Hey Brian, another good 3k words. I noticed your link to collages and of course as a collage guy I had to check it out. So I ended up buying the print of the 4 bugs. Singularly my very favorite collage. You should make a bunch more of those bug collages, that one is great. Could be its own book. The Conference of the Bugs (instead of The Conference of the Birds by Sufi poet Farid ud-Din Attar).
Now, onto the book. From how you are saying it, it seems like you are taking that book too seriously (not that it isn't serious, I believe in taking our fun seriously). It is going to be great - how could it not - So just do it. I was thinking that, if you considered it as just one in a series then it wouldn't seem so important all by itself and then it would be easier to wrap it up and go to the next one like I am sure you do with all your other work. Now, in my own case, I'm an all in kind of guy. I figure you are made ready for the task in the course of the doing of it. Ok, granted, sometimes it doesn't work out so good on the first jump, but that is why there is always a new tomorrow. In which case you are even more equipped for the next in the series. Hence, I believe in serialism more that cerealism. Therefore, just get on with it. I am ready for book 2 already.
Hi Cecil, thanks so much for the comment. I don't disagree -- I think making myself write, this newsletter for example, helps with the taking it less seriously. Not sure if that's the right term, since I take all my work seriously. But relieving the pressure on the act of writing, that's what I'm hoping this does. I draw a lot of terrible sketches that no one ever sees. But I find myself afraid to write a crappy paragraph. So I don't.
I'm glad you like the bugs. I do plan to do more of that sort of thing. Doing some birds right now. I'll have your print off tomorrow. Thanks.
Thanks for sharing the details of you journey. It's a good reminder that creating is hard work. Joyful, at times, but hard work nonetheless. Like you, I have a few "benchmark" books that I pull out for inspiration; "Sam and Dave" could easily make the list. Speaking of which, if you haven't seen the British series "Detectorists" I highly recommend it. There's a definite parallel to "Sam and Dave." Also like you, I broke my ankle; though you beat me to it (mine happened in January '22). Unlike you, it put me in a deep funk and I stopped working for a few months. Thanks again for your insights and your art.
This entire effort is exceptional! It's impressive and giving me agita about following through on my own diversion with such thorough and entertaining aplomb. You're dotting i's and crossing t's in the most stylish manner possible.
Hey Brian, another good 3k words. I noticed your link to collages and of course as a collage guy I had to check it out. So I ended up buying the print of the 4 bugs. Singularly my very favorite collage. You should make a bunch more of those bug collages, that one is great. Could be its own book. The Conference of the Bugs (instead of The Conference of the Birds by Sufi poet Farid ud-Din Attar).
Now, onto the book. From how you are saying it, it seems like you are taking that book too seriously (not that it isn't serious, I believe in taking our fun seriously). It is going to be great - how could it not - So just do it. I was thinking that, if you considered it as just one in a series then it wouldn't seem so important all by itself and then it would be easier to wrap it up and go to the next one like I am sure you do with all your other work. Now, in my own case, I'm an all in kind of guy. I figure you are made ready for the task in the course of the doing of it. Ok, granted, sometimes it doesn't work out so good on the first jump, but that is why there is always a new tomorrow. In which case you are even more equipped for the next in the series. Hence, I believe in serialism more that cerealism. Therefore, just get on with it. I am ready for book 2 already.
Hi Cecil, thanks so much for the comment. I don't disagree -- I think making myself write, this newsletter for example, helps with the taking it less seriously. Not sure if that's the right term, since I take all my work seriously. But relieving the pressure on the act of writing, that's what I'm hoping this does. I draw a lot of terrible sketches that no one ever sees. But I find myself afraid to write a crappy paragraph. So I don't.
I'm glad you like the bugs. I do plan to do more of that sort of thing. Doing some birds right now. I'll have your print off tomorrow. Thanks.
Thanks for sharing the details of you journey. It's a good reminder that creating is hard work. Joyful, at times, but hard work nonetheless. Like you, I have a few "benchmark" books that I pull out for inspiration; "Sam and Dave" could easily make the list. Speaking of which, if you haven't seen the British series "Detectorists" I highly recommend it. There's a definite parallel to "Sam and Dave." Also like you, I broke my ankle; though you beat me to it (mine happened in January '22). Unlike you, it put me in a deep funk and I stopped working for a few months. Thanks again for your insights and your art.
You can read some of Brian's thoughts about My Hero at the time of launch - https://comicsdc.blogspot.com/2022/05/who-is-this-gallant-girl-of-greatness.html
This entire effort is exceptional! It's impressive and giving me agita about following through on my own diversion with such thorough and entertaining aplomb. You're dotting i's and crossing t's in the most stylish manner possible.
following through on things is hard work, man. and thanks.