Graeyven’s outburst probably would have more impact if he didn’t work for a home demolition reality show. I toyed with the idea of a long shot visually explaining that he’s on location at a home demolition site, maybe with half the house already torn up and a bunch of backhoes and dump trucks around it. But because I’m only doing two or three panels a day, I need to keep the story moving. And since I didn’t draw that part, you have to infer that we’re looking at a demolition site from the fact that there’s a wheelbarrow on the last page and a bit of a backhoe on this one. I guess I’ll save that for the print edition or director’s cut someday.
Yes, I’m aiming high. A little too high? That’s not for me to decide. It’ll happen if this comic takes off and develops an audience, and that’s only going to happen if readers like you tell your friends and you all visit the site regularly.
At my non-dream job today (this, full time, being my dream job, of course) I got to hear children’s author/illustrator Mark Ludy give an inspiring talk to elementary school students and fired me up. Here’s a guy who has had great success as an artist — and whose talent makes me feel like an ant looking up at an elephant — who has honed his craft to the point that he’s been able to publish six amazing books, give talks to kids all over the nation, open a coffee shop/studio and plow ahead on five new books, including a novel. He’s a brand unto himself. And he told the kids in a hilarious, engaging, eloquent way to chase their dreams no matter how hard it gets; to give their best; that everyone has a story to tell; and that each of us is FULL of potential.
Well, here’s my dream. Is it perfect? No. But I’m working to hone my craft, doing my best and putting my heart into it.
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