The Optimist

MERCHANDISE, aka FECKLESS HAWKING OF CONSUMABLE TRINKETS

Here are some vaguely-relevant consumable goods that will definitely make your life seem richer and more robust and less suicide-inducing and shitty. FILL THE VOID IN YOUR GUTS, SAD-SACK!

Below is a bunch of stuff that I am selling/shipping personally, via PayPal shopping cart. To the right is a link to Zazzle, which I'm trying out for stuff that I'm not going to make/stock myself, like t-shirts and travel mugs.

This is all an ongoing experiment, so let me know what you think is annoying. Stay tuned for more stuff in the coming months. Click here for my shipping rates Click here to view your shopping cart (secure PayPal, under my business name Standard Design).

The Optimist stuff on Zazzle

EVEN LIONS WILL FEAR YOU: Two Years of Whiskey! Tango! Foxtrot! (2009, 52 pages, 8"x10.5") A towering collection - every WTF strip published in 2007-2008, plus a bunch of unpublished ones, some early comics that pre-date the strip, and a few full-page comics that were published elsewhere. If you've only read WTF online, you are missing the glorious effect of a bloopy yet crisp halftone pattern on bright white paper. Highly recommended. Whiskey! Tango! Foxtrot! is a comic strip about two kids you wouldn't want to know in real life. At least I think they're kids. One's crabby and dumb! The other one is dumb and crabby! ...and fat! And in case you were asking yourself "What the heck does the name of the book mean?", here lies the answer to your unspoken query. Purchase a copy for the extremely reasonable price of $4

HELLO DARKNESS, MY OLD FRIEND (2008) 10x20 2-color screenprinted art print all about my main buddy COFFEE. Third edition of 225. Included with every purchase: a Hello, Darkness sticker - More information on the print - $18

HELLO DARKNESS, MY OLD FRIEND STICKER - A super-cool 3x9 inch 2-color vinyl sticker. - $2 each or 3 for $5

MASSA-FUCKIN'-CHUSETTS! - 15x19 3-color art print celebrating the majesty of my commonwealth. Signed 'n' numbered screenprinted edition of 65. - $20

HAVE A KUNG-FU CHRISTMAS - Postcards suitable for posting to the post. Or mailing. Whichever. See the front. See the back. - Five cards for $5

At this juncture, I feel compelled to mention that there are lots of other posters, comics, CDs, and other junk for sale over at tompappalardo.com (same PayPal shopping cart)