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Enter The Ti-Ger

admin — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 01:43:08 +0000

In this comic, Franky Banky shows us his mixed martial arts skills in a UFC style cage match with Ti-Ger, his stuttering!

I drew this comic to introduce the Ti-Ger Analogy of Stuttering Acceptance and Empowerment. Long name but check it out at ti-ger.org. It’s a great analogy that really motivates me to not let my stuttering hold me back.

I don’t get much time to draw as I’d like to so I’m sure you’ve noticed, um… the rustic nature of the artwork is in this comic (but I’m improving). Anyhoo, I had lots of fun working on it and I hope you enjoy reading it.

This comic is released under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0 for more information.

Click the cover to read or right click to download the 4MB PDF.

Rough sketches of the Tiger Analogy

admin — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:34:02 +0000

Here are some rough sketches I made to see how rusty I really am in gesture drawing. These are for an upcoming strip I plan on working on while on staycation in August. The strip will explain The Ti-Ger Analogy of Stuttering Acceptance via Franky Banky in a UFC-style octagon cage fight.

Taking your stutter for a walk

admin — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:34:40 +0000

Just a quick sketch of Franky Banky and Ti-Ger going for a walk. I drew this during lunch and took the photo with the awful camera on by mobile phone.

Hm… Ti-Ger doesn’t look like he’s running.

Franky Banky’s Job Interview

admin — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:54:39 +0000

Living with a stutter is hard enough. Adding a job interview is just cruel! I always tried to hide my stutter as I went on the many job interviews over the years. Only, it made it harder. I had 2 things to worry about. As I grew more at ease with the job interview process, I was still concerned about stuttering. What do you think about being upfront about your stuttering at job interviews?

Rent-A-Cute-Puppy

admin — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:36:46 +0000

Director’s commentary

Coffee Date part 3

admin — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:23:29 +0000

Thus begins the black and white comics with the final installment of Franky Banky’s coffee date.

Director’s commentary

Coffee Date part 2

admin — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:14:42 +0000

"Director’s commentary " of this comic is available on my blog.

Coffee Date

admin — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:11:14 +0000

I give a director’s commentary on this comic on my blog. I call it "When bad things happen to good art ". My apologies for the quality of today’s comic.

Ordering Ordeal

admin — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:59:50 +0000

Cartoonist notes about this comic
Next comic: Franky Banky’s coffee date!

What’s your name? Part 2

admin — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 23:55:25 +0000

Now you’ve met Bilodo. Next comic: Franky Banky’s mochaccino coming right up!

St-St-Stuttering is C-C-Cool comics

admin — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:23:53 +0000

Here is the fist comic of a book I’m working on called St-St-Stuttering is C-C-Cool. I’ll be posting each comic as I complete them. Feel free to download, print out, etc. but not for profit (like selling copies– for that you will need to contact me first). I only ask that you keep everything intact including my name, websites, etc.

Please accept my apology

I’ve had A LOT of set backs in getting this comic up. Mostly due to the availability of a thin-tipped marker in the colours I needed.

I was eager to start posting my comics so I decided I’d upload this for the time being depite how disapponted I am with the outcome. I’ve done too many redraws that it’s starting to stifle creativity. So please excuse the über-amateur look of my comic. Once I find the perfect medium, I’ll redraw and repost it.

All because LetraSet decided to discontinue their Tria markers and replace them with, yucky, blotchy kinds.

Please accept another apology

St-St-Stuttering is C-C-Cool is about a stutterer growing into accepting his stutter. Coincidentally, the theme of my podcast! Through this comic, I also aim to show non-stuttering readers what it feels like to live with a stutter.

The last thing I want to do is offend any of my fellow stutterers so please keep in mind that I certainly do not aim to do this and I am approaching this subject with the sensitivity of a life-long stutterer. Because I am one! :)

I promise, quality of drawings will improve. I’m already done with my 2nd comic and it’s 1000 times better.