Back in 2014, I had this idea of starting my own short story magazine. I called it “Sketchy”, despite the fact that there were already several websites that were using the name in a variety of ways (granted, it’s legal, but generally considered scummy to do this).
The mascot was going to be a foul mouthed pencil called Sketchy, along with his partner Aser, who is an eraser (who’s been used up, and ripped up, hence his name) always trying to correct his friends mistakes.
The nature of the comic was always very political, which is something that I’ve slowly stepped away from when punditry became a full time career, and having a nuanced stand just seemed impossible at the time (with both isle of the political spectrum usually accusing you of the same thing: not picking their side).
Now, with me releasing a short story novella rather than a magazine (which doesn’t require monthly deadlines), I thought of resurrecting the little guy, and posting a few amusing cartoons in there for good measure.