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March 4th, 2006 at 5:02 pm
Nice work, I’m 24 but I always had the fantasy of living the gen-ex life in a city somewhere. Now, I don’t know what I want.
March 4th, 2006 at 10:55 am
Thanks for all the compliments!
I’ve had the narcissism charge thrown at me before. (See the big discussion on TCJ.com.) I’m proud of this episode, but I see some degree of truth to the charge.
In this first story, you don’t see me interacting a lot with people who I do like and feel comfortable with. I sort of wish I had given Russ and Elizabeth at HOA somewhat larger parts in the first story. (You’ll be seeing more of them in future episodes — I guarantee it!!)
You also haven’t see me selflessly giving to other people yet. You’ll see more of this in future stories. There are sides to me that didn’t really come out in the first episode.
March 3rd, 2006 at 11:16 am
Ben, I like the comic and the story that you’re trying to tell. The anomie you felt with your loss of direction and uncertainty about your future is something many people have gone through and gives your readers something they can strongly relate to.
However, I kind of feel that your writing can be a little narcissistic at times. I think you need to be careful when you blow your own horn because that sort of thing can easily alienate your readers as quickly as you’ve drawn them in.
Anyway, nice work, the whole 3D comic concept is very cool.
March 3rd, 2006 at 2:09 am
Aww shucks. Thanks.
March 3rd, 2006 at 2:05 am
Ben,
I want to congragulate you on your first installment. I stumbled upon the comic by mistake, and it felt like one of those “destiny” experiences, where you think you were led there by a higher intervention. You ever had one of those? Of course, I don’t believe in that crap, but for a second, it really felt like that.
All I wanted to say was that I really connected with your story. You could say it made me think about a few things. Never before could I have said that about a comic, serious or not. That’s all, I just wanted to tell you that. It means a lot. Oh, and keep up the great work, I’m looking out for the next installment.
February 25th, 2006 at 11:11 am
I very nearly put a Howard The Duck reference into the story but decided to “name-drop” John Sayles’ BROTHER FROM ANOTHER PLANET instead.
February 25th, 2006 at 11:09 am
Thanks for the comments and compliments, gents.
I read First Comics in the early ’80s — mainly E-MAN, JON SABLE, and AMERICAN FLAGG! — but I didn’t see the need bring them up in this story. I don’t recall ever reading any GRIMJACK/John Gaunt actually.
However I did meet GRIMJACK co-creator Tim Truman at a show around the time he was working on the first JONAH HEX series he did with Joe Lansdale. He seems like a great guy. (He’s a Grateful Dead fan like me too!) Later on, we both had out work appear in Joe Zabel’s MURDER BY CROWQUILL anthology (which I talk about on this page).
February 23rd, 2006 at 3:50 pm
Howdy,
Very open and honest. Only way that growth is possible is by making yourself vulnerable, I’m afraid. In several ways, my life parallels and perpendiculars (not really a word, I am sure) yours. Maybe if I integrate, it’s more like skew lines. Grew up in a big town, ended up in a smaller one (Portland). Started out somewhat interested in sciences, and eventually (after some faltering) completed 2 degrees in it. Work as a teacher in that field. Love them comic references, but no First comix? Were they not around by ’91, or you just hadn’t met John Gaunt? Anyhoo, nice job. I appreciate your work.