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Just a quick update, as the next comic may be a few days later than usual. 

The vast majority of the feedback I get is incredibly supportive and means the world to me. Unfortunately all it can take is a few negative comments to send me spiraling. Pretty common stuff on social media these days. 

And this past week, a few of those remarks knocked me back. 

So, I've been trying to think of ways that continues to grow my audience but also gives me the safety I need to do the work I want - to experiment, and even make some mistakes from time to time. But I'm still not quite sure how to proceed!

So please do let me know, if a bright idea hits you.

Never the less, there's no chance of these comics stopping. In the last two days, I've written at least three new stories, and today I'll start drawing them. 

Thanks for your patience and support. 

Honestly? Your backing is what motivated me to get back on the pony. So I can't thank you enough.

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badspacecomics

PS - yeah, that's some fresh new comic art I'm working on, above. I think I have a little of the blockbuster aesthetic lurking at the back of my brain to be honest!

Mike Dillion

Love you Scott! I think of your art all the time!

Stephen Abdallah

Hey boss, I know how it is. I'm in film and the smallest bit of negative feedback can be killer. But if it helps, you can always share the feedback with us (privately or publicly) and we can chat about it. Keeping it inside is like an echo chamber. Letting it out can give great perspective.

Kelly Sheehan

Its cool you know what works best for you. Allowing yourself to step back and access is to be applauded. X3 new stories! Clearly your methods work.

Max

As sadly as it is, the more popular you get the more commen negative bullshit will get. Lots of popular people get death threats on a regular basis. Very depressing, but all it takes is a 12 year old bullshitting around with an anonymous comment and you taking it too seriously.

Max

I love your work and maybe it helps to realize that art like anything doesn't need to suit everybody. You won't find any art piece or anything other that everyone on the world loves. That's just how it is.

badspacecomics

Thanks Stephen. I totally agree, and appreciate your offer. To be honest, I used to be better at this, but I think the pandemic, and just the last few years of rolling horror have left me with way less buffer than I used to have. The annoying thing is most of the negative comments aren’t that bright or even valid. Fortunately my partner has offered to run my Instagram for the time being, so that’s going to be enormously helpful.

Stephen Abdallah

That's great! Very cool of your partner to help like that. And that's a proper buffer too, keeping out all that negative nonsense. And also, if you don't already, I'd highly recommend seeing a therapist/psychologist as regularly as you see a GP. Most people seem to think that's an extreme step, but honestly a bit of CBT should be as regular as getting an STI check.

badspacecomics

Totally. It’s like there’s a gap between my complete agreement with this, and this weird demotivation I feel anyway. The annoying thing is that I never had much time for artists who just wanted to make purely crowd-pleasing work, and now I find myself wondering how to make everyone happy. It’s actually nuts, when you put it like that.

badspacecomics

Very helpful. Reading these comments and thoughts has put a bit of fire under me. I feel re-inspired. I need to focus on the thoughts and beliefs of people who actually like what I do. And find ways to remove myself from situations that are damaging, like you to describe. The scaling up is interesting, and part of them problem. Because even if the numbers are small, you’re suddenly inundated with it. But I hope that recognising the problem and talking to people about it, and finding solutions, will help deal with it. I really appreciate your thoughts the last few days. I know you’ve had plenty on your plate too.

badspacecomics

Love this! I’ve been on the happy pills for years now, and mostly that has kept me on a pretty even keel. I’ve met with a therapist a few times but I’m not sure I’ve ever felt the right one for me. Which has always struck me as such a crapshoot for something so critical. The mental health system in New Zealand is completely broken too, which doesn’t help. Having said that, I’m quite interest in CBT. Have you found it helps you in your creative capacity?

Stephen Abdallah

Great! I'm on an SSRI too, and it's been great. That and my ADHD pills have actually allowed me to sort out my life and engage in CBT and all that. I find it's just essential. And on the same token, if you ever find yourself looking at your life and not knowing who you are and how you got there, then proper mindfulness practice is huge. Buddhism is essentially existential CBT. And it has a very science based approach and level of research surrounding it. So you know the practice works when you go into it. But also, finding the right therapist is bullshit hard. But these days, with telemedicine being so much further advanced, you might be able to find what you're looking for!

Anonymous

Any negative comments I just flat out ignore them. You can also turn off comments completely as an option on IG. I know how it can be but just know that 99.9% appreciate what you do, try not to let the negative outliers get to you. Thanks for making such great work and inspiring the majority of us!

badspacecomics

Thank you Derek. Incredibly, I didn’t even know turning off the comments was an option! Will arm that weapon as needed. The growth on the page has been fairly quick and I don’t think my brain has caught up with the effects of that. I’ll get there. Love love love your work btw.