Gargantuan-Media

In 2008, the Great Recession rampaged across the USA. It resembled a pack of hungry Tyrannosauri - noisily eating up financial stability everywhere.  People lost hard earned jobs and homes. They weren't going out. They were trying to survive. As a result, my work gradually moved to the Internet instead of small comics and art shows. People were not at comic shops and records stores to see or buy it.

So, I took a cue from the funniest and most web savvy person that I knew from art school by making different and unusual web comics. That started on the now defunct Smack Jeeves site and then with a dedicated site at http://www.roachesbook.com. I self-published a book collecting this series in two editions beginning in 2010.

To get to that point I moved to another state and went through many career changes and computer equipment. I was a Graphic Designer, Factory Worker, Order Picker at a huge warehouse, Internet Sales Associate, Cashier, Salesman, Web Designer, Equipment Rental Manager and then as a Store Assistant Manager. Some of these jobs weren't bad. I got to know people on a personal basis again after working in front of a computer for years. I bought a nice Apple iMac 27" and a used Cintique tablet. The Cintique lasted a few chapters of web comic art and quit. My friend sold me a bitchin' Japanese Epson GT-15000 in 2018. It's a wide format scanner. It is worth much more than the price I paid. This was very generous. Since then, I've been able to digitize  everything that I draw and then send to the iMac.

In March of 2020 COVID exploded nationwide. The president and his mob lied, bumbled and botched everything they came into contact with. People around me repeated these ridiculous lies. They joyfully recommended horse paste and anti-vax gibberish. They were fully propagandized.

I was fully employed and did not get ill. I kept a profitable small business together and worked a night job. On January 6th 2021, I sat stunned watching as a fired former president tried to take over America from the top down. I remember thinking that this was as bad as 9/11.

As of 2022, I've had less free time to work on illustrations and drawings. The art work that I have time to finish are at a much higher level of detail and clarity w/a clearer style. Going forward I am re-working older projects, working on illustrations for friends and family and exploring some science fiction and horror topics.

Thank you to you, my friends, for your input and your support.