I'm a charter member of the "harshest self critic school". I don't know anyone else who draws, writes or is interested in creating comics. My teachers are books and the great artists of the past. In the absence of external criticism I have to not let myself get away with thinking that whatever I do is just fine. I'm a rank amateur but even a seasoned professional should have the mindset of an eternal student. If I can be even a fraction of a fraction of the artists I admire then my life will have been worth living. And without further ado here are some from the scrap heap:
