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What would you wish for from the log-genie?

Oda

Sticker ad + Quick comics

I'm excited to finally have some stickers made! I've been meaning to do this for many years. I had a great time taking staged pictures of them all.And here are a couple quick comics (European bird edition):This comic takes place in the Plaza de España in Sevilla, Spain, where I was briefly this past March. One of my favourite discoveries of my trip was all of the urban parakeet populations that are thriving in several Spanish cities. They are bright green and very chatty.By far my favourite bird sighting of my trip was the hoopoe! Such...

comic re: leaf

If anyone can think of a less clunky title to this comic, I am very open to suggestions!

Magpies of the world

All over the world, everyone loves magpies.

The Lost Mitten - Collaboration with the Perry Bible Fellowship

Nick from The Perry Bible Fellowship first messaged me about doing a comic together over a year ago to celebrate PBF's 20th anniversary. I'm a big fan of his comics (particularly because they are drawn traditionally and beautifully), and I was excited to see how our comics would work together. After knocking a few ideas around we finally decided on the story of a lost mitten that meets a bird and is given a new life (or has it taken away, depending on how you view it). As an easter egg, the comic ties into another collaboration Nick did...

The Stuff

This comic has been knocking around in my head for years. Here's a very rough draft I've held onto since first coming up with the idea:Makes me wish I dated even my sketches! I think it's got to be at least 5 years old.I had a lot of fun drawing these crows of course, but it was also rewarding to work a little larger and with non-square frames for more of a comic booky feel. Here is the original with a crow feather for scale:Happy weekend!- Joshua

clickclickclickclick

I've been playing Ocarina of Time (1998) for the first time and am struck by how PATIENT people had to be for video games. Love those nintendo 64 graphics though. It's also way kookier than I expected! What are some of your favourite 20+ year old games?

Plip plip plip

I had this comic ready to go a few weeks ago (icicles are long gone here) but I agonized over the dialog and then left for a two week trip without finishing it. I wanted to make the 'screw you, winter' message a little stronger, which is a feeling I have since gotten over. Expect the next comics to have a little euro-birdy inspiration! 🦜🇪🇺

Drawing Practice

Hey buds! For the past couple of weeks, I haven't been feeling very confident about the comics I've been drafting. So to distract myself in a fruitful way, I've been doing a lot of gesture drawing–which is an exercise meant to capture form and movement within a restricted period of time. I never went to art school, so even basic exercises can be new and revealing experiences for me! I've been really enjoying it and I think it's helping me get through my little comic block. I thought I could share with you some of what I&#3...

You got everything?

I felt like remaking a comic I posted here on patreon in September. I'm thinking about all those birds that are getting ready to migrate back north soon, many have probably already started! I wish the millions of them a safe journey.

Strip

I spent a few nights in Ontario with my family this week to celebrate my dad's birthday. Happy birthday Dadoo! Here he is getting some air on a tobogganing tube.A wild blizzard blew through, leaving us with a bunch of snow. The next day, we found a field near the house that had been windswept down to a layer of crusty snow. With the wind still going hard, my brother had a genius idea and grabbed some ropes and a tarp.I'm thinking it should be called snowsailing, windtubing or tubesailing? I don't know, but we'll need to come to ...

Bemus + Kneesletter

Hey pals! I'm going to be launching a comic newsletter called The Kneesletter this Friday and thought I would let you all know first. The Kneesletter will simply be my publicly-posted False Knees comics emailed directly to you! The idea is to give the people who don't like using social media another option.As patreon supporters, you already get my comics emailed to you, so you won't really be gaining anything new, but you are welcome to sign up if you're interested to see what it will look like. Here's the link to subscribe:...

Book information + new comic

Hi friends! I thought I would give more information on the book since it seems some of you weren't aware of it. If you've missed it, I self-published a small book with the story I created over this past October. It's called Hop! and it's the story of two crows walking around Montréal. I only have a few copies left, so if you want it, make sure to get it now! It's at the top of the page of my store. Here's a link: https://store.falseknees.com/And don't forget to let me know you're a patron, there is a field in th...

More seeds

We're finally packing "HOP!" for shipping! It's been a long process and big learning experience. Thank you for your patience! I'm including a special print just for patreon supporters who have ordered the book 😁- Joshua & Mélodie

Good Find

Quick Comics #10

Some more quick comics this week! You may notice the one that I made into a full colour comic last week.What are some birds/critters you'd like to see in future quick comics?

Content

just got that urge

Chickabot

......calibration complete

Skeptigull

Quick[er than most] Comics

So I got these words from a random word selection site. I'm pretty sure econobox is not a word, but I went with it anyway!These were all drawn straight to ink based on photos I've taken. That is your False Fact™ for the day!Have a great night everyone.- Joshua

KSSK!

It's true!!

Nesting

Everyone was required to bring their own bundle of soft moss...Hey! I'm very honoured to announce that False Knees won Best Webcomic 2021 by comics website Broken Frontier! (https://www.brokenfrontier.com/broken-frontier-awards-2021-results/) I've never won an award before, so I'm pretty proud! It also makes me want to work harder on comics this year. I love comics and I want to see them continue to grow!❤️Joshua

New Year For You

Happy new year everyone! I'm excited to make some good comics in 20-whatever it is!- Joshua

I can't hear you

Cats make an excellent audience when they are just a little bit hungry

Quick Comics!

Cloudy thinking (patreon comic)

I have these birds on repeat in my head these days.

Oversharing

False Knees 10 Year Anniversary

As of this month, I've been making comics for 10 years! To mark the occasion, I've gone digging back in the FK archives to share a small collection with you.The one that started it all. It's got vomit and crude language–off to a great start! That hatching on the cat looks familiar though.I painted my comics in colour right from the very beginning, but I only have black and white scans of the first ones because the newspaper didn't print their comics in colour when I first started. That changed pretty quickly, which I think had...

Bridge Pidge (Patreon comic)

Hi friends! Patreon comics are finally back!Welcome new patrons! I'm so grateful for you all to be here and to have been so enthusiastic about the October crow story!In pigeon-related news, tomorrow evening I will be talking with famed bird-cartoonist Rosemary Mosco in a virtual event to promote her new book. It's free to attend! It just takes a quick second to register here: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/pigeonwatching/registerWe're going to have a very informal conversation about birds and comics and why they're just so perfect f...