Post-COVID, life hasn’t quite been the same. It’s weird. It’s almost like we’ve been flung into an alternate universe. So based on the chaos and hypocrisy I see on social media and offline, that was the origin of Act Accordingly. I’d say I am a reporter in the middle of ground zero. But instead of holding a microphone, I use a pencil and a marker. I always wanted to create a cartoon series, since I was a child. When I was about 9 or 10 years old, I created my own version of The Simpsons. As many townspeople as I could draw. I loved The Simpsons and would sneak and watch when I could. So when I found out how Matt Groening and Aaron McGruder began their careers in comic strips before they eventually created their cartoons, that was the route I wanted to take as well. More info: Instagram | threads.net | behance.net I find that most of the time I get the best ideas when I’m either in the shower or when I have restless nights. As I’ve gotten older, the ideas come to me visually. I can see the fully rendered idea in my mind; I just have to draw it out. It’s necessary that I keep my phone or my sketchbook nearby. As I’m setting up a panel, I always have to lay out things in just the right way. They always turn out bad when I don’t do a rough sketch first. Since I started releasing the series last October, I wasn’t sure if I could even really do this. I always had the ability to draw. But I wasn’t sure if I was witty enough. But the reception has been really good so far. So I want to deliver the best product possible to my readers. One other thing that’s an uphill battle is character creation. So for many of these I’m creating new characters each time I work on a new strip idea. Character design is a process. Oftentimes I wonder how Gary Larson does it. But for now the new schedule helps with that. For example, this gender war. Social media propagates it ad nauseam. It’s beyond childish! Have we forgotten our humanity? Humans cease to exist without healthy, loving relationships. I swear, social media has been the best worst thing to happen to us. Concepts and groupthink all happen in real time simultaneously. There’s this concept I’ve always had. I used to wonder if alien life forms came from another galaxy with the intent of destroying all life on planet Earth. I wonder how many similarities we would see in each other then. There’s a constant desire for me to get better as an artist. Technically, creatively, and conceptually. I’m a student of life, and I always want to know more. Especially from those who have more life experience than me. I’d like to say all my characters kind of look like me a little too, in an ironic sort of way. In the end, I just want to create stuff that I love and that the world likes too. Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Please use high-res photos without watermarks Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB.
