SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2026
VOL. 1 — NO. 1
THE WEEKLY DISPATCH
"ALL THE NEWS THAT FITS THE FUNNIES"
PAGE D-1
BY MARCUS JOYNER

COUCH LOCK

Andre wants Jay off his couch. Jay has a philosophy about it.
00 First Night
Couch Lock — First Night
"Twenty-five a night. CashApp. Due 6 AM."
MORE FROM THE FUNNIES
CONCEPT PROOF
Day God vs Night Goddess

DAY GOD vs NIGHT GODDESS

A STORY PROPERTY

The cosmos runs on two shifts. One of them took a lunch break in 400 BCE and never came back. Speculative fiction exploring duality through an Afrofuturist lens.

MYTHIC COMEDY IN DEVELOPMENT
CONCEPT PROOF
Transit Obelisk

TRANSIT OBELISK

A KEMETOPOLIS GAG STRIP

"NEXT BARGE: DELAYED. The sun god is processing several things. Thank you for your patience." Surreal deadpan institutional humor from the city-planet's transit authority.

KEMETOPOLIS GAG STRIP SURREAL
CONCEPT PROOF
The Break Room

THE BREAK ROOM

A KEMETOPOLIS WORKPLACE STRIP

"SELECT YOUR SNACK / OR RECEIVE UNSOLICITED LIFE ADVICE / SAME PRICE." The transit authority vending machine dispenses fortune cookies and existential dread. That will be 4 debens.

KEMETOPOLIS WORKPLACE SURREAL
CONCEPT PROOF
Quiet Hours

QUIET HOURS

A KEMETOPOLIS SINGLE-PANEL

"QUIET HOURS: 10PM–6AM (THAT MEANS YOUR ANCESTRAL SPIRIT TOO, KOFI. WE CAN ALL HEAR THE DRUMMING.)" Kofi's neighbor has had enough. It's 2 in the morning. It's ceremonial.

KEMETOPOLIS SINGLE PANEL DOMESTIC
COMING TO THE FUNNIES

More strips in development. The Weekly Dispatch is actively expanding its funnies section. If you have a comic pitch, the newsroom is listening.

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