It’s All About Chemistry.
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It’s All About Chemistry.

by Mike on May 21, 2013 at 10:01 am

It’s time once again for the Adventures of Tommy, the bad joke-telling bartender in today’s Hospitality Included.

I received this joke recently from an email sent by “Joke of the Day.” I haven’t seen an email from this address since. Not even in my junk box. That’s too bad. I like a good joke of the day.

I like hearing jokes. I like telling jokes. With that said, I heard many years ago that the secret to telling a joke well is to tell the joke to yourself… out loud, ten times. That way you have the set up and punchline down pat.

Obviously, I don’t adhere to that trick very often when I write this strip.

Actually I do. And I continue to laugh at my bad jokes. As long as I think it’s funny, I will continue to draw up Hospitality Included.

I hope you will join me on this trip.

Mike

P.S. Just in case you didn’t get it. The punchline to the joke is “Because they had no chemistry.”

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The Funbar Re-Re-Re-Opens.

by Mike on April 23, 2013 at 9:04 am

If you saw a link on Facebook or Twitter today from Hospitality Included today, don’t be alarmed. It is not a glitch, or virus, or a waking dream. It is a link to a brand new comic strip. That’s right! Hospitality Included is back by popular demand. Yes, the popular demand consisted of two Funbar Fans who asked me about nine months ago, “When are you doing the comic strip again?”

In my fractured mind, that is popular demand.

Just to clear up any confusion, Hospitality Included has indeed returned. You lucky people. You can once again follow the exploits of Hoss, Shel, DJ Dre and the rest of the Funbar Crew every Tuesday and Thursday, and the occasional Sunday (for Funbar Theatre).

Why only two to three times a week? The fact is, I burned out. And I burned out fast. Sorry about that. My schedule became very hectic – between my day job and my need to do more than just draw a comic strip every night – I fried my brain.

The other reason for putting Hospitality Included on hold: I purchased a new 3d program in late 2011, and during that time I immersed myself into learning the program. And yes, it took me a year to learn it, and I still need to learn more. However, I did draw up some nice illustration using this new program, and you can view them if you’d like at my graphic design/illustration site at www.lookingtodraw.com.

At any rate, I’m at a point now where I can get back to sharing Hoss and the crew’s adventures with you, with the promise that I will not take so long a break in the future.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you will enjoy future updates of Hospitality Included.

Yours truly,
Mike

 

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Pandering To The Gamers?

by Mike on January 11, 2012 at 11:44 am

Okay, I admit it, today’s update is an attempt to garner some favor with the video gamers (I feel so cheap). Tomorrow’s strip (1/12/12) will continue with one more game-related dialogue.

But the fact is, I recently picked up Skyrim and I can’t stop playing it — between work and drawing up new panels, of course. Unfortunately, I’m nowhere near level 44. And I haven’t played the game for 36 hours straight. I have a life. Okay, I lied. NCIS was on last night and I stopped to watch that.

I am really enjoying Skyrim though. I love the artwork. The glitchiness is a bit annoying, but it’s otherwise a pretty great way to pass the time.

Be forewarned, there will be other “game” updates in Hospitality Included‘s future.

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Funbar Fan Art Gallery Gets First Submission.

by Mike on January 4, 2012 at 10:06 am

Fan Art by James Dyar

The Hospitality Included Funbar Fan Art Gallery received its very first submission last week from cartoonist James Dyar. Dyar (a.k.a. “Ghostrunner”) is the creator of his own webcomic Grin ‘n Spirit – www.grin-n-spirit.com.

And let me tell you, it’s so awesome that a piece of fan art was submitted so quickly. I only opened the Funbar Fan Art Gallery back in November, shortly after the one-year anniversary of Hospitality Included.

So, thanks Ghostrunner. Your submission made my day.

If you would like to submit fan art in to the Funbar Fan Art Gallery, simply send your artwork to me at [email protected]. Please send art in either .jpg or .png format. If you have your own webcomic, include your link so I can return the favor.

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The Funbar Celebrates 250.

by Mike on January 2, 2012 at 6:05 pm

Hospitality Included, the only online comic strip that features the world-famous Funbar, announces its return on January 3, 2012 with its 250th update.

Following the antics and adventures of Hoss, the head of security for a fictional suburban nightclub, as well as the rest of the Funbar crew, Hospitality Included debuted on November 1, 2010. The January 3 publishing marks the 250th update of the strip.

“Hospitality Included will see new things, and have some changes in 2012,” said the strips creator Michael J. Barnes. “New characters will be introduced, and the Funbar will have a new look. I can’t promise the comedy will be any better, but I’ll keep plugging away at it until somebody at least snickers.”

Along with the new updates, the first piece of Fan Art has been submitted, and will be uploaded to the Funbar Fan Art Gallery this week.

So come by this week and join us at the Funbar. Hospitality Included… intoxicating fun from the safety of your computer.

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Funbar Theatre Presents Holiday Performance This Sunday.

by Mike on December 13, 2011 at 12:05 pm

Funbar Theatre to present a very special holiday performanceThe Funbar’s “Not Ready For Online Players” are coming back for a special holiday performance this Sunday (Dec. 18) in the Funbar Theatre, just in time for Christmas.

For those of you who are new to the Funbar, on selected Sundays the Funbar Theatre presents theatrical performances based on familiar, and not so familiar jokes, stories, and such. This Sunday, the presentation will be geared to holiday shopping.

The “Not Ready For Online Players” consists of Funbar crewmembers, including your favorites such as Hoss, Shel, Bartender Tommy, D.J. Dre, Lounge Host Alfred, The Boss, and whoever else who can be scrounged up to play a part.

So join us this Sunday at the Funbar Theatre (www.hospitalityincluded.com). A good time will be had by all.

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