1 November 2010 7:51 PM EDT

I knew one of the things I wanted to do with this challenge was populate the worlds of my two existing comics. So one character I’ve been rolling around in my head for a while, but haven’t had time to actually create, is Big Sandy’s wife, Mrs. Sandy. She can be a real battle axe, especially if you mess with her collection of porcelain earthworms.
25 October 2010 2:07 PM EDT
Hi friends! My name’s Matt Stout, and I’m a dude that likes comics. I live in Kentucky with my wife and dog and a baby on the way in January. By day, I’m a seminary student and mailroom manager. By night, I draw two comics! My main comic is Big Sandy Gilmore, which updates three times a week. My second project is called Community Life, which is (mostly) a single-panel comic for the seminary that I attend. I’m also the co-host of The Lightbox Podcast, a weekly webcomics podcast I do with Chris Flick of Capes N Babes.

"Oh well!"
I’m participating in the 30 Characters challenge for a few reasons. Firstly, I am trying to expand the worlds of both of my comics, and want my main cast to start interacting with characters other than each other. This will give me a chance to do some great world-building. Secondly, I just got Adobe Illustrator, and I need to practice using it as much as possible and this is a great excuse. Thirdly, fun!

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