Comments on: Why the incomplete comics lately

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:47:40 +0000

Sleep is very important, Hawk. Even more so if you are fasting! Make sure you get enough, even if the comic does not get done:P You do this for free… you can take a break for such a busy and important time. Besides, what would we do if you pushed yourself too much and made yourself sick?! Then you would be gone even longer and I wouldn’t get to see your pretty pictures.

By: locky

locky — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:43:08 +0000

its cool mate! religion can be very important to people. i know mine is to me.

greetings from OZ

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:42:34 +0000

I am not Muslim, so my explanation may not be correct. A Muslim friend of mine in law school explained that the fasting during the day is a focus for self-reflection and prayer. It is a time to focus on oneself and one’s faith. The meal after the 4th prayer of the day (I think it is the 4th) isn’t betraying god as soon as he looks away. It is a celebration of what has been achieved by fasting, the time to bring the family and the community together. Both the individual and the family/community are important parts of the religion, so the fasting and then celebrating address both aspects. Both the fasting and the eating after the 4th prayer are acts of faith. It is not that the fasting is an act of faith, and the eating something else. For my Muslim friend, both aspects of Ramadan, as well as going to the mosque for prayer, and reading the Qur’an, were full of religious significance and something she really enjoyed.

By: Hotaru

Hotaru — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:18:36 +0000

Only a couple more days left…

By: Vaizard

Vaizard — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:51:03 +0000

This is not supposed to be an insult. I have no problem with religion what so ever it’s just … I could never believe in something like a god while seeing innocent people die and good children suffer ….
Some people (very few) in my country are fasting too around eastern I think
They eat nothing for days to clease their body and they drink juices to sustain themselves
Many muslim here eat nothing during Ramadan at daytime but engulf everything eatable as soon as the sun sets…..I always thought that makes them hypocrits
You know fasting while god is watching but betraying him as soon as he looks away

By: il biggo

il biggo — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:03:55 +0000

Not to mention *his* hunger for *food* x-)

By: Remiera

Remiera — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:43:24 +0000

…

*hands you a basket full of hugs*

By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:06:55 +0000

No matter what religion one may personally subscribe to, your dedication to your beliefs is beautiful. Keep it up; our hunger for comics is nothing next to your faith. :)

By: TemplarKnight

TemplarKnight — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:33:23 +0000

everyone needs to SHUSH!

Otherwise Hawk is gonna be like “I’m too hungry to do a comic. . .eh I’ll skip doing comics this year for Ramadan” and then we won’t get the awesome Ramadan “I’m gonna go get lunch” comics that we all love (which actually inspired me to participate in this years Ramadan which I actually did successfully, go me)

By: Kenneth

Kenneth — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 06:21:24 +0000

Dude you don’t need to explain it. As another webcomic artist I understand… real life gets in the way. Still though man you do a fantastic job. I look forward to every page…. black and white or color.
Keep up the great work! ^_^