Hodgmania!

When choosing topics for these comics, I have found that I am especially interested in the distortion of reality - something that seems true but isn't, or vice versa.

John Hodgman is a modern master in the art of subverting expectations. In his TV appearances, he appears low-key and deadpan, with just the faintest hint of a muscle-twitch smile, as he matter-of-factly discusses furry lobsters and failed hobo rebellions. (Amazingly, the Hodgman half-smile finds its way into his writing, as well.)

Woe to the unattuned populace, should Hodgman ever elect to use his quietly persuasive powers for the purposes of evil.

[Editor's note: The preceding text was converted from standard English (aka "vulgar English") to Hodgmanese using the only surviving Schleiermacher3000 machine-translation prototype (circa 1895), from the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution.]