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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Booklet art from one of my favourite albums from 2008

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

That's a strange thing to say out of nowhere. Could you explain why you said that?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

I don't know either, maybe this webcomic is so edgy for no reason that my brain has melted

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

BTW it's not a webcomic. It's an art insert for the deluxe edition of Mindless Self Indulgence's 2008 album if and was created by Jhonen Vasquez, the creator of Invader Zim. Edgy is a subjective term, and to me this is simply art. It represents the state of mental health care in the early 2000's which was almost entirely self-medication consisting of "home-made" pills, cannabis and NyQuil (ironically alcohol wasn't as common, too bulky). The majority of my friends at that time had some sort of trauma, and no healthy way to deal with it. So this comic is basically what they were doing to themselves so they could feel better.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

That explains the similar feel with the art style. I didn't know Jhonen did the inside art of if. I swear some of these facts will sneak up and hit you like a fucking tornado.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

thanks for the context!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Not a particularly good explanation, please avoid it next time.