Herschel Elfkowsky

Herschel looks like one shell-shocked elf. And who can blame him?

Well, another Christmas has come and gone. At the risk of sounding like Scrooge, I say good riddance.

Christmas is the best when you're a kid, but once you become an adult, not so much. There's nothing fun about it. It's just a month full of high pressure and stress and worrying about how you're going to pay for everything.

I wish Christmas was more like Thanksgiving. Just get the family together for a special meal and call it a day. No spending money you don't have on things people don't need, no rushing around, no stress. Just a nice relaxing get-together.

I know that will never happen though. Our entire economy is fragile enough as it is, so taking Christmas shopping out of the equation would throw us back into the Dark Ages. But I can wish...

Drawn in Photoshop on the graphic tablet.

Here's the original sketch of Herschel.