Dec 2007
Still alive
Thu Dec 06 2007 Filed in: Life
Wow, long time no update. Sorry, all I can to keep the comic flowing.
So, tomorrow is my birthday. I'm uh... older. Big older. Oh well. But with the baby (she just settled down for the night as I type this) and just hitting my six month mark at my new job... it's been a time of reflection.
Last night I started reading Craig Thompson's Carnet de Voyage which I'm liking even more than Blankets. His artwork is nothing short of miraculous. So amazing that the artwork conveys the story far more than words or plot. Now that is a true comic artist. Makes me feel like a hopeless plodder. I mean, same league? Heck, I'm fantasy baseball compared to him. Yeah, I know I'm not much of artist. I am consciously trading off quality for quantity, so I can blast out the story as fast as I can. And yeah, it feels like an excuse to be a sloppy artist.
Then I of my other talents. I make very good living as a security professional. I've had some wonderful opportunities in the field, respect of enough of my peers, have fun doing it and most importantly at this stage of the game - earn enough money to support wife and child.
But when I see Craig's work... well. I think: would I trade for his talent? Last night, I thought maybe.
Then again, there's the sheer joy of writing Heidi. And the fun we're going to have with her in this adventure. All of it inspired by things that have happened in my career. Things I wouldn't give up for nothing.
Yeah. Okay. Sorry, just deal with the primitive art. I know I'll slowly get better over time. Or at least faster.
PS: August says "hi" to everyone.
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