So, the beginning.
I must be honest, I have no idea what I'm doing right now. I have no idea how
to change or add anything to this (checks notes) blog to make it look stylish, original,
or sexy... yet. I have no set idea of what this blog will be about or what I
will put on it, although the idea at the moment is that it will be about
whatever I am currently fixated on and obsessed about. I have no idea if anyone
will ever read anything I put on here, or even if they will see it. Yet I'm
doing it anyway(1).
So, what to say? Say used in a metaphorical sense of course as I am typing
this, but that's not really important right now, is it? Well, I suppose I
should start, as all things that obey the laws of time start, at the beginning.
I've been posting on various social media platforms for just under eight years
now. I began with a YouTube channel showing music videos and short films (this
was the 10 minute or under time limit era) I had edited and created about my
favourite bands which I quickly stopped; as in I placed 5 videos on the channel
all of which were removed by YouTube due to copyright infringement so I decided
it was a waste of time. I think there's one video on there still with about 100
views somewhere now I think about it.
So YouTube was off the table. Next was Facebook. I have an interest in art, be
it High Renaissance masterpieces or comic book covers, so I made various albums
on Facebook displaying the art I had made or work of others I adored for about
a year. I stopped doing this because, well, it's Facebook, right?
The next thing I attempted was Pinterest. I posted on various boards for a few
years showcasing the work I had (re)created and the work of whatever artist I
was obsessed on at the time. Inevitably I stopped doing this due to: Pinterest
limiting the size of the images I presented, being an awkward pain in the ass
to edit, and just being a general nuisance which made me want to destroy my
laptop after five minutes. Which is not good, and also awfully expensive.
So, I tried again and with more success than before (for a short time at least)
on chat room graphic forum threads. This was the preliminary attempt at what
this blog will attempt to be; the thread showcased my work and the work of
others, with various written and visual retrospectives and topics on artists
and art. Apparently, I also joined Blogger about this time without realising
it, but again, that's not important right now. Back to the story and surprise,
the thread didn't work out. Mainly due to moderators limiting my posts and
closing the threads, the restrictions and censorship of certain words and
subjects (such as the comic artist Dave Cockrum being presented as Dave
****rum), the realisation that the people using the forum didn't appreciate
artistic overviews of 15th Century Late Northern Renaissance woodcuts
showcasing the events of the Book of Revelations, and a rather nasty
disagreement when the forum used the work I created and presented on it as
advertising without my knowledge.
That was a long sentence. Is it even a sentence? Oh well, I'm not changing it.
In the aftermath of yet another failed attempt at creating something
interesting on social media I decided to forget the whole idea and just focus
on drawing, reading, writing and editing with no motive other than doing it for
myself. And this is what I've been doing quite happily for the past two years.
I have a friend who blogs, however, under the name Fluttering Butterflies
(well, she did, and still does every now and then, I'm uncertain. Look, it's
complicated alright!) and I show her the things I have done while chatting and
she suggested I start a blog to showcase it and to just be creative and
confident instead of doubtful and insecure.
I was doubtful and insecure about her suggestion.
Still, after thinking about it I decided I would at least attempt it again. The
idea of beginning something as large as a blog terrified me however, so as a
test-run I joined Twitter(2) nine months ago as a means to see if I could write
in an (extremely) limited capacity while I was preparing drawings and writing
for this actual blog. After nine months, I feel confident enough to attempt
this at least so here we are with Superman Moustache(3) post #1.
If you are still reading this at the moment, thank you so much. I'm coming to
the end now, honestly.
So, what can you expect from this blog? Well, at the moment I intend it to be a
combination of things. Some of these subjects are a history/retrospective of
comic books presented in the form of my recreations of iconic, underrated and
even terrible covers. Recreations of artists work I adore (from both famous
artists and obscure, across all art history). Whatever thoughts and opinions I
have over movies, books, although these are not reviews. There are other things
I have planned that are either in the midst of completion or are still in a
vague, blurry, unformed state of pre-planning which may or may not appear over
time. Yet for now it will consist of the main three subjects I have detailed in
excruciating detail above (or it may not, It'll be what it is - successful or
not, interesting or not).
Anyway, that's enough for now. If you are reading this, thank you (again) and
hopefully you'll like the blog.
(1) It should be footnoted that I sometimes tend to overwrite about things
in an extremely long-winded way. I am aware of this and I am currently
undergoing treatment to correct it. Still, be forewarned!
(2) Except Twitter being Twitter you have to struggle against the whirlpool of
oblivion that is politics, of course. POLITICS WILL HAVE NO PLACE ON THIS BLOG!
(3) There's a reason I use this as my name which I may tell at some time. Not
now, though, because this is long enough as it is.
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