The Venal Muse
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10th. Jun, 2008 | 10:14 am
music: Pixies
I drew this in late 2006, but I think it eventually came out around February 2007. It was to tie in with an exhibition of the same name that my friend John was putting on in Brick Lane - I thought the show was great, mainly because old friends were reunited and as a force we kicked some arty arse. Dev from Lightspeed Champion stopped by. I stressed out thinking that I was a massive failure and I'm pretty sure my ex girlfriend Sarah came too and I freaked out about that too.
Anyway, this comic is about an other ex girlfriend of mine, Holly. You can explore this journal for embarrassing, lovey dovey, angsty entries about her but I really wouldn't if I were you. I thought for a long time that I only really made decent work when it was about or for her. That she somehow had this control over my artist abilities, that everything I created, I wanted to make for her approval. It was a weird time, like she broke up with me before I started this and it was obvious to everyone that she had treated me wrong and I couldn't let go but for me I still saw so much in her. I'm much wiser now though (well...maybe not wiser)
I really like this comic, it's a bit flat in places and maybe doesn't hit the right notes, but I still think it holds it's own a year on. I made it into a mini comic and it's sold out now (there might be a few copies at Dave's Comics in Brighton...) so I present to you the first mini I ever made and sold in it's entirety. A couple of hundred are out there in the world and I hope everyone enjoyed them.
Lemme know what you think and feel free to spread this link around.
Enjoy!
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jordanna
date: 10th. Jun, 2008 01:39 pm (UTC)
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date: 10th. Jun, 2008 08:26 pm (UTC)
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date: 10th. Jun, 2008 02:47 pm (UTC)
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date: 10th. Jun, 2008 08:28 pm (UTC)
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date: 10th. Jun, 2008 07:12 pm (UTC)
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date: 10th. Jun, 2008 08:28 pm (UTC)
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juri_sempai
date: 10th. Jun, 2008 10:35 pm (UTC)
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I just wanted to say that I really loved reading this comic. The artwork and the storytelling is fantastic, and on top of that really quite poignant in comparison to my own life at the moment!
I work at Forbidden Planet and always try to put "Love The Way You Love" face out so that people buy it quicker, and will definitely continue doing so after reading this. :)
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burnt_jamb
date: 11th. Jun, 2008 08:37 pm (UTC)
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That's great, thank you for the support. I do venture to FP sometimes and I'm slightly shocked to see LTWYL stocked at all and it's always quite prominent, so I guess I have you to thank :D
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burnt_jamb
date: 11th. Jun, 2008 08:55 am (UTC)
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Very much looking to Demo 2. Thanks again :D
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channelzero
date: 11th. Jun, 2008 01:32 am (UTC)
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Also, Pixies = awesome. As I may have raved slightly to you in the bar at Bristol, if I had a religion, it would be PIXIES.
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burnt_jamb
date: 11th. Jun, 2008 09:08 am (UTC)
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That's also great about your girlfriend picking up Bisms. Girls reading comics = not impossible!
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azureskies
date: 11th. Jun, 2008 12:38 pm (UTC)
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Anyway, this was great. Next time I'm in Dave's (probably Saturday), I'll have to see if they do in fact have any left in.
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bremxjones
date: 11th. Jun, 2008 10:05 am (UTC)
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It was a game review. "This'll show her what she's missing!"
I am not clevers.
KG
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burnt_jamb
date: 11th. Jun, 2008 08:35 pm (UTC)
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Did she see?? It totally worked, right?
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bremxjones
date: 11th. Jun, 2008 09:14 pm (UTC)
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It worked on pretty much everyone else other than her though, so win.
KG
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burnt_jamb
date: 11th. Jun, 2008 08:38 pm (UTC)
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date: 12th. Jun, 2008 12:41 am (UTC)
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burnt_jamb
date: 12th. Jun, 2008 09:30 am (UTC)
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Thanks!
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thanks for making this availble..
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snesgirl
date: 12th. Jun, 2008 07:10 pm (UTC)
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Got a website?
Got an online store?
Is the comic still availbe to buy anywhere in dead tree format?
::me goes off tp minvestigate your journal:
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