IshGoods Clothing (Review)

    I recently bought a package from ishue, if you are in Oakland and are not struggling with your sight, you’ve seen it. IshGoods is his company and I was happy to see some very unique and aesthetically pleasing designs. It wasn’t the same old t shirt with a hand style on it or a throwie on it. As much as I have bought shirts like this over the years, it’s nice to see something new. Though if you want to keep it traditional, Ishue has you covered there as well.

    I was also very happy that each order comes with a sticker pack. If you keep up with my Instagram and my blog then you already know I’m a sticker collector, I have a large collection, dm me for trades and I like filling my black book with new shit. Well IshGoods did not disappoint! There was a bunch of great stickers from classic USPS tagged labels to very creative printed vinyl stickers. A nice variety of names as well and definitely had a couple of grails in the pack, which for us sticker collectors is a big ass deal! If you know then you know.

    The shirt itself is nicely screen printed on very comfortable fabric. They have bigger sizes in stock and I like my clothes baggy so that’s always a major positive for me. The design on the shirt I got is like nothing I own, and few of my other graffiti shirts hold a candle to it as far as creativity. It has not faded in the washing machine nor has it shrunk, again a big deal when you like your clothes baggy. I’m not just gassin either, I wear this shirt all of the time. When I got some more spare cash I plan to buy more and you can check my other reviews, that’s the first time I’ve guaranteed a buy.

    When I asked Ishue if I could write this review, he decided to send me a second t shirt and another sticker pack for free to include in this article. That’s love from a company for sure, I always appreciate companies that are invested in themselves. Especially so much so that they don’t mind giving away a shirt in exchange for good publicity. So I already enjoyed Ish Goods’ products, but now I also very much respect their business model and dedication to their company. That kind of thing takes confidence on the part of a small business owner.

    The second shirt I received was just as awesome as the one I bought. Even more so. Not only did it have the same attributes I enjoyed about the first shirt, it had an even better graphic. I’m a big fan of Robert Deniro and the movie Taxi Driver and that was the theme of the graphic on this particular shirt. I was super stoked when I saw it. The second sticker pack was also just as dope as the first one I received. More Ishue stickers to put up, but also a bunch of hand drawn personalized stickers to my account on Instagram! I was very happy to see those and also very appreciative of the personal touch added to the package.

    The shipping was fast on both orders. I appreciated this as I like to get what I pay for when it comes to shipping. And speaking of prices, they are reasonable, especially when they give you a free product, but I think this product will get much more popular and thus more expensive. I would highly recommend this to a friend. So make sure and get yours today!!!

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Method Makers Podcast Review & Interview

I recently began listening to The Method Makers podcast and was pleasantly surprised. Finally a graffiti podcast that has some decent content. Their in depth artist interviews are very interesting and have no trouble holding my attention for hours. This is the type of podcast I cant listen to falling asleep because my mind gets too interested in the podcast.

They have picked some dope artists to interview and it is very enjoyable learning about their lives and their backgrounds in art and graffiti. The Method Makers collective have made a lot of dope stuff over the years and have many projects in the mix, but this podcast is by far one of my favorites. I would highly recommend this podcast to all and anybody interested in graffiti. But I would also recommend it for people who are interested in all types of art and in eccentric personalities. Or if you want to hear some good stories. This podcast has it all!

1. Who are The Method Makers and how did you guys get started together?

We are a world-wide community of artists that create and collaborate with other artists, businesses, and organizations for social change.

A Method Maker is a talented, compassionate individual that is a community leader, striving to create a positive impact with the work that they do. 

Method Makers strive for the freedom creative of expression. We support this in various visual and audio art forms. The range of art consists of (but is not limited to) illustration, fine art, tattoo art, sign painting, graffiti, street art, graphic design, photography, film, video production, and music. 

As our network continues to expand, our mediums covered does as well. For example culinary art - our artists support many local restaurants around the world and occasionally you will see one of our curators post from the establishment in support for their business.

Our history:

The Method Makers (TMM) began in 2012 with a fundraiser for World Bicycle Relief - peep the video: LAABC

We were founded by 3 creatives who have backgrounds in photography, writing, cinematic story telling, & design of various forms (apparel, graphic, interior, exterior, and web design.) 
Our original founders have done many creative projects collectively over the past 21 years - from running a gallery in San Francisco at the Hotel Des Arts (Peep the #TMMSecretShow) 

Link to the Flyer: https://www.instagram.com/p/hgZHzHIlL3/

International Art Shows in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines: https://www.instagram.com/p/kROMd7IlMt/

And Homecoming Street Art and Graffiti Tour of the Philippines with the original #NoseBleedKrew GATS, Ernest Doty, Basic Lee, & Thee Oner. 
The Original #TMMPI has details which you can peep here: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/tmmpi/

Since 2012 we’ve been expanding our network of #MethodMakers around the world. 

Today the Method Makers is a Global Community supported by many artists that have put in time and effort to be down with the crew/family/movement for positive social change through creativity. 

2. When did you have an idea to begin a podcast?

Really we wanted to start doing one in 2018. Swoon was going to be our first guest after meeting her for the first time at Chandran Gallery in San Francisco. 

