I would say I mean no offense by this comic, but really, if you’re offended by this one then that’s probably because you spend too much of your life on social media. Social media is not real life and while it can be used for good, let’s face it… a large portion of it is used for arguing over politics, people pretending to be something they’re not, or outright idiocy/degeneracy. Don’t get me wrong, I’m still a free speech absolutist. People should be free to be as stupid as they want to be, but we should absolutely not hold what we see on social media as an accurate representation of our society. So with all that in mind, I thought it would be funny to have these aliens look at what we’re presenting on social media as some ridiculous reality tv show that they’ve become addicted to. Hopefully there aren’t any real aliens out there reading this stuff. If there are, they are probably already plotting a quick and easy invasion plan.
The Atlantean update: my process is all over the place.
I’m still working out the best process for creating The Atlantean (if you’re new here, this is my other comic that you can get a little more info about here). After the script was finished and page breakdowns completed, I’ve been kind of haphazardly working on pages in no particular order. I’ve found that this isn’t ideal for me so I’m trying to nail down a more consistent process and I think I’ve settled on one to test out. While I was working that through, though, I got an idea for what the cover could look like so I came up with some sketches for the design. I got one that I like a lot so here’s a preview of it…
I’m having a lot of fun with this one.
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-Brad