10 Years of Making Comics

[snarkitysnarks]

10 Years of Making Comics--would sound a lot more impressive if it weren’t this shit. I was excavating and I thought it'd be fun to see what my comics looked like in order from 2000 to 2010.

But first, let’s go to the beginningest I can go to: 199X. I am pretty sure this is the first comic I ever made.

Comments

[sabotabby]

I am awed. Among other things, I didn't get into Vasquez until I was like 19. I was a late bloomer. I think I also threw out the comics I did when I was 12 for the benefit of humanity.

Also ZOMG I SEE SCARVES. SCARVES OF WEEABOO CUTENESS.

Nothing in the world will ever be funnier than TACOS. Why have progression when you are already full of win to start with?

God, what have I been doing for ten years? Writing (but I really did throw most of it out), politics (I can tell stories about my anarchist days, I guess), art (I got worse), and um having really terrible taste in men. The search is still on for my Grade 3-8 diaries, which I am almost certain were never burned like the rest of my stuff.

[snarkitysnarks]

Fun story: when my sister and I first read JTHM, my dad found it and told us not to buy any more. That was the first and only time he laid down the Law on anything we bought. Even funnier thing: he loved Squee and Invader Zim and was okay with those. But not JTHM.

I think I also threw out the comics I did when I was 12 for the benefit of humanity.

See, I am an idiot and I'm still gonna try to make something of these some day. Except maybe the one with the magical birds, and probably not the one with the dragon overlord unless it's a parody of itself.
Other fun fact: you know that story I told you had lots of problems other than manipulative wheelchair guy? I changed my mind and decided it's perfect. My notes reminded me that that guy is sent to the Inquisition for failing to say grace at meal time. I was clearly making fun of myself, so why change it?

I vote that you write about anarchist days.

[sabotabby]

My mom was just against me having comics. I didn't really know where to get them until I got to high school and people started giving me comics. This is what I mean about being a late bloomer.

I can write about anarchist days. Could be fun. Will probably be more depressing.

[theonlytwin]

holy crap, you have always liked the weird shit i like. i already heart by fiat and NO YOU NEVER POSTED BRECHT'S TIJUANA BIBLE. do so. i command it.

[snarkitysnarks]

Ooh ooh which weird shit? Dragons and bugs and Les Mis and Vasquez and Sailor Moon and cowlicks and cannibals?

I think I was waiting to post it until I'd drawn all eight pages so I didn't just post a couple of pages and never finish it. But I haven't drawn more than three pages of it for like a year anyway. Okay, I will post it soon. Or finish it soon. One of those. Mostly I am trying to blast through Cat Piano before school starts.

[autourdemoi]

I'll never live down that chocolate milk thing. That will go to my GRAVE with me. That will be on my epitaph. It will say "Here lies Erin on page 4 she spilled chocolate milk"

Comment number two: Oh hell ya, that first comic made me pee until there was no more suit left. Those were like the comics I used to make. Except they had knives in them for some reason. But Heyseues Christo these are impressive.

In all reality you don't need to hear it because you know I love your art, and wow shiiitttt tan my hide if you weren't muuchh better than I was in all these stages of my life.

The Love Machine (My father) matches me with you, congrats ~

Until next time - Seeya, Space Cowboy

[snarkitysnarks]

I joke about it because it's funny, not because I'm mad. Just wait until you get something like that on me. Then you'll be like "you needed to go to the 24 hour dry cleaners because you peed in your interview suit at 3am" and you'll keep that gem forever.

Don't even lie. Don't even lie, Erin. Your art is forever the greatest.

[serenity_winner]

Hahaha young you was way better than young me. You actually MADE THINGS WORTHY OF NOTE. I just never finished self-insert fanfiction lol

[snarkitysnarks]

Haha, no, see, some of these started out as self-insert fanfic in their own way. I could go on about the origin of all the ideas and then you would see me for the sham I am.

YOU SHOULD DO THE MEME
I wanna see more of your self-insert fanaaaarrrt

[serenity_winner]

Hahaha I just moved and all my old old art is in a box at my parents' place, but I'm sure I could dig back to 2000 on my digital records if I tried really hard... hmm, will have to work on this.