Older self (os) : So, younger self, tell me again, why are we doing this?

Younger self (ys): Well, older self, I did these comic pages because I wanted to pursue some kind of career in the comics industry. Hell, I was spending $20 a week on comics in jr high school (they were 75 cents back then in the 80’s) . I was skipping lunches so I could save the money.

os: No wonder I was so skinny back then.

ys: Yeah… anyway, I had friends who were much better artists, and some friends who were at Marvel comics. I also made some good friends at the comic store I went to (Big Apple Comics, located on west 90’s on Broadway, long gone now). I thought, I could do this, and I tried.

os: I remember. It was a good experience.

ys: And it should not be confined to a box in the attic, or basement, or whereever it was moved to over the years.

os: I agree. This work represents about 8 years of trying, from 1982 to 1990, from high school through college. And then the real world hit.

ys: We can play “What If”.

os: Next post. Save it for the next post.

ys: Okay. See you later.

os: Later.

What to do… what to do…

I have all my main artwork located. Spent some time going over it, thinking about what I could have been thinking about back then.

So, let’s try this. My older self will speak to my younger self. It’ll be interesting to see what my younger self has to say, and what my older self will respond.

So, still learning ComicPress/Easel and figuring out the best way to present things.