I've been drawing and making point and click adventure games and comics since as long as I can remember. When I was a teenager I made a bunch of buggy adventure game series which I released online and in my late teens I made an 8-Bit Theatre-inspired sprite comic called Sprite Motion. I considered both hobbies to be too much effort and pretty much abandoned both.
In my first year of University I decided to try making a web comic again, but this time in the hand-drawn medium. Since I hadn't really decided on any particular structure for the comic when I started it, I chose to give it a random, nonsensical name. I thought the words 'Laminated Goat' put together had an amusing python-esque feel, and so I went for that. So, there is no reason behind the name other than pure randomness. I purchased the domain 'laminatedgoat.com' and used it to host the new comic and my old Sprite Motion comic. I intended on making regular updates, but I again became lazy and updates were just not regular. Eventually, the comic was just not being updated at all and the site was effectively abandonded.
My efforts went back to making a point and click adventure game, I S L A N D, which I hosted on the Laminated Goat webspace. I have since been improving my drawing skills and getting somewhat into Photography, and I decided that I may as well use my webspace to host various creative works I make. I decided not to worry about regular updates and just upload my works as and when I create them. This brought me to redesign Laminated Goat as you see it now: a gallery of all of my creations, minus some of my older stuff. I have also decided to continue with webcomics, though again, there is no intention of a regular date for uploading new comics. When I have an idea for a comic, and I have drawn it, it will be presented.
I hope that you enjoy my work.
- Joseph 'Joee' Townsend