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ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 12/26/2012
In the debut episode of GEEK THIS!, Dave shared his personal history with comics and how webcomics became a staple in his regular reading.
When he thought of comic books, Dave’s mind went back to 1992 with Batman: The Animated Series and X-Men. The visual style of Batman was always the most memorable part of that show and had held up over the last 20 years. X-Men exuded the feel of 90’s comics. Both inspired him to start reading and drawing and even cemented the voices of characters in his mind. Oddly enough, superhero comics weren’t the predominant sources during his childhood.
Comic strips like Garfield, Peanuts, and Beetle Bailey were regulars, thanks to his grandparents giving him “the funnies” each week. What truly inspired him and pulled him into comics was Bill Watterson’s Calvin & Hobbes. The series became a mainstay in his personal list of top favorites. It inspired a lot of the drawings and potential comic strips he created even years later.
Dave’s love for Calvin & Hobbes flowed into his interest in webcomics. Some of the best ones he read at the time included Pokeweed by Drew Pocza, The Monkey & The Mouse by Kev Brett, and Insert Image by Wes Molebash.