Wow, it’s about time I change that picture to the left. I was far younger then
and had a load of pens. Another year has passed, so of course, I’m going to update
this section. Let’s start with a recap.
I was born on August 6th 1992 in the Bay Area. I never cared much for comics;
this was the sort of thing that would happen after many years of inspiration.
I started the strip back in 2002, drawing on a table in my closet. Since I did not
know much at the time about cartooning, the supplies were cheap. I used Paper, 1 Pen,
and pencils. My cartooning works have evolved quite a bit. It started when I
bought the book, Peanuts 2000, for some dumb reason. Once Charles Schulz,
of Peanuts, got me going, it got into the work of Bill Watterson, Jim Borgman,
and Scott Adams. I do not have a favorite character, but I do like to draw
some characters more than others. Speaking of favorite characters, the Blog
is one. Check out the Blog and News pages, which I’ll update once in a while
if you’re lucky. Any concerns, comments, or syndication contracts can be
emailed to me. Check the contact page.
The Routine:
This year the routine is far different. I’m now in high school, but I have no
method to draw comics in class. Therefore, the process is slower, and less gets
put out. Usually what I do is on the weekends I draw late at night. During school,
I try to wake up at 5:30am to pencil a comic. I take a good hour to pencil a comic.
Inking takes 30 minutes. As for writing, I learned a lot from my 9th grade English
teacher, so I think I’m writing funnier now. I slowed myself down for a while, I
plan to eliminate all work comics and switch to school, because that’s what I experience.
I need to make fun of teachers too. I try to stay away from using outside (World)
references. Donuts, homework, and dress codes are easier, and funnier. Each
cartoon starts as an idea in my notebook. I usually have a waiting process
for my comic ideas to see in… 4 weeks if I could do it better. Dailies are drawn
4 x 13in. Sundays are drawn 9 x 14in. I design the panels and copyright stuff in
PowerPoint. They are printed on paper where I draw the text lines, fill in the
text, and draw characters. I letter with a 0.5 mm Pigma Micron pen. The line art
is done with a Pelikan Fineliner size 0.4mm. Sharpies fill in the black. Once
finished, it’s scanned, reduced, and put on the website.