Hello, world.
I suppose a bit of biographical information is in order here.
I was born in 1982, and have continued to have been born ever
since. I've been far too interested in comics since an early age,
prodded on by supportive parents (who, I'm sure, thought it was
a good idea at the time...), and a world that refuses
to make much sense.
This is, in fact, my third venture into comics, the first two
being the wargaming-related webcomics Misfire! and Out
of Focus, neither of which exist in any coherent public format
anymore, sorry. The first managed to, bizzarely, be rather popular
within its target niche`. The second may well have repeated that
feat, had it lasted more than five entries. However, it did bear
fruit in the form of a little turquoise Venusian who you all know
and love (or, at least presumably, tolerate).
As far as influences go, I point to Bill Amend's FoxTrot
as my primary artistic influence, and for an ill-advised youth
hero in Jason Fox, which goes a long way in explaining my current
status as a big honking nerd. Thrown in there for good measure
are the constantly-quoted trifecta of Bill Watterson's Calvin
& Hobbes, Berke Breathed's Bloom County, and
Charles M. Schultz' immortal Peanuts, all three of which
absolutely must be acknowledged as the touch-off points of modern
strip cartooning, as well as the strips that kept me company as
a child. The lesser-known, and recently retired The
Norm, by Michael Jantze should also be named, and it's
really a shame the strip never gained more traction in the mainstream
press. For webcomics, I point to D.C. Simpson's Ozy
and Millie, which is the only webcomic I've found that's
able to stand alongside the greats of newspaper strips, as well
as the incorrigible Penny
Arcade by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik, which turned
me on to this whole online comics deal. Other influences include
the books and short stories of Michael Chabon, Anton Checkhov
and Alice Munro, Box Office Poison by Alex
Robinson, Privateer Press' WARMACHINE
game, whose early tardiness in miniatures releases were the catalyst
for Percy's inception, and countless other wonderful books, films,
friends, and even the odd television show.
Other than that, there's very little to say. I attend MSU (majoring
in English, specializing in Film - there's just no hope), work
long and hard on my comic, and honestly hope people enjoy reading
it. Drop me a line,
and we can chat.
[Picture coming soon - in the meantime, be assured that I'm
as handsome and charming as can be. No, really!] |
