For those who may not know, I took a (wonderful, amazing, fantastic) class with the incomparable Aubrey Hirsch earlier this year on drawing comics—for people who can’t draw. I learned a lot and started working on improving my (very sad) stick figures.

But I decided I wanted to give a try at fashioning a comic for this space. And since we know how much I enjoy poking fun at pain scales, it seemed the natural place to start. Hope you enjoy! (Any shortcomings in my art are NOT Aubrey’s fault!)