I realized too late that there was a typo in the last panel, but fixing mistakes in MS Paint is a headache, so I’ll just do this: “*finished, not finish.”
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TODAY’S MY 21ST BIRTHDAY! WOOOOOO!
What is your favorite comic to draw?
Probably Parker and Luca right now. Parker, Luca, and their friends are into earrings, tattoos, and hair dyes. So it’s just fun to play around with the specifics like that. And it’s nice to create stories for the gay, autistic Parker, who I loosely based on myself (emphasis on loosely).
What program do you use to draw your comics?
Microsoft Paint. It’s what I’m most familiar with, I’ve been using it since I was a toddler, and my parents still had a computer with a bulky monitor. I’ve tried other products, but Paint, despite its quirks, is easy for a novice. Besides, Paint makes good-quality images for a simple platform.
Do you draw your comics on paper before drawing them digitally?
Nope. As a kid, I almost always drew on paper (and my mom saved them so I could show those old drawings off in the future). However, when I started Six Lakes Comics off with the flagship series, The Vikings of Vancouver, in 2021, I decided to draw the strips digitally. I didn’t want to waste paper on drafts that didn’t make the cut.
Are you going to get someone else to draw the graphic novels?
Yes. I am not confident enough in my drawing ability to create an entire GN by myself. I’ll start looking as soon as I can afford to hire a cartoonist. I will continue drawing the comic strips myself for now.
Are you going to resume your non-comic writing?
The Waterfall and Voldensfjordian Murders? Yes.
Blue City Mysteries? Soon.
Blurred Lines? I hate to say it, but I’m scrapping Blurred Lines for the foreseeable future. I procrastinated and tried to write it without drafting, I couldn’t figure out where the story was going, and I needed to try to cut down on the SLS workload. I’d rather have quality over “posting for the sake of posting.”
Aviary?!
I’m working on it! The best estimate for publication? Later this decade (apologies for being vague, but that’s really the best answer I can give you).
How’s school?
Great. I’m a teacher’s assistant in the Geoscience Department now! Woot! Things may get busy, but I will do my best to update the comics.
Will we see any new written stories?
I have this one new idea… but other than that, no. Again, I’m trimming down the SLS workload to keep up with school work and my part-time jobs without sacrificing the quality of my work.
More questions to be answered later!
Hello, everyone.
I want to apologize for my absence over the last few weeks. The Winter quarter was tough, and I needed to focus on finishing that quarter. Now that Winter Quarter and Spring Break are over, I am currently in Spring Quarter, and so far (trying not to jinx this), the next few months should be smooth.
For readers of Voldensfjordian Murders and The Waterfall, I will make sure you see updates before the end of the month. Also, I apologize to Blurred Lines’ readers; I need to plan the story more, and unfortunately, I decided to place it on indefinite hiatus.
As for the comics, I haven’t updated those in a while and missed some significant events. So:
I will resume work shortly on the projects mentioned above and others.
As for now, thank you for reading, and have a wonderful week!
Happy 2022, everyone, and thank you for reading the first “Parker and Luca” comic!
I got the idea for this strip years ago, actually, after realizing that while there has been more LGBTQ+ visibility on television, there aren’t many shows with same-sex parents. The percentage of shows featuring same-sex parenting, in my perspective, goes down even further if you only count comedies. I am not a parent myself (I plan to have four kids in my thirties, but there is no place in my life for kids right now), but I draw inspiration from my experiences babysitting my younger brother, as well as stories from other people.
And now, here it is, in 2022, after umpteen outlines and incarnations: “Parker and Luca!” … and Xylon, Ruby, Morgan, and all their relatives and friends.
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