I draw when my mind wanders (and it wanders plenty)--in the classroom, in restaurants, and so on. I also draw when I must get someone a birthday card and can't find one on the (grocery) shelf. And I draw to make the people around me smile.

Neuroticomics exists because my last blog had too many words and because its title is so much better than that of the last one.

Friday, August 22, 2008

a slice of childhood, please

Though the online universe has busied itself with devising ways for me to waste more and more time, on occasion I stumble into a mildly pleasant "learning experience"--that is, the time invested reaps more than soon-to-be answers for so many pop culture trivia questions.

I recently re-discovered The Ren and Stimpy Show, that brainchild of animator John Kricfalusi. I watched some clips and sat stupified and in awe of how well it looked (well animated, at least, no matter the complications of production). I have since wondered how it escaped my radar for so long ... but while I knew of the show when it aired in the early 90s, I was nine or ten years old at the time and thought it was weird. I remember watching a lot of Doug and TMNT.

So after a dose of "Happy Happy Joy Joy" I drew the following ____ (cartoon? Image? Panel?). I wanted to make the smile on the kid look slightly deranged or untrustworthy, but I think it ultimately looks tamer than it should.
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