September 8th, 2008
inkdick: september 08 2008 - a failure of a son
It’s funny, last I saw my dad he was proud of me. I guess that pride was very short lived and we’ve gone back to the old ways.
Eh, who cares, I doubt he even reads my shitty comics.
September 10th, 2008 at 8:17 am
I’m so sorry paranas :(
September 10th, 2008 at 10:21 am
Now i feel double bad because I spelled your name wrong…
September 10th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Life. So much of “psychology” in the family-system is so dependent on the parental attitude. General sense of non-recognition can stimulate the creative mind, the impulse to find unity/bond, and also turn skeptic or needy. I think the brother are two side of the same psychological coining. A healthy twist. You’re a good cartoonist, good life. But no need to ask for parental help any more, unless vital. You’re an adult, maestro!
September 10th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
Dude, you’re the one I keep telling people about. One of the sequential kids that’ll be known in a few years in the indy comic world.
And as the editors from DC Comics told me, never listen to your parents. They honestly don’t understand the hardships of being an artist and trying to make a living while enjoying what you create. You are your own person, and no matter what anyone says (especially your family) do what you want to do. It is your life, not theirs.
I’m personally going through some rough patches with my dad egging on me about how I don’t even have a car yet, and I’ll never be able to live comfortably. I’d say to get a normal job just to pay the bills, and do art on the side. I’ve had more inspiration doing art in my only hour of free time than I ever did when I was unemployed and sitting in my boxers in front of my computer. And just remember that some of the greatest artists had trouble enjoying art when it suddenly became a part of their paycheck.
Have fun with your comics, and keep up the good work!
September 10th, 2008 at 10:26 pm
things will be ok, pranas. i know it’s cold comfort at this point, but i know you’ll get right where you want to be.
besides, defiance is great motivation. prove that plaid-clad man wrong!
September 10th, 2008 at 11:59 pm
Perhaps it’s hard to reckon when you are in the thick of it but what I see when I read your work is this generation’s Peter Bagge. Hang in there, Pranas!
September 11th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
Wow, i don’t know who Mulele is, but that’s a great sentiment. Pranas, you’re a very talented cartoonist. I’m not gonna say ignore your dad, I can never ignore mine, but I respect you as an artist, a student, a co-host, and a young man.
I’ll share with you something my dad said to me once :
“Life is too short to do shit you don’t want to do. In order to excel in the world – to be EXCELLENT and stand out from the rest of the troglodytes – you HAVE to have a passion for what you do. To be the best, and to be recognized, will take passion. Why? Because there is a price to be paid. You WILL HAVE TO sacrifice a lot time, energy, resources – and even opportunities with friends, family and loved ones – in order for you to do the vast amount of work it really takes to be excellent at something. And if you’re not passionate about that thing, you will never be excellent, because the pursuit will not be worth the price. . .and you will not have the motivation to pay it.
So, chase your passion. It is the only shot that you have at hoping to attain excellence – and for a man, there is no greater achievement.
September 11th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
Maybe one day he’ll see you as a man just trying to be happy; a man just like him.
September 12th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
We are the cartoonist community in Savannah and I got your back.
September 13th, 2008 at 3:03 am
Thank you all. :)