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March 25th, 2006 at 12:13 pm
Great comic – enjoyed it. Revelations of “emotional turmoil” and the vulnerability you felt (which we ALL really feel sometimes) juxtaposed with the realities and trivialities of life created an unique and hauntingly addictive presentation. Keep it up.
Chas
March 13th, 2006 at 10:20 pm
Hey, Ben, way to go on doing this thing.
I was a science-y kinda guy for a long time who thought that was the only way to accomplish anything. Went to a great school undergrad, got out and worked in technology for a lot of years. I made big dough ’til the turn of the century, but never cared about the job–only in the past few years have I had any trouble earning the best living. (We’re roughly contemporaries.)
Nevertheless, I’ve come around to thinking that my real calling is art, and I’m currently trying to get back to a level of economic survival that will let me explore that.
All this personal stuff wasn’t really what I had in mind when I started posting, tho–I have a simple question: how’d you generate the images? Do you draw all the characters using a one-off tool like Illustrator, or are you working with a character generation/animation package of some kind?
Email a reply if you don’t want to get into those details here. Heck, email me telling me to mind my own business if it’s like a secret or something.
Meanwhile, definitely keep up with what you’re doing. It’s great to see.
March 12th, 2006 at 10:17 am
Hello Ben,
Excellent comic strip! I remember going through similar ups and downs after finishing college. Come to think of it, I don’t know anyone who has found it easy to find his way in the world.
The graphics and writing are engaging. Your story really strikes a chord–our everyday struggles may not be the stuff of DC comics but they’re no less important and meaningful.
Keep up the good work. I look forward to seeing the next episode.
Cheers,
Lyse
March 11th, 2006 at 8:50 am
I’d be lying if I said these comments don’t mean anything to me. Thanks, everyone!
This site is continuing to get a lot of traffic, and I strongly encourage anyone swinging by to let me know what you think of the story.
March 7th, 2006 at 12:50 am
Great comic!
March 6th, 2006 at 4:27 pm
Wow… great story – good use of graphics – not over done. It looks great really, did I say it looks great?
looking forward to new installments.
I tried to go to college and it just didn’t work out for me, that you went and then tried to do MORE speaks volumes about you. And Brains are Uber-sexy. Just so you know, if ya didn’t.
March 6th, 2006 at 1:58 am
This is really good! I’m a grad student and I know what it’s like to struggle through, sacrificing all other areas of life to academic work–and it’s not worth it! Looking forward to reading more of your adventures.
March 5th, 2006 at 12:49 pm
Love the comic. I’m looking forward to the next one.