Boom Talk
Not many folks know that Boom Kid was intended to be a black-and-white webcomic.
However, I decided to push myself to create a more extended project to share with publishers and show my skills. I spent the entire summer of 2016 writing, drawing, inking, coloring, and lettering this comic (which would later be lettered by the talented Travis Nichols). Mind you, I did all the digital work on an 11-inch Macbook Air.
At the time, I didn’t think this comic would change the trajectory of my life. I was so poor that all I knew how to do was tell stories and do it through comics. I would go to my part-time job at Salt and Straw and spend the rest of my free hours working on this.
When I launched it, I made about $100 over the weekend for a comic that was initially free. The following month, I submitted these eight pages for a job interview with Apple and got a job with the company. The following year, I was a full-time copywriter for Apple.
These eight pages will always be special to me. They will always remind me of the hustle, grit, and creativity that I have.