Hello my friends,
Again, it’s been too long since I last did one of these, but I have been busy making comics and this just gets pushed to the rear, unfortunate since I do enjoy sharing my thoughts with you.
To the title of this, I found myself being pressed over the last few weeks over situations that I consider both minor and trivial, but to the individuals pressing me these matters were big deals (trust me they’re not). Some would say I was harassed, bullied, maybe even disrespected. In the past those things would have elicited a very strong response from me, but I refuse to give those people the satisfaction of giving them any response or acting any differently when we came in contact after these encounters. It has the effect of throwing them off, it makes them unsure of what my next action is going to be.
Now how does this pertain to Indy comics and Etch A Sketches, so when these people who I have barely any consideration for said these things, what effect did it have on me, at first it made me angry, and it made me question myself, were there areas I could improve, of course, life is about learning and getting better. But what else did it do to me, in truth it made me a little sad, and it made me want to refocus on the trash concepts and ideas they wanted me to execute, and that my friends is the wrong answer, at least for me. A better, not necessarily the right, answer came to me while I was not sleeping in bed, and it was, what happened to all of those plans that you had come up with to improve your life? You know those actual goals that will help you propel yourself forward in life and walk away from those people and that situation.
So, I started thinking about all of the plans I had allowed to slip away, because I was too busy to consider them while I was watching TV or a movie. Time is tight but there’s still time and I need to focus, so those devils that shook me up helped reset me from all of the clutter in my mind, like an Etch A Sketch, leaving me not so much a blank canvas but one with a bit more clarity. Do what you must do to survive but never lose sight of the things you can do to improve your life and make more comics. Thinking back on it those devils may be hidden angels, because they helped me reset my determination to improve my life and those around me.
So, keep being creative and don’t always reject those devils, because they may be there to help you.
What’s funny I wrote this probably a month ago, it was rough time, but things have smoothed over since then, but transcribing this from my chicken scratch made me relive a few of those moments and has made me determined to carry on with these future plans, that may or may not pan out, but I’m going to keep trying, as should you with yours.
Part of those plans that gives me great pleasure is Dream Weavers which I’m running back on Kickstarter and can be seen here, there’s still five days to jump in: http://kck.st/4iavGhV
Another project that brings me an equal amount of joy is The Oswald Chronicles, which is also running on Kickstarter, where we see Oswald seeing a vision of his long-lost wife and how he’s driven to pursuit it and find out why. That can be seen here: http://kck.st/4kRvbeF
And here are a few buddies who are running some awesome campaigns you may want to check out :D
LCS 1-2: a post-apocalyptic comic about comic collecting
A series of global catastrophes has left life on Earth decimated and made comic collecting a huge disaster: http://kck.st/4bMHrZv
MISFITZ CLUBHOUSE #1: All the Shenanigans So Far! (96pg BOOK)
If Saturday Morning Cartoons met the GOONIES, in comic form! *10* ridiculous adventures of MEEKY, FERRY, SLOTHIE, and STIG!
Tibbi and Her Time Traveling Psychedelic Mushrooms #2
Tibbi trips back to the 60's in this fun psychedelic infused romp. This issue does contain exclusive NSFW content: http://kck.st/3DBRNip
Elysian Fields: Reborn
The Abyssal Tournament of Champions awaits- Glory Eternal
Thank you all for spending this time with me.
JD Calderon
The best part of reading this was when I got to the part where I saw the Dreamweavers cover near to the Oswald covers and I could not easily choose which one liked better. Whatever it is that you have been put through by angels or Demons has not taken away from the quality of work your company produces.