Whoops! I didn't realize I was supposed to introduce myself!
I started reading the comic about a month ago and did some fan art, but none of my friends read the comic, so when I toted out my sketch book, everyone just gave me a confused "Yes that sure is a moose monster." So I thought I would bring it here. I left DeviantArt years ago when its ads started virusing my friends and me (If you Google coyoteslaugh, my DeviantArt page will come up under the name K. Sooliawa Evans, though I assume it's still not safe to go there without good virus protection and the art is over six years old at this point). I continue to post my art on my FaceBook page:
https://www.facebook.com/kristin.ivans You do not need to friend me to view my art, as it's all set to public. I only mention my art so much because I was prompted to post here by Sunflowers after I said my art was available to use for whatever people would like. Some high resolution pieces are available upon request.
I'm 31, married, and work for a non profit. I'm a storyteller and an artist. As a kid I wanted to be a comic book artist. I sometimes make my own comics (and right now am working on a comic called Firedog Chronicles) and was briefly employed in a comic startup as the colorist, but I did not enjoy doing my art on a schedule, and decided to keep it solely as a hobby. I still have a great fascination and appreciation for comics. I have the piles I amassed as a kid all carefully bagged, boarded, and labeled, and while I haven't bought an issue in years, I still collect hardcover graphic novels. I have a soft spot for wizards, so my favorites are the Dresden Files. I've pulled away from DC and Marvel (though I loved DC's Injustice and New 52 Death of the Family) as an adult because the storylines are too convoluted. I was thrilled when I stumbled onto SSSS. I love the format, the art, and the characters. I hope someday to get one of Minna's books (they need to be mass produced and sold on Amazon!). It would fit nicely between The Dresden Files and The Walking Dead on my shelf. I also hope Minna gives a tutorial of how she makes a page. It floors me she can produce five a week. Inking the picture I did of Lalli took me seven hours, and I haven't even touched the colors yet!
Anyway, hello! It's nice to meet you! I'm not sure how much I'll post outside the odd fan art, but I'm happy to be here!
