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Damian Alexander

Cartoonist & Storyteller

Screen Shot 2018-11-07 at 9.10.35 PM

from Publisher’s Weekly, November 5th 2018

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All this talk of Marie Kondo reminded me of this comic I made when I was decluttering for my mental health. For me, filling shelves with books, toys and other knock-knacks brought me comfort, but over time certain things started to bring me more grievance than happiness. “Oh look at this thing my ex gave me” or “That’s the outfit I was wearing when I felt really awful” and so I phased things out and I felt much better about my life. I could bring new things into my life and make new memories, while allowing someone else to make use of something that once brought me joy.
Finally got around to finishing my own #Spidersona. 🕷
It’s been so long since I’ve posted a selfie here, cause I’ve been too busy drawing and thrifting and forgot I had a face.
Sometimes knowing someone else in the world is dealing with the same feelings as me makes me feel less alone.
There’s this constant message perpetuated that being kind is weak and being cruel and selfish is strength. It’s perpetuated in the media, through war and politics, and it’s toxic.
I can’t help but feel uneasy at the amount of fans on twitter who use accounts with a picture of the celebrity they’re a fan of to talk to that very celebrity. Imagine being famous and having thousands of people using your face to try and talk to you. 🎭 They think that person can do no wrong, while simultaneously wanting them to dance like a puppet, forgetting these famous people are literally just people. Ordinary, flawed and imperfect people who just happen to be talented.
Alfalfa has refused to leave my side all day so it seems he’s bringing love and support into the new year ✨ (and my first doodle of 2019)
I try to hold onto a positive thought into the New Year (swipe for last years). ✨ 2018 was a great year for me but I couldn’t help but still feel melancholy at times. Though despite that I wore brighter colors, shared my art more, and took more breaks from working for my mental health. Every so often I receive messages from others about how my artwork helped them or changed the way they looked at something for the better and I hold onto those thoughts into the new year.
Started doodling this last night and kept going. I kinda like how it came out. ✨ They’re from a re-envisioning of a few classic fairytale stories I was working on as a YA or graphic novel awhile back. I switched some characters genders and ethnicities around (and of course added some gay). I may start working on it again after I wrap up a few of my other projects.

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