About

Welcome, my scrumptious little web itinerant, to Slap Upside The Head! This site is updated every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday with a brand new, terrible drawing.

If you’d like to give me a shout, I accept internet electronic mail technology. I can be reached at:

Frequently Asked Questions

Or, at least, what I think will be Frequently Asked Questions

So, what’s all this, then?

This is a website. It’s basically just a bunch of binary encoded text and markup, wrapped in an HTTP header, and sent to you via multiple TCP/IP packets.

At a higher semantic level, this is an anti-homophobia site. I read some news that either a) bothers me because it’s stupidly anti-gay, or b) delights me because it’s not stupidly anti-gay. Then I illustrate it. Poorly.

Is all the news here about Canada?

I’ll post important international stuff, but I try to keep things focused on the country I live in. As you’ll soon see, Canada isn’t always the peaceful haven of tolerance that many assume.

What time, exactly, do you post updates?

Why, 6:00 AM Eastern Time, of course! It’s not arbitrary at all, really.

Why only thrice weekly?

Gee whiz, question asker! I’m not a machine!

You linked to an anti-gay site! Why are you supporting them?

If an anti-gay site (like Novopress, Focus on the Family Canada, etc.) has some relevant news that isn’t reported elsewhere, I’ll link to them as a reference. I wouldn’t want you guys (and gals) to think I’m making this stuff up, afterall. Truly hateful sites, though, won’t ever receive a link from me. Ever, ever.

Why aren’t comments enabled on your blog?

If you have a comment, I’d love to hear it! Give me a shout by email; I might even address it in a mailbag post. As for why comments aren’t enabled on each post, I’m just not that keen on moderating through spam. On-site comments also tend to be a lot less civil than regular email.

What popular media has Slap been featured in?

Ah, my most frequently asked question! (cough.)

Slap has been featured in The National Post, Vancouver Sun, Montréal Gazette, and Calgary’s Swerve Magazine—the latter featuring original Slap illustrations on the cover and inside.

So do your drawings actually resemble their real-life counterparts?

I think the real-life counterparts have crisper lines and more accurate shading and colour.

Can I re-publish something of yours?

As much as I enjoy having people share my drawings without context on some random MySpace page at my own bandwidth expense, I think you’d better drop me an official request before you use anything.

You’ve been re-published out of context on an anti-gay message board!

Since I report on homophobic news, it’s pretty easy to take my drawings out of context. While I hope that most people would respect my intellectual property and moral rights to it, some choose not to. For now, try to bask in the irony that groups who consider themselves to have high ethical standards are violating international copyright laws.

Can I link to your site?

Absolutely!

I’d like to shower you with gifts.

Why, I couldn’t possibly accept anything from my amazon.ca wish list.

I’m a member of the media and would like to ask you a few questions.

Certainly. My email address is listed at the top of the page.

Who are you, anyway?

I’m Mark, 27, living in Montréal, Canada. Thanks for asking!