Hello! So you might not remember me, but I've been missing from this forum for quite a few months now. Which is quite sad cause I really like it here, but a lot of shit happened and its weird re-introducing myself since its been so long haha.
I'm Hodge and I've been creating comics since 2016. My first one was Axis which I then attempted to remake along with so many other attempts at comics. Looking back on these last three years is crazy and man I have failed sooo many times. K it isn't all failure, but still I think I've made every mistake in the book and it can be difficult trying not the beat yourself up too much. I enjoy doing this, but I wasn't prepared for how bad my mental health was going to catch up on me. It didn't stop at becoming a shut-in, and sadly I even stopped participating in this forum (though I did start a twitter and instagram finally lol).
But I'm on the road to recovery! I moved to a nicer place instead of my old roach infested studio, and I even went outside yesterday! The freelance work has been steady and my health is (really)slowly improving. So today I finally worked up the courage to post here and say hi~ I know it might seems a bit odd but working alone from home can get lonely so these communities and forums provide comfort on a day-to-day basis. This line of work gets really alienating if you don't take care of yourself. As for what I'm up to in comics today, working freelance and working on the first 5 chapters of this fantasy BL webtoon, which I hope to share progress on to keep me accountable.
Feel free to ask me any questions!
Or tell me what's new and kicking yo, I've been out of it for a while so curious as to how y'all are doing. How are you guys? Anyone else been struggling on their journey? Or have any of you guys had improvements in your life you want to share?