MESSAGE FROM THE FUTURE (ROUGH)
Added 2025-05-19 06:04:25 +0000 UTCi am allowed to make a comic about current events every once in a while. this was mostly inspired by a squee comic in which a grown-up squee from the future goes back to the 90s to deliver a message to child squee. he forgets the message due to the effects of time travel, and subsequently succumbs to brain explosion syndrome. in case it wasn't obvious by now, i really liked jhonen vasquez comics when i was in high school
as usual, i tried to keep this comic as simple as possible, but i just couldn't compromise on the walls of text which require careful consideration in regards to composition. also added the final panel fairly late in the process bc i felt that the pose really sold it. i should draw wacky faces and poses more. i suppose this ended up becoming a "sunday" strip. as of writing, it's still sunday for people on the west coast. and yes, future TY is wearing a brat summer shirt. the implication being that he has not added any new clothes to his wardrobe since the summer of 2024. this is what writers call "worldbuilding"
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After all these years, that comic gave me involuntary giggles every time I hear the term “crisis averted.” Well played, Mr. Vasquez!
Orion-Sunset
2025-05-19 12:53:28 +0000 UTCLaughing through the tears is a Jhonen Vasquez specialty. I remember one of the comics of his Johnny character, having a deeply somber meditation on mental illness, nihilism and self-harm…only for it to be upended by his delight at “that tv commercial where the whole family gets diarrhea!” :p
Orion-Sunset
2025-05-19 12:50:36 +0000 UTC
