From bumper cars to Top Gear, no one’s driving game is more on point than this. I mean, she’s wearing a chocolate brown velour car coat in an arcade arena.
Every time i see something like this it warms my heart. I’ve said this so many times, but you gotta admire a person who stays TRUE TO HER PERSONAL BRAND.
Also. Daniel Radcliffe and Prince Charles. Casual.
Feeling rejuvenated on my project since beginning to actually write my story in the month or so.
Let me clarify— this story was conceptualized as a comic, only I ran into chronic hand pain once jumping in to drawing full force. 100% iPad tablet’s fault– and my thumb hyper-mobility. I had had problems with my non-dominant hands for years, from computer work and crafting hobbies, but it had never hurt to draw. I could draw for 8 hours straight, no problem. Upon upping the ante, I waited patiently (or not so patiently) for a new release for the iPad Pro. An expensive investment I was super excited for (and I’m not even into fancy tech). It was my go-to drawing tablet and it was great… for about 4 days. Then the pain started. (fyi the Apple Pencil is very non-ergonomically friendly) Many hand doctor visits and months later, at best I can manage my hand pain in daily life. Drawing hours on end, however, is something I will never be able to do anymore.
I was left feeling utterly heartbroken and depressed that my epically-long comic project was near impossible to achieve (adding greatly to my suicidality tbh). It’s been almost 2 years since I made this project my main artistic focus and more than a year since I had to stop drawing all together.
The characters largely left me and I’ve been waiting for the moment where I felt more in touch with them again. Actually, I thank small creators whose stories have gotten me into a writing mode to spark my desire to get in the driver’s seat again.
It’s been months where I’ve settled on the idea of doing a novel/comic hybrid. This will allow me to draw the sections I really want to, without completely destroying my hand, and to reach a conclusion to this long-ass story (approx. 1500 comic pages) sooner than the decade+ it would have taken to draw part-time.
I’ve always liked writing, though I only really did creative writing in school. I don’t read much either! I didn’t feel well-equipped to write a novel (or well, three) in the same way as a comic… Creating a comic has been a life goal, my passion, and it’s been a little bit of a learning curve to envision the story as anything else.
However, I’ve found something fun and interesting about writing as opposed to visual storytelling methods. In my head, honestly the story plays out like a movie– where I can also feel the character’s emotions. In sequential art, there was next to no internal dialogue from the characters. Everything was delivered through their dialogue and actions. In writing, I can and must consider delving into actually verbalizing their internal dialogue and omnipotent dissection of their character, which is a interesting challenge. I feel like I can play with multiple mediums and use them in the best ways..
Uncharted territory…Hope you’ll be along for the ride!
god today i ID’d an old dude buyin booze and he pulled out a fake ID with an elvis pic, then laughed and pulled out a matching one but with curly from three stooges on it, and im like okay please and he finally pulled out his real license and his legal name was steve sinner
