Creating a Monster

This thing has become a monster. From a simple video I did a long time ago to the thing it's become now, I'm quite honestly flabbergasted.



If there's anything I'm glad for is that it's making a lot of people happy. It's the one thing I never expected I'll be doing. And it's the one thing that makes ME happy about all this. I don't honestly think it will affect me in any radical way. It was just a fun thing to do and it continues to be fun. I still hunker down at my desk everyday to work, eat, nap, work and sleep at night and in the following morning I'd go back to work. And if an idea strikes me and I find some free time in between then I'll make a video.

Someone on Twitter made a comment about how I'm more popular now than I had ever been doing comics. I'm really scratching my head at that because I hadn't even been counting. One, I don't really believe I'm popular. This comics thing, this video thing... it gets me known by a few people, I can concede, but I have no illusions that I'm someone famous. That's a trap, and it's a distraction that can make you lose your focus. Fame is something I never sought out. It may seem ridiculous to hear and people would even say I'm downright lying, but fuck em. I know my own mind.

My goal has always been to create comics, and making videos on the side has been fun. Now when I do this, I can't deny that I will become known to a few people, it's inevitable. And I can't deny that I suddenly have the ear of a lot of people. I didn't want it, but it's here. What do I do with it?

There's a responsibility that comes with that, and if there are people out there who know me and listen to me, I can use that to push the cause of Philippine comics. If I can use all of this so I can have a voice in Philippine comics I'll do it.