About Jim

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WHAT IS PLANET JIM?
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Planet Jim is a silly comic about cats, birds, dogs and people.

WHO ARE STAN AND RICH?
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Stan & Rich is a secondary comic that deals with two guys and their conversations, either between themselves or with others. It's made in a very simple style compared to Planet Jim, something closer to an actual "gag strip". Because the comics are so different from each other, they give me a chance to branch out and experiment, which is always fun.

WHAT (OR WHO) IS PERKINS?
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Perkins is a comic experiment in which all the dialogue in an existing comic is replaced, but the images stay (largely) untouched. The comic used for Perkins is "Chicanery" by Jason Mitchem, a comedy series that used characters from the Nintendo game "EarthBound", along with other sources. Much of the humour was of the random, non-sequitur variety, with jarring, unrelated background details providing most of the laughs. The challenge with Perkins is to blur the line between the events of the main characters and the crazy background eye candy, by working both into the story, without changing the visuals in any major way. I hope that by doing this, I end up with a story that not only entertains, but also forces people to consider serious ethical and moral issues, and in doing so create a substantial amount of character development across the comic's 100+ pages. Whether I succeed at this or not remains to be seen.

Perkins contains no swearing or suggestive content, but the subject matter is advanced and the occasional scenes of violence aren't recommended for readers under 14.

WHERE'S DA MERCH?
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It's still early days. Once the comic has enough of an archive, and enough viewers, I'll do it.

HOW COME YOU DECIDED TO LET PEOPLE POST COMMENTS?
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The trouble with comments is that they're rarely any help. If anything, they just give people a reason to form factions based on whether they're "fans" of the comics or "haters", and that sort of stuff is just lame. If you don't like the comic, that's fine. If you do like the comic, that's fine too.

However, I've come to recognize that not everyone is this petty, and that if I can make it easier for these people to respond to the comic, I should do that. So, comment away.

That said, nothing beats a thought-out, meaningful letter. You can always send me an email about how the material affects you. I always try to answer every message I get, except for questions about what the comic means, because that would defeat the purpose of forming your own opinion.

WHERE'S THE COLOUR?
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I happen to like black and white a lot. It forces you to develop textures and shading in a way that bright, crazy colours don't always permit. Also, if I started using colour with my style, it'd either look generic or there'd be neon hatching everywhere, and it'd become the focal point of the comic. And there's enough examples of that kind of work out there already.

WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH LOGGING IN? WHAT KIND OF BENEFITS DO I GET?
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Quite a bit! Access to the forums, being able to post comments, having a nice little username that people can refer to, etc. There may be more benefits down the road, like preview sketches and other behind the scenes content.