edition of the Express. *sigh* So now banks will get paid to give people a break on their mortgage. Great. Give the institutions that screwed us in the first place even more money. No kids, it really doesn't pay to follow the rules. Distributed by Tubemogul.

Headline DS Edition #31 - Court Upholds Calorie Rule

http://www.headlineds.com -- "Court Rejects Challenge to Calories-on-Menu Rule" comes from the February 18, 2009 edition of the Express. A New York court upheld a rule that requires certain restaurants to post calorie information on their menus. I think that while it's everyone's right to eat whatever they want, consumers also have the right to make informed decisions. In most situations, nutritional information regarding restaurant food isn't readily accessible at the time of purchase. Posting calorie counts on menus gives consumers access to information that will directly impact their quality of life. Distributed by Tubemogul.

Headline DS Edition #30 - The Planet That Wasn't

http://www.headlineds.com -- "The Planet That Wasn't" is from the February 17, 2009 edition of the Express which lists places around the DC area to go and drink to celebrate the 79th Anniversary of the discovery of Pluto. Poor Pluto, never did nothing to nobody. You'll always be a planet to me! Distributed by Tubemogul.

Headline DS Edition #29 - Obama's Cabinet

http://www.headlineds.com -- "Obama's Commerce Pick Backs Out" is from the February 13, 2009 edition of the Express. I guess the answer is "no," President Obama can't catch a break. I imagine his first cabinet meeting will look something like this, Obama, Geithner, and a bunch of stuffed animals. Distributed by Tubemogul.

Headline DS Edition #28 - Obama Uses Caterpillar to Push Stimulus

http://www.headlineds.com -- "Obama Uses Caterpillar to Push Stimulus" is from the February 12, 2009 edition of the DC Examiner. Who can resist such a cute and cuddly guy! Obviously, the article refers to the construction machine company. Obama wants to build infrastructure to create more US jobs. Makes sense to me. You can't exactly outsource building highways and such overseas. Distributed by Tubemogul.

Headline DS Edition #27 - Phelps Has Support of Pot Groups

http://www.headlineds.com -- "Phleps Has Support of Pot Groups" is from the February 11, 2009 edition of the Express. So Phelps is smoking the pot and more baseball players are juiced. Who cares. We certainly didn't need a congressional investigation of steroids in MLB in the middle of a WAR! And who really cares if Phelps smokes the pot. Better to have him at home killing brain cells than driving drunk and possibly killing people. Distributed by Tubemogul.

Headline DS Edition #26 - A Relationship That Works--Except in Bed

http://www.headlineds.com -- "A Relationship That Works--Except in Bed" is from the February 10, 2009 edition of the Express. Poor Battlecat. All he wants to do is snuggle with He Man. Granted, with his new rhino armor (I totally forgot what Battlecat looked like so I stuck a horn on him), the extra weight would probably crush the bed. Oh well. Distributed by Tubemogul.

Headline DS Edition #25 - The Bright Side of Unemployment

http://www.headlineds.com -- "The Bright Side of Unemployment" is from the February 9, 2009 edition of the Express. The article talks about a number of so called perks to being unemployed including spending more time with your spouse. I think it's a pretty sad commentary on working life that you have to lose your job in order to spend more time with your family. Sure, work is important. But if you spend more time during the week with your co-workers than your husband or wife, that just seems like an imbalance of priorities. Distributed by Tubemogul.

Headline DS Edition #24 - Labor Pick Put on Hold Over Taxes

"Labor Pick Put on Hold Over Taxes" is from the February 6, 2009 edition of the Express. I'd be a little pissed if I were President Obama right now. Who's vetting these people? Hilda Solis's husband failed to pay liens on his auto repair business for 16 years! Sure, he's not nominated. But it looks horrible for her. I hope Obama can catch a break soon.

Headline DS Edition #23 - Hot Stove Turns Cold

http://www.headlineds.com -- "Hot Stove Turns Cold" is from the February 5, 2009 edition of the Express. "Hot Stove" must be a baseball reference because this is the second cutie stove I've sketched off of a sports headline. Distributed by Tubemogul.

Headline DS Edition #22 - Tax Errors

http://www.headlineds.com -- "Tax Errors Sink Obama Picks" is from the February 4, 2009 edition of the Express. Tom Daschle withdrew his nomination as did Zoe Baird who hired illegal immigrants and neglected to pay their social security taxes. The good news is that they're both out. But how did they get nominated in the first place? Is Obama's "change" really just lip service? Or does everyone in DC have some dirt laying around? Distributed by Tubemogul.

Headline DS Edition #21 - Daschle Grilled

http://www.headlineds.com -- "Hill Grilling for Daschle" is from the February 3, 2009 edition of the DC Examiner. Tom Daschle's tax "mistake" is irritating enough. But his lobbying activities on behalf of the pharmaceutical companies is really troubling. The fact that he's not a registered lobbyist just doesn't cut it. As much as Obama says he's about change, Daschle's nomination feels like business as usual. Still feel weak on my caricatures, but I keep on trying. Distributed by Tubemogul.