I drew comic strips to avoid reading books we were forced to read in the 5th grade. Unfortunately, I have backed away from making comics after receiving criticism for having one of my characters being a rip-off of Poison Ivy from the Batman comics while I was in high school. But, on a lighter note, I found myself enjoying writing and making art again thanks to me taking writing and art classes in Rowan College at Burlington County. Then, in 2017, I graduated with a liberal arts degree and I transferred to Stockton University where I became an art major with a writing minor. I got three of my characters copy protected and met professional comic creators at Comic Con in Tampa Bay, Florida. They reminded me that one of my characters is not a Poison Ivy rip-off because it was not an exact copy and I was taught to please myself instead of pleasing others.
Rocko’s Modern Life
Static Cling Premiere Created in the Spring of 2019 for Illustration 1, this illustration was part of a series centering around the theme of cartoons that got canceled. In this illustration, we see the characters from Rocko’s Modern Life, Rocko, his dog Spunky, Heffer, and Filbert, sitting on the couch waiting for the premiere of their new comeback special on Nickelodeon, Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling. While the special itself didn’t air on Nickelodeon, it did premiere on Netflix on August 9th 2019.
Grandpa Gator (Comic Book Cover)
This comic book cover was created in October 2020, but the character himself, Grandpa Gator, has been created on July 31st 2020. He was registered for copyright on September 3rd, 2020, and was officially copy protected on October 20, 2020. The idea of the character was created based on my trip to Ponce De Leon Springs, Florida.
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