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First blog post, how did I become a cartoonist?

Okay so this blog post is basically here just so I can check if the blog looks good. But posting a blog post just for that would be boring right? So if you’re a true fan and you actually went and read this, here’s a comic about me becoming a cartoonist for you! Thank you for being here!

This is a story on how I decided to become a cartoonist. I was young, I met a friend who was obsessed with comics and always ready to stroke my ego if I drew them. Wonderful times!

Title: Why did I start making comics? Tiny 16 year old H-P, a nerd with glasses and long hair, sits by a table with a red haired girl. H-P is drawing an alien with very large eyes. Hardly a professional cartoonist level, but pretty good. A blonde girl approaches saying "Oh!"
The blonde girl says "I see, you draw manga too! Nice!" H-P looks at the blonde girl just saying "Thanks!"
The blonde girl leaves, H-P whispers to his ginger friend "What is a manga?" The text at the bottom says: "That's how I met Raakel! My future bestie."
Illustration of H-P listening to the blonde girl, Raakel, explaining something. H-P sighs "Wow!" Text: Raakel loved comics and she would go on and on about then. And I would listen! I loved it! And she never made me feel myself stupid for not knowing as much about comics as she did. She was just happy to help me learn!
Illustration of H-P drawing a comic, he's becoming a cartoonist now. Raakel looks at H-P's art saying "Let me see." H-P replies "Wait." Text: After hearing so much about comics (and reading a lot of manga Raakel recommended), I got inspired to draw them too! After all, I already loved drawing!
Illustration of Raakel reading a comic saying "When will you draw more again?" H-P smiles, he looks very happy with himself, he replies "Soon." Text: It was the first time in my life someone was so genuinely interested in seeing what I had created!
Illustration of H-P, now a grown man and a professional cartoonist, relaxing on a couch saying: "I guess that's why I still make comics. Comics were the first thing I had ever made that someone else sincerely appreciated. That's how Raakel got me hooked."

Years later I still think of how important Raakel’s support was to me. And we’re still friends to this day! Actually, right now Raakel is translating my partner Sara’s polyamory comic to english for the new book that’s coming out soon!

If you’re interested in learning more about my life and comics, I suggest you go browse through the different tags here on my blog! For example, this one is an autobiographical comic, so the Autobiographical comics -tag has more of similar content! This comic also has Alt texts so the comic can be read with a screen reader. Not all of the comics on my blog have that yet, mainly because they’re a lot of work to make on top of the actual comics and I’m just a one person, but I’m working on them! Here’s the Alt Text Included -tag so you can read all the ones with the Alt text!

If you want to help me have more time to work on the alt texts and everything else I have on my website, please consider supporting me on Patreon!