Frequently Axed Questions:

Q: But Brent... how can you have Frequently Asked Questions when you havn't recieved any questions... at all... from anyone... ever.

A: That is a very good question. The truth is, that I am reaching far into the deepest part of my subconscious to a younger, more child-like, representation of myself when my quest for knowledge could only be satiated by those ancient scribes of the internet, dolling out their wisdom in the form of rarely-updated FAQ's. There, I am channeling forth the child, where it can then be interrogated viciously in true Spanish style as to its most coveted uncertainties. Those uncertainties are then molded, beaten and mixed with a touch of basil. Bake for 45 minutes at 350 degrees centigrade, and you have my FAQs.

Q: When do you update?

A: That is a very good question. I update when the planets align perfectly so that the gravitational forces that typically pull my right hand down to earth are at their weakest. At that monumental moment, I will raise my pen….. or masturbate. It depends on my mood.

Q: Why are your comics not very funny?

A: That is a very good question. My sense of humor is very subversive. I am not very good at the setup and “cymbal crash” of pun delivery, typical of the three/four panel comic strip delivery. Not to demerit that type of comic, on the contrary; most of my favorite strips are of that classification (as if we need classification). I, however, find difficulty in that style of writing. I find a more allegorical approach to humor, easier on my sensibilities.

As a result, I will be focusing primarily on dramatic storytelling in Incipient. However, that does not mean that there is no place for humor. Hell… the whole point of this little experiment of mine is to get better at it. Someday I may not suck ballsack.

Q: Why are your comics ugly?

A: That is a very good question. It may surprise you to know that I am an official, paper-carrying, Bachelor of Fine Arts graduate. I majored in painting and sculpture. Believe it or not, I CAN draw… I know I can. My best classes were often in drawing. (It also goes to show you that they'll give anyone a BFA).

However, my skillz in drawing are severely limited to drawing from life and diagrammatic sketching. I haven’t made a comic-like piece of art since junior high school.

And so, this is my experiment. I often wanted to try and make a webcomic, but figured I didn’t have the time, since I was supposedly focusing on “real art”. And it embarrassed me, how much I licked choad compared to many of the “unschooled” artists out there pounding away at their creations. But when I go back and look through their archives at the first, floundering attempts by many of my favorite artists, they looked just as bad (in rare cases, worst) then my own work. It is very impressive and exciting to see the evolution in some of these heavyweights, such as Scott Kurst, David Willis, Dan Shive and Mike Krahulik. Pascalle C. of Zap! (I don’t know her real name) once called webcomics “artistic steroids”, and looking at her work over the course of only her first year, you gotta agree. I want some of that action. Err… artistic action, I mean. I don’t even know the girl. That would be weird.

Q: Why does you’re website suck?

A: That is a very good question. I am teaching myself html as I write this website from scratch in wordpad on windows. Although Autokeen makes the process much less embaressing, thanks to the kind hosts at Comic Genesis.
I never once ran a real website (things like deviantart and myspace don’t count) before this experiment. This is ALL an experiment. I will never claim it to be anything else. As such, I will continue to keep the site very simple and stupid-looking. Kinda like your mom. Ha ha ha… oh man… No? Well, shit…

Q: Do you do commissions? Ooo, or “fan service”?? Ooo, ooo, ooo, what about donation gimmicks???!

A: That is a very good question. No.

Q: Why not?

A: *sigh* I will only answer this once. After that, don’t bug me about it again.

I started this comic for my own selfish reasons. I will never do it for money, unless you offer to pay me a million, bajillion dollars.

I will never demand or expect any kind of fan devotion or loyalty. I want to keep those ties cut so that I never feel pressured beyond my own desire to update and continue the comic. As I have said, and will continue to say, Incipient is, an shall continue to be, an artistic experiment. Nothing more, nothing less. If I feel it has succeeded my expectations, I may possibly take on future projects, going a more “fan friendly” route.

I honestly do not expect any fans, primarily due to my rejection of them. And don’t feel the need to prove me wrong either. I don’t want my ego stroked. I am trying to create something that I would like to read. Art that I would like to look at. Being very self-critical, I probably will never be as happy as I can be with the results, but that is the point. I am trying to better myself through self flagellation.

Commissioned work is not a part of Incipient. I still make my “regular”, highbrow, pseudo -intellectual, abstract-ish art that I have been making for the last 4 years. That is still a priority above this comic.

Q: What is the comic about?

A: Ugh, I’m getting tired of answering these questions. It’s getting late and I have to work tomorrow. From now on, I’m limiting my responses to Haikus:

A Brief Plot Outline:
Incipient is about… um…
I really don’t know.

Q: Do you plan your stories in advance?

A: Sometimes I will plan
Sometimes I will not plan at all
A leaf on the wind.

Q: Are any of the characters based on anyone in particular?

A: Went to a movie
I sketched them all down in my book
Before it started.

Q: Are you really as full of yourself as your making yourself out to be?

A: Once I burnt my hand
Charcoaled flesh met my saliva
Tasted delicious.

Q: What? Your not even making sense anymore.

A: Feel the grasshopper
He is the truth of the world
The color of spring.

Q: Whatever, I’m going to bed.