Once again, my art style has been compared to that of Jhonen Vasquez. In the past, such a thing would have incited anger due to my disapproval of Vasquez' temperamental mistreatment of others, but that sort of behavior is childish and it's behind me now. Simply because my art style may appear similar to that of an artist with a reputation for foul manners doesn't mean that I myself am infamous for being outrageously rude toward people. I mean... I AM, but I was a smart-alec WAY before I knew this Jhonen punk existed!
But I digress.
What I'm writing this journal for right now is to ask those of you out there who are familiar with both my work and Jhonen Vasquez' to explain to me what the heck is so similar between our styles? Because, honestly, I see nothing! Sure, the way I draw Dr. X has some slight similarities to his Invader Zim character, particularly the eyes, but even that's not very obvious. I've even done my share of fan art of his creations and apparently I'm fairly good at imitating his style for said artwork, but as for my own unique style, I just don't see it! Is there something of his style that has become so ingrained in my subconscious that I don't see it when I use it in my own artwork? Or is it just that the modern generation of comic book readers are so starved for creativity that any up-and-coming amateur cartoonist must be compared to Vasquez since he's the only one anybody seems to know about anymore?
Honestly, I'm baffled. Not offended, just baffled. What's the deal? Could someone please inform me here?
Matt Garner,
Toastmaster General
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Commission Pricing
Digital Black-and-White One-Character Images: $5
-Additional Characters: $1 Each
Digital Color One-Character Images: $10
-Additional Characters: $2 Each
Original Planet Z Comic Pages
Pages from Issues 1 & 2: $10 Each
Pages from Later Issues: $15 Each
















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"Say, are those real wooden legs?"
"Wooden legs, wooden arms......wooden eyes, too!"
-Rocko and Captain Crappy Jack, Fish-N-Chumps, Rockos Modern Life
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What's popular isn't always right. Sometimes it's left.
Wii Code: 7261 1237 0000 2432
Super Smash Bros. Brawl: 3050 7319 8197
Mario Kart Wii: 2406 6213 8454
Mario Kart DS: 296471 510193
Pokemon Pearl: 1160 8564 5482
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God bless you, Mr. Mays; and I know that somewhere, in the great beyond, you're advertising a new brand of halo and harp cleaning products.
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"Say, are those real wooden legs?"
"Wooden legs, wooden arms......wooden eyes, too!"
-Rocko and Captain Crappy Jack, Fish-N-Chumps, Rockos Modern Life
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What's popular isn't always right. Sometimes it's left.
Wii Code: 7261 1237 0000 2432
Super Smash Bros. Brawl: 3050 7319 8197
Mario Kart Wii: 2406 6213 8454
Mario Kart DS: 296471 510193
Pokemon Pearl: 1160 8564 5482
also, (sorry if this is an obnoxious question, really, really sorry) but did jhonen vasquez influence you to do any of your work?
yah, i'm a fan of his. =/
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I very well understand the difference between reality and non-reality; I just do not wish to acknowledge it.
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What's popular isn't always right. Sometimes it's left.
Wii Code: 7261 1237 0000 2432
Super Smash Bros. Brawl: 3050 7319 8197
Mario Kart Wii: 2406 6213 8454
Mario Kart DS: 296471 510193
Pokemon Pearl: 1160 8564 5482
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I very well understand the difference between reality and non-reality; I just do not wish to acknowledge it.
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