Category: personal favourite
I googled “emo” as research for this entry
had fun, though
look at that frown! he means business
There’s a lot of older comics that I’d like to redraw, simply because I can see things that I would do much differently now. I hesitate to say “better” because in five more years I might say that about the work I posted yesterday night, for instance. On the one hand I’ve marked this comic as a personal favorite, because of the frown in panel one and because I like what I wrote.
On the other hand I dislike every other facial expression in the whole thing. What was I thinking, drawing mouths like that? Somewhere, and I’ve no idea where, but somewhere I once had a comment that a reader had finally figured out my characters weren’t wearing masks over the lower portions of their faces. Looking back, I can totally see where that notion came from. [April 26, 2011]
I seem pretty okay with my head being on fire
has he thoughts within his head
Of course there is a strong temptation to go back and somehow either redo or hide old work that I feel is not up to my current standard (this is known in some circles as “pulling a Lucas”). This comic in particular is one I have wanted to re-draw for a long time. And actually it isn’t even that I think it doesn’t look good, because despite everything I’m really happy with it. It’s because I like it that I want to try and do it even better.
The main thing that stands in my way is my own laziness; some days (not many, but they are there) I can barely muster a brand new comic; never mind spending time on re-drawing old ones. So it stays. [May 22, 2011]
who doesn’t love tragic death?
Ah, ‘edgy’ humour. It just…isn’t really my thing? Every time I go for it I look back later and cringe a little. It’s pretty plain to see from the rest of the site that it’s not what I’m going for anyway. That doesn’t stop me from trying now and again, but I’m actually a little proud to say that for the most part this site never crosses the PG line. (The comments section, on the other hand…) [May 21, 2011]