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The characters of Space Pawdyssey are based on aspects, people and struggles in my own life. They are an extension of my life and in some ways, therapy. Sure, they live in space and they are all literally animals, but I wanted to ensure they were both human and relatable. That, and I needed an outlet to vent and analyze my own life, it’s struggles and the struggles faced by those around me.
This brings me to Toby. I would have liked to have pushed these two into meeting the Axiom crew earlier, but this is the only moment in the plot where I’ll be able to explore Toby the way I wanted to and to emphasize that this comic is as much about ‘real’ people as it is about star ships and jokes.
Toby has problems and a lot of them. He internalizes them to a large degree and sometimes to negative results (like the bar fight). More importantly though, he is genuinely happy. He’s a refugee from a lost home. He is a member of a species often looked down upon. He does mercenary work to make ends meet.
Toby does this all and still manages to be happy. He has a bed to sleep on and his buddy Lex. He has the things that matter to him and that makes him happy.
The flip side of course is the fact that he is happy but he also struggles under the weight of a world that isn’t always nice. The cracks can show. It can be tiring at times.
Some of the funniest people I know struggle under the weight of the world. They come from hard, difficult lives. They find joy and humour where there should be none and sometimes under the happiness there’s a genuine struggle. Toby is happy. He’s able to embrace the good things in his life despite the bad, but that’s not always easy and for many it can feel impossible.
Why is this important? Why am I bringing this up now?
Sept 10th, is World Suicide Prevention Day.
https://www.iasp.info/wspd/
If your struggling, reach out. If you feel alone, reach out. Call your local suicide hotline. Talk to someone. I’ve met so many wonderful people while working on Space Pawdyssey and I treasure all of them. I sometimes wonder if they know it. I wonder if they struggle and need someone to listen.
So here it is. You’re important. I treasure everyone who reads my comic and I want them to know that.
Curious about what Felix is going on about? Here’s what he’s saying:
They were pretty reliable. Many of the systems have redundancies which makes it pretty hard to take one of these out of commission. The thick hull makes them pretty resilient to weapons fire too. That came in quite handy during the war. The only reason they stopped using them is the fuel efficiency and maintenance cost. They aren’t cheap to maintain and it takes a lot of skill to service them properly. The thick hull and redundant systems add to the mass of the ship so it takes a lot more fuel to get one of these puppies moving compared to
the newer, lighter transports. During the war a lot of time and effort went into designing more efficient, more heavily armed ships. Warthogs fell out of favor and the few that remained after the system was evacuated were decommissioned. Or so I thought. They are one of the first ships to use the A/M hyperdrive and one of the first ships that didn’t require jump gates for interstellar travel.
If anyone is interested in watching me create Space Pawdyssey, I usually stream while I’m drawing comics. You can follow me at http://picarto.tv/frostclaw. I’m tempted to set up a discord server in the near future as well for voice chat if people are feeling talkative.
If you have any questions about the comic or the tools I use to draw it (Wacom Cintiq 22HD, Clip Studio Paint) I’m happy to answer them.
Space Pawdyssey #6 will be posted tomorrow morning. #7 & #8 are all set to go as well.
#10 is scaring the bejeebus out of me. There’s some action in it and that’s not something I’m too confident in. It *HAS* to be good though…
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