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Trying to brute force my way thru artist’s block by just making myself draw.

Also, tomorrow at 6pm eastern/5pm central/4pm mountain/3pm pacific I will be eating a pot cookie and streaming DreamDaddy on twitch.

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replying to messages!

there are a lot of them, so they’re going under the cut...

Anonymous said: Your comics are great, I really love your art style and your sense of humor.

Thank you!       

Anonymous said: Therapist Bobby Hill sounds a lot better than my therapist tbh. (Hey there love your art you are amazing!)    

Thanks!

If your therapist is NOT working for you and you have the option/ability -- get a different one. Some therapists are shitty, some therapists are good therapists, but just not for you. I know it can feel shameful, like you’re “quitting,” but the right therapist can make a big difference. I’ve seen 5 therapists over the years. 1st therapist was awesome, but eventually I had an issue she wasn’t versed in, so she helped me look for a new therapist. 2nd therapist was cool with me, but my parents hated her... and it was family therapy so that wasn’t working. 3rd therapist was AWFUL, I saw her for 4 sessions and then never went back. Therapists 4 and 5 were also awesome, and I found them by “shopping around” and making sure I was seeing someone versed in the issues I had.

But I totally get if you’re not in a place where you can do that, and you have my sympathy.

Anonymous said: hey your art is just super wonderful and soothing and it makes me cry and I love it so much please keep on doing it

Thank you! And I plan on keeping it up. When I’m not being steam-rolled by grad school. lol.

Anonymous said: for a sec while I was reading the sequel to the first comic I was like "Noooo.... but... CONNIE", then I thought "Oh well, this is ok too, no big deal", but surprise! also Connie! ha ha, anyway awesome job, thank you  

You’re welcome! There’s no way I could leave out Connie, she’s so cool. And I feel like she’s the kind of person who would be pragmatic and chill about being in a poly relationship.

Anonymous said: So I was a little confused by your cartoon marriage counseling comic at first. I hadn't seen a comic about abuse and relatonship problems populated, completely seriously, by cartoon characters. But I actually really like it! Keep up the good work dude. (also, i saw on an old response that you deal with compulsive skin picking? i totally know that feeling.)  

I’m glad you liked the comic! And good luck with the skin picking. It is NOT fun. I’ve had some luck with keeping a fidget toy at my work desk so I have something to do with my hands when I get the urge.

@kdotjay-draws-and-reblogs said: mr. panic, can i call you mr. panic? how do i become... cool?

Well... be an incredibly anxious, neurotic high school student with no social life and really good grades, go to art school for a year, drop out, go back to school for a psych degree, go to punk & metal house shows but still be a neurotic, anxious, grade-grubbing mess, realize you’re trans, start HRT, move to the other side of the country for grad school, make a comic based on an idea you had in a class on family systems therapy, have the comic go viral and then... that’s how you... become cool?

@angstyboi said: "Clients names have been omitted." Holy fuck that comic was awesome.       

Thank you!

I don’t think many people get the original caption I put on the comic tho... It’s not meant to say you’re not supposed to know who the characters are or act like I did a good job disguising who they are (lol), it’s meant to reference psychological literature/studies, where you remove/alter identifying information of clients.

Anonymous said: That Therapy comic you made was beautiful. I literally cried and I haven't stopped because it's so good. That was amazing and I hope you have plans for more in the future. It really spoke to me personally.  

Thank you so much for taking the time to write me.

@hannahology said: I came across your Therapist RJ Hill comic again after a long while, and it still hits me hard. Then I explored the other things you've published. You do amazing work. Have you ever considered doing a series of Dr. Hill's sessions with other fictional characters?         

Thank you for taking the time to go through my stuff! That actually means a lot.

I don’t have any specific plans to return to the comic. I might in the future if inspiration strikes. I’ve been wanting to get back into sci-fi/fantasy stories, like I used to do in middle school, and I’m finding it surprisingly difficult.

My unsuccessful submission to Happiness Comix.

Musician David Eugene Edwards.

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ok but imagine

Tom Hardy + dogs = Mad Max + the War Boys

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Submission for Jar of Zines' second issue

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grad school has helped me level up my procrastination skills

while avoiding reading and homework, I taught myself how to use Sculptris and created a bust of a character for a huge sprawling comic that may never actually happen!

I’m pretty pleased, what with this being my first sculpt and all.

Went to the art museum and spent about 2 hrs just wandering around. A really lovely break after having an absolutely RIDICULOUS Thursday. The museum trip reminded me that painting will, I think, always be my main medium. I love doing weaving and embroidery and comics, but nothing gets to me, stops me in my tracks, makes me look, and makes me want to rush home and make my own art the same way that paintings do.

Finally got this post reviewed and out of flagged content hell!!!

The first chapter from my comix on life and learning after seven hundred and seventy-eight days on testosterone!

THIS COMIC IS INTENDED FOR MATURE READERS – contains nudity, cigarettes, alcohol, and descriptions of gender dysphoria

The other chapters are

Trans Boy’s Complaint - negotiating identity in light of gendered perception

Nutrisco et Extinguo - on the myth of testosterone rage

Double Stellar Black Hole - the experience of gender dysphoria when you don’t know being transgender is a thing that exists

Adam Kadmon - for the first transgender man I ever knew 5.5 x 8.5, over 40 pages, surreptitiously printed in college computer labs

$6, plus shipping!

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trying not to have an anxiety attack with regard to... like... the world 

the cactus’ legs turned out a bit wonky, but I’m learning and experimenting

also, you can expect to see more dolls on here because uhhh... they're actually part of my master's thesis research.

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Is there a way I can purchase your Therapist RJ Hill digital comic without going through Etsy? I learned about the comic via a post on Imgur, so I don’t think Etsy deserves a commission.

Ha! I respect your conviction!

You can send me $3 on paypal ($5 if you'd like the printable version of the comic. My email is panicvolkushka@gmail.com) and make sure to include the email address where you'd like me to send the digital files.