Joined Jul 2019 Canada
I like nachos and making people laugh. I hope you laugh, I'm out of nachos.
But for real though, my name is Mathew. I'm from Canada.
I've always had a fascination with comics, cartoons, and animation, but I never really messed around with it myself in my youth. I messed around with a pirated copy of flash when I was a kid, but I didn't understand how it, or animation worked at the time.
Then for Christmas of 2017, I decided to finally get into drawing and asked my mom if I could get a Wacom Intuos Draw. She got it for me. Nice lady.
After about a half a year of occasionally dabbling with it, I finally got into the habit of using it and I've been drawing ever since.
My main series, "The Adventures of Penny and Judge" originally began when I was around 17 as a Bitstrip series that I called "Kids are Silly" staring Penny and a Bitstrip version of me. Then Bitstrips got bought, the site came down and became Bitmoji... Bastards!
When I started drawing, I wanted to bring Penny back, but I saw no point in drawing myself and doing a Mary Sue, so I decided to give her parents and made Judge.
The comics had a bit of a rocky start at first, but I eventually figured out a theme I liked and I've been loving drawing ever since. No regrets.
That's pretty much how I got to where I am today. Thanks for reading.
Tools
Huion Canvas pro 12, Krita,
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I'm sorry, but I'll be taking a break from making comics for a bit.
Since the beginning of September, my dad's health has deteriorated to the point where he can barely walk 50 feet without needing to sit down to catch his breath. He's been on a sick and accident leave from work as doctors figure out how to treat him.
We assumed this was caused by his lungs (He has COPD) and that this would only take a couple of weeks as they give him a new pill or something to fix him up, but as it turns out, his lungs aren't the problem here.
My dad has congestive heart failure.
There's still a chance that doctors might figure out something to help treat his symptoms, but there's no cure, so there's no telling what will happen next.
During this time, we've been making calls and setting things up as we plan out his funeral and everything we need to do before he passes, as well as afterwards. I've also been doing all of his shopping and grabbing his prescriptions for him.
It's been busy for us, so I've had less time to make comics. I didn't want to bring all of this up if I could get away with it, so I kept finding time to make comics for as long as I could, but at this rate, I don't think I can keep up the schedule without burning out, so I will be taking a break.
I genuinely can't tell you when I will be able to continue the comics. I have no idea what's going to happen next. Sorry.
Since the beginning of September, my dad's health has deteriorated to the point where he can barely walk 50 feet without needing to sit down to catch his breath. He's been on a sick and accident leave from work as doctors figure out how to treat him.
We assumed this was caused by his lungs (He has COPD) and that this would only take a couple of weeks as they give him a new pill or something to fix him up, but as it turns out, his lungs aren't the problem here.
My dad has congestive heart failure.
There's still a chance that doctors might figure out something to help treat his symptoms, but there's no cure, so there's no telling what will happen next.
During this time, we've been making calls and setting things up as we plan out his funeral and everything we need to do before he passes, as well as afterwards. I've also been doing all of his shopping and grabbing his prescriptions for him.
It's been busy for us, so I've had less time to make comics. I didn't want to bring all of this up if I could get away with it, so I kept finding time to make comics for as long as I could, but at this rate, I don't think I can keep up the schedule without burning out, so I will be taking a break.
I genuinely can't tell you when I will be able to continue the comics. I have no idea what's going to happen next. Sorry.
As next Monday is my Birthday (June 17th), There will not be any comic uploaded that day. Sorry.
Since I've updated my book cover and thumbnail, I thought I'd upload the old ones here.
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.
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.
Since I've updated my book cover and thumbnail, I thought I'd upload the old ones here.
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 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.
Today, I saw a psychiatrist. I had a phone interview with his assistant back in May. I answered their questions and told them a lot about myself.
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.
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.
My dad's work is doing another shut down for about a month. Usually, they only do it once a year, but this year, they're doing it twice.
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.
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 have added a disclaimer to some of my earlier Penny and Judge comics (such as comic 3, 4, 8, and 14).
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.
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.
I just find out that I now have 25 subscribers and passed the first milestone on Tapas.
To all 25 of you, thanks for checking out my comic. I appreciate it.
To all 25 of you, thanks for checking out my comic. I appreciate it.
Tomorrow is my dad's last day of work for about 5 weeks, Maybe more.
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.
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 finally deactivated my Twitter account. It's gotten from bad to worse over there.
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
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
