2018 Numbers

[rynling]

I read 140 books.

I read 151 graphic novels.

I read 256 self-published comics and fanzines.

I read 114 manga in English.

I read 63 manga in Japanese.

I read 45 dōjinshi.

I finished 15 video games.

I commissioned 52 comics and illustrations.

I posted 30 new drawings to Tumblr.

I made 40 posts on my professional blog.

I made 19 posts on my book review blog.

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Good job team! I also published A LOT this year, and I made huge leaps forward in terms of my artistic ability. What I did not keep track of is how many toxic people I cut out of my life, how many emails from idiots I made an executive decision to ignore, and how many mean, petty, and ignorant assholes I blocked on social media. This year I reconfirmed my belief that life is too short for stupid bullshit, and I was much happier for it. May there be more joy and positive energy in 2019, and may we all continue stand strong against unfairness and injustice.

Comments

[snake_socks]

Wow, good job all around! Any particular highlights or recs out of all that reading you want to share?

[rynling]

Thanks! And immediately off the top of my head, the smartest and kindest and fiercest and most inspiring book I read this year is Aminder Dhaliwal's Woman World (here it is on Amazon), which started as a bunch of Instagram shitposts (here's a link to the artist's account) and turned into something that stayed with me every day and made my life brighter. I know this description sounds very Hallmark, but trust me, this book is G U D.

I need to take some time to think about other highlights. Stay tuned, I guess? But thank you so much for asking!

[runicmagitek]

I'm also a fan of any and all highlights/recs :D I need to get better about my own reading habits, so I'm game for new things to dive into.

[lassarina]

Dang, that is a hella huge list of accomplishments! Well done!