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Here's the Thumbnail, previous post is the Book cover.
This one was terrible. I rushed this one out, not thinking that it mattered that much. That was so wrong of me.
I love the new ones I've made.
I must say this was a long time coming. I've wanted to do this for over a year.
I can only upload one image per post, so I'll upload the thumbnail in another post.
I was diagnosed with Social Anxiety Disorder when I was younger. I was given all sorts of medications to help me that either did nothing or made things worse.
A few years ago, I did a Google search that changed my life. It describes a certain condition that fit me to a T.
Of course, I didn't want to go about my life with a self-diagnosis since most people don't respect that (With good reason), so I got into contact with this psychiatrist and over the span of several months, I finally got the confirmation that I knew I was going to get.
I am Autistic.
The Social Anxiety Disorder was a misdiagnosis. According to this Psychiatrist, most people with autism have Social Anxiety. He said he had no doubt that I was autistic.
This explains so much about my life. So many hardships have finally been explained. This is a huge weight off of me.
I bring this up for an important reason. The thing about Penny and Judge in my Webcomic is that they are both based on me. Penny is the childhood I wish I had, while Judge is the adult parent that I know I could be (As well as a bit of MY parents mixed in for authenticity).
I've been hinting at it with recent comics, but now with my diagnosis, I am happy to finally confirm this.
Penny is Autistic.
I've hinted at this in quite a few ways. I used to draw her wearing socks in the comic because I wasn't good at drawing feet. I've always hated wearing socks because I don't like how they feel (Specifically the seams) so Penny no longer wears socks either.
There are other signs too. All of them are based on Autistic aspects that I have too. For more examples, please read my blog post on DeviantArt
https://www.deviantart.com/dymarob/journal/An-Announcement-983515618
Anyway, with my diagnosis, it is a pleasure to finally call this official.
Like last time, I might not have comics on schedule while he's home, but I'll try. I have three done right now, so we're good until the 25th.
I didn't have much of a plan with the series at first, so there were some growing pains in the beginning.
Out of all the webcomics I've read in my life, the main one that I've read consistently was Cyanide and Happiness, so my style of humour was based on them at first.
As a result, Judge was originally a horrible father and a godawful person in general. I've since retconned most of that as I realized that I preferred making comics where Penny is happy and loved.
The plot changed so that Judge is still a cynical person who sees the worst in everyone, including himself, but doesn't want that for Penny. So he does everything in his power to make sure she always has her fun-loving, carefree attitude.
I got worried that newcomers would see those early comics, then go "NOPE!" and leave. I have only myself to blame for that.
The new disclaimer is only on the comics that I feel aren't an accurate representation of what the comic is now. It points out that they aren't accurate and that I didn't want to just delete them and pretend I didn't make them. I wanted to give people a heads-up and give them the option to read them or skip them.
To all 25 of you, thanks for checking out my comic. I appreciate it.
He works at a factory, but the factory gets shut down during the Summer.
During this time, I may not be able to keep a consistent schedule for Penny and Judge. Sorry about this.
I've already drawn enough comics to last until July 3rd, but after that, I couldn't tell you. Thought you all should know.
I saw this article about how Elon is engaging a Twitter account that's Impersonating Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and how she's threatening to leave.
I went "Quit threatening to leave and just leave!"
Then realized I should do it too. So I have.
Anyway, I'm not posting this to gloat, but just to say that, if you ever see anyone with my name on Twitter, It's not me. You might think nobody would impersonate me on Twitter since I'm not exactly popular, but I had an old gaming website when I was younger that didn't last long. I had a Twitter account for it.
When the site went down and I deactivated the Twitter account, a bot account impersonating it popped up and started posting spam. I reported it and Twitter did nothing. That was a decade ago.
So, you know, can't be too careful.
You can follow me on Mastodon instead: https://mastodon.social/@Dymarob
www.deviantart.com/earthvsthederek/art/COMM-Soda-Girls-956992086
It's time I told you all what's going on.
My dad told me before the new year that he's been diagnosed with Cirrhosis of the liver. He now has a life expectancy of 3-5 years.
For the past two weeks, he hasn't been feeling well. He's been tired and has some breathing and sinus issues.
Just like my Mom, he kept going "I don't need to go to the hospital. I'll be fine on Monday."
Well... it's Monday. He still feels like shit.
He finally went to the hospital today. Hopefully, he's on the mend now, but that remains to be seen.
Anyway, I'm more focused on making sure he's doing okay instead of doing these comics.
Once he's fit enough to go back to work, the comics will continue. Until then, I can make no promises.