Recently, I began to animate my comics, which has brought an exciting new dimension to my work. I've been posting some of these animated pieces on my YouTube channel, and it's been a thrill experimenting with different ways of delivering humor and amusing observations.

As you can imagine, animating comics requires a different set of skills and tools, which can be daunting at first. It is more time-consuming and more complex than creating static comics, but though it’s been a steep learning curve, it has allowed me to include more depth, movement, and interactivity in my ideas. It can also add a new layer of humor to the joke, which makes the learning how to do it part all the more rewarding.

Of course, the technical learning behind animation is one thing, consistently coming up with fresh, humorous content is something else, and this can be a challenge sometimes. But I find the best ideas come from everyday situations or observations. By paying attention to the quirks and oddities around me, I often find different angles on familiar topics or come up with (what I think) are novel takes on those things that everyone experiences in their daily lives. These days, if I have an interesting or amusing thought, I’m much more inclined to write it down.

Chatting with friends and brainstorming ideas is also central to my creative process. I find that the ideas flow most easily when I am having a fun conversation with someone I get along with well.

Suffice it to say, this journey has been exhilarating thus far, and I'm deeply thankful for the unwavering support I've received from my family, friends, and followers. After all, at my core, I'm just a guy with a love for creating and sharing humor, and I aim to continue doing this for as long as I can.

In addition to comics and animations, I am also working on several children’s picture books, told in rhyme and illustrated in the style of my comics. My books are educational in nature, answering, for example, the questions that I used to ask as a kid in a fun and amusing way. I’ve found that humor is a powerful tool for engaging young readers and can help them to navigate difficult emotions and situations. It can also be used to tackle more serious themes by making children feel more comfortable and confident as they develop through their own experiences. It’s a great feeling to be told by a young person that you’ve helped them in some, even small, way.

But across the board, the most rewarding feedback I get from followers and readers of my comics is when they tell me they were genuinely amused. Reactions like that are very motivational and inspire me to continue creating. Feedback can also be very helpful in that sometimes a reader’s response can help inform the creative process. I might look at which comics or characters people like and use that to guide future work or refine the way a comic is written. I've found it's definitely true to say that feedback from the audience can help evolve and improve work over time.

All in all, whether it's through comics, animations, or the children’s books I aspire to publish, my primary joy lies in making people laugh and (hopefully) brightening their day.