Transmission 13 - Life Lessons - Section H
Jul 31, 2021
This final section of 'Life Lessons' marks the thirteenth transmission and naturally, involving the number 13 as it does, gives me pause for thought.
Of course, the number 13 is unlucky for some, but at the same time, in some faiths, 13 marks the beginning of adulthood, and on the planet Shabsuda, 13 is the symbol for rice pudding. So let us hope that this transmission marks a change from naivety to something more mature, but if not, even rice pudding is better than falling off a ladder!
For me, this whole story marks a significant change in the way I approached making comics. Out went the rush and the accidental creation, the frustration of making something that only half resembeled the original concept or dream. In came a more conscious attempt to work at constructing the story and art-work. Of course this story is still incredibly rough-hewn and haphazard, but I think by the final 'transmission' I had come to a point where I felt I was making something like an actual comic. It was almost as if at a mature age, my brain had finally started working - or at least my comic brain had!
That is not to say there isn't a long way to go and I hope you find my next transmissions to be a little more well-crafted each time. See you next week for Transmisson 14, unless of course I fall off that ladder into a vat of rice-pudding!
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