Small Triumphs.

It can be nice to do little things well.



Lindsey and I just watched "American Movie" and it reminded me of how it can be at some points in your life when you want things badly but you either aren't capable of seeing or aren't willing to take the necessary steps to get to your supposed goal. At one point The 'protagonist' of that film says something about not finishing things because they seem more real-that there is pressure to make something of it. I have had that seemingly contradictory feeling often; just coasting on the enjoyable dream of a thing and that being enough to sustain you- you know it is an illusion but it is still satisfying in the short term. What one should do instead is delve into the hard and lengthy process of becoming the thing you emulate to obtain the long lasting success that comes from quality.

I feel like there have been sincere moments of advancement in that humbling process and that the INTRO COMIC is the first tangible product of the rewards glimpsed by myself and those around me. I am thankful for the chance to really do what I want and giving up ego (as much as one can) to learn and improve is the source of that. I just want to get better and tell cooler stories and I can see a clear path to that now.

Thanks again to everyone at Periscope Studio for the opportunity and to Nathan for putting it all together. A small triumph. Steve Lieber said that 'if those pages didn't get me work they'd at least get me attention.' I'm just glad they turned out cool.

My Pick of the Post is A comic I found called "Skin Deep" by Kory Bingaman that has a great, seemingly original premise, and some genuinely funny moments.



There are a few drawing issues and design quirks here and there but I have my share of those too and the newest pages show huge improvements over the initial efforts. I really enjoyed reading it and I think this is a story worth following. There are direct parallels to be found in it for people who live on the cultural fringes. Kory's ideas seem born of empathy and real cleverness. It looks like she has a pretty serious fan base already but you don't stop supporting a cool band once you discover they're already popular eh? Go check it out and tell your culturally fringey friends too.

Here is a spiderman comic that I did for a kid named Lucas who I haven't seen since the day he asked me to do it and was subsequently picked up as we plotted the strip together.



Not bad for a 5 year old. He suggested the green goblin and the bit with the web shooter. Then I colored it with crayons.