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THE END IS NEAR . . .

. . . for the BIG, IMPORTANT, HIGHLY CONTROVERSIAL YET CUTTING EDGE t-shirt design idea contest! Contest ends August 31st! Enter now!

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Don't forget the BIG, IMPORTANT, HIGHLY CONTROVERSIAL YET CUTTING EDGE t-shirt design idea contest! Contest ends August 31st!

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NOTE: Don't forget to enter the BIG, IMPORTANT, HIGHLY CONTROVERSIAL YET CUTTING EDGE t-shirt design idea contest!

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UPDATE - CONTEST EXTENDED TO END OF AUGUST!

Submit your ideas in the comments field below!

ANNOUNCING
THE BIG, IMPORTANT, HIGHLY CONTROVERSIAL YET CUTTING-EDGE
UP TO BAT T-SHIRT CONTEST!

So here's the deal: It's just not a webpage these days unless there are CafePress items for sale. In the spirit of Web 2.0 I'm opening this up for suggestions. What do YOU want to see on an "Up to Bat" t-shirt? I don't know, maybe . . .

• Vincent in a white-powdered wig, quoting George Washington in a humorous way
• "Devil Dog for President"
• Vincent fawning over Milla Jovovich in a humorous way
• Your favorite comic strip
• Vincent quipping about some aspect of pop-culture in a humorous way

Whatever . . . You tell me!

So here's the cool part. I'll select my favorite, and the winner will receive a matted and framed original strip! Yes, I am that egotistical that I consider one of my own strips to be a worthwhile prize! The more specific your idea, the better! Go for broke!

Submit your suggestions in the comments below! Let the games begin!

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I work at a coffee shop.

On Sundays, I sometimes manage to work loose enough gumption to put pen to paper and attempt to make funny. The vehicle for this funny is "Up to Bat", a strip I first did for my high school newspaper. It gives me a chance to playfully vent about politics and pop-culture.

I've uploaded just about every strip I've drawn over the last two years. I may or may not scan in my high school strips (they're painfully bad, but part of the canon. Also, they show the first version of Vincent, and I really like how the character evolved.)

I will attempt to keep this comic-blog weekly, but I make no promises.

NOTE TO ALTERNATIVE, SMALL, AND CAMPUS NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS: If for some reason you're starved for content and have empty column-width that's going to waste, feel free to reprint any of the strips posted here. My only requests are that you reference the URL of this blog (www.uptobat.blogspot.com) and that you drop me a line so we can arrange for you to mail me a gratis copy of your paper (andrewmoore_AThotmail.com). I reserve the right to revoke this permission at any time.

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