Props to the Penguin

I used to read a webcomic called Comedity which is written by a gentleman named Garth Cameron Graham (http://www.comedity.com). This comic is one of my ALL TIME favorites. Garth is a genius. In my eyes he was able to capture and draw everything going on in my head. He was able to visually portray how I view all of the many facets of my being. In Comedity the main character also named Garth (Coincidence? I think not) has what can only be explained as a counsel in his head. His “head” contains a long table in a dark room where each nuance of his psyche has a seat. Why a dark room you ask? In the tangible version of his comic (i.e. Comedity Volume 1 the book) Garth explains that the room is dark to keep you from seeing how dirty his mind really is. Another reason I loved that comic. Never was the comic blatantly raunchy. However as I read it I related to the character in such a way that I knew some of the dirty thoughts that Garth spoke of.

I bring this all up as a point of reference. I have always seen the many facets of my personality as having their own “presence”. Even years before I stumbled upon Comedity I thought this way. However Garth and I differ in two ways.

One, Garth’s personas can be independent of one another. It is not rare to see “the Ninja” or “Cool Guy” take control of physical Garth controlling his every action. I am too much of a “thinker” to allow that to happen. My mind is constantly running and flowing. I tend to think of my facets as playing cardz or pieces on a chess board. Some if not all are present at all times but only one or a few are active in my next move. This whole concept will explain itself as I write more.

The other way I differ from Garth is, well, Garth is obsessed with Penguins. It is very rare for a Comedity post not to include a Penguin. At first the penguin seemed to be another aspect of Garth’s psyche but as time went on the Penguin began to become more tangible. Eventually evolving into a full-fledged character that many other “tangible characters” (meaning those outside of Garth’s cortex) could interact with. I unlike this genius artist am not obsessed with Penguins. I love Monkeys! LOL! There are many reasons why monkeys play a part in my life and I am sure this will be explained in the near future.

If you’ve read this whole post and are thinking. “Why the Hell did he write this?” My answer is threefold 1) I want to give kudos to a great artist and storyteller b) I want to tell you about a webcomic that is definitely worth reading and may give you a visual comparison to what I write about. And Ω) Because I Can.

~Jack