One Month Later

4 weeks have past. Not bad, I say to myself, regarding the conditions: I have started some intensive german lessons - "finally" may say some of you who know me, and maybe you have just a little bit of right to. It's fun, it's nice to meet people from allover the world. But the impatience that I have for a ruined drawing day is stronger. I have school for 4 hours every working day, in the afternoon. Not enough time do start something in the morning, but enough time to be annoyed in the evening that when you are finally in the drawing mood you have to do some homework or sleep, not to be a shipwreck the next day. I don't like to work half days. It's not enough time for me but to cumulate frustration. So for now I moved my drawing comic days in the weekends (and that's so not enough) and keep the rest of the week for hanging out with my girl, friends or whatever. Like reading some comics.

I do comics, but I'm not a comic reader. I read only a small bunch during my life - 20? maybe 30 if I'm generous. At the beginning because of a lack of material - finding comics during my childhood and teen time (my early 20's), in a country where even the term comics is rapt in mystery, was a mission impossible even for a Tom. So was hard to actually grow attached to the medium. After that because of a lack of money and now because a lack of time. 

My inspiration for drawing and doing comics came from various other fields, which makes me feel a little vulnerable and uncomfortable when I have to talk about the comic market or his history. I was having a conversation some years ago with Luke Herr, while we were collaborating for the webcomic/wanting to be printed "Socialfist", and in the discussion he came with the name of Rob Liefeld. "Who's that?" I've asked. And Luke lough a little bit, thinking I'm a cool, ice cold hearted guy... 

There's a continuation of this story, but fuck! Guess what? School time! I don't even have a decent time to write a few words on my blog. The frustration's coming back! School it's not going to last forever though, but for now it does feel like it.

So, here's another X-men Classic illustration, inspired buy the second original x-man issue. We have a Marvel Girl vs. the Vanisher which has I suppose the worst superhero costume design. Like ever. Hope you enjoy it!