A lot of unfortunate life circumstances arose between then and the middle of the pandemic - Summer 2020. 

There was a tipping point when one of our curators began working with a business coach to help work out the details of how to get things back on track. Ideas created in Method Made Design Lab became the basis of the launch of Method Makers Podcast with the intention of exposing where @MethodMakers artists’ creativity comes from. 

Did you always know you wanted to discuss graffiti?

We always supported the work of Graffiti Artists along with the other forms of visual art mentioned. Naturally would want to have a platform to tell their stories. 

3. Do you guys also write yourselves? How long have you been involved in graff culture overall?

Yes. Our community of Method Makers consists of so many types of artists. 

If you’re asking about writers - graffiti writers, GATS, Doty, EKOSE, EXLD - those are some of the longest Method Makers that write. Their experience is over 20 years each. Add the # of artists we have that write all over the world. The # is almost exponential in terms of years part of the culture - easily over 100 years when adding everyone’s experience in the culture together.

The Method Makers are a community of artists.

Me - I’m just one curator. I cannot speak for myself as I represent an entire community. It wouldn’t be fair. 

We are a family.There is little or no ego in what we do. 

We express our freedom to create in all that we do. Mine happens to be writing today. Writing you the answers to this interview that is. = )

4. Are you planning on interviewing artists from all over the country or the world or just from a specific area? How will that work for your podcast?

Yes. This season we did an interview with Stefano Alcantara, an accomplished tattoo & gallery artist from Peru. He is one of 10 artists that are in our current exhibit that will be launched on the Method Made Design Lab’s virtual art gallery that is part of the Method Makers Podcast Season 1. Peep the #TMMDLSocialDistance hashtag for details on the other artists that are in the show.

Future seasons, yes we have this planned with some of the Method Makers in other countries. Details on this cannot be shared at this time as they are still a WIP. Follow us on @MethodMakersPodcast @MethodMakers to learn more.

5. Have you noticed many other graffiti podcasts? I haven’t seen too many myself.

As a creative community, we listen to a lot of different podcasts. Specifically graffiti here are a few we like that could be a good start:

My Life In Letters
https://podbay.fm/p/my-life-in-letters

Vantage Point Radio
http://vantagepointradio.com/

Angel And Z Podcast
http://angelandzpodcast.com/

Other Podcasts that in general we love, that have a positive impact, and that the Method Makers have a strong connection with:

Method Supply Podcast
https://www.methodsupply.co/podcast

Pirate Utopia:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXAYPSMU1d2qq--hVgM9kkQ

Dope Podcasts that folks should just listen to because they can help others improve/think deeply about how the understand art, design, music, and business in general:

TED Talks Art:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ted-talks-art/id470616189

Business Of Hype:
https://hypebeast.com/tags/business-of-hype

Broken Record:
https://brokenrecordpodcast.com/

How I built this:
https://brokenrecordpodcast.com/

6. Where can we hear your show

Our website has a link:
https://www.themethodmakers.com/projects

Also

Link to our Anchor Page: 
https://anchor.fm/methodmakers

Were pretty much on every platform that you can listen to a podcast:

Spotify: 
https://open.spotify.com/show/1y2tPe4Bg77iQUkRCaZOtG

Apple Podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-method-makers-podcast/id1544021786

Google Podcast:

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zZDI3YTJmOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==

Pocket Casts:  
https://pca.st/hrfam3hm

Radio Public: 
https://radiopublic.com/the-method-makers-podcast-GyK1bQ

Breaker Audio: 
https://www.breaker.audio/the-method-makers-podcast

What do you guys have planned for 2021?

Method Makers Podcast Season 2 will be released in late Feb/March. The show will have a combination of Museum artists, graffiti writers, train moniker artists, small business owners, story tellers, other visual and acoustic artists. 
Some notable guests include:

Udon
Swoon
Hugh Leeman

The others we cannot mention as they are in process of recording or in post production currently. 

The Method Makers @MethodMakers and Method Made Design Lab: @MethodMade  are working on a joint venture to release #TMMDLSocialDistance  as a virtual gallery show where you’ll be able to buy the works of art from all artists in @MethodMakersPodcast season 1. Additional artists that have work that will be released and are part of the #TMMDLSocialDistance event include: GATS, Ernest Doty, and Basic Lee.

More solo shows with @MethodMakers x @MethodMade, a big group show in the summer with (with luck and divine timing) all artists their own episode on @MethodMakersPodcast.

Catch more details by visiting themethodmakers.com

All of this while also trying to continue to have a positive impact on society with the work we do!

Peace,

TMM

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Artist Interview with Kamoe

Where are you from and what do you write?

I write KAMOE, Sometimes I don’t rock the “E” but yeah, I was born in NYC, Then lived in Long Island, NY. Or “Strong Island”! As it’s also known.

When did you first get into graff how was it introduced to you?

In NY graffiti is so prevalent that you get a tag name by like age 11, but to take it seriously and bomb..I got into that type of graffiti about 2002 I got into it big time after meeting some members of DFM crew. I saw the black books and then when we went out to parties it was like they didn’t give a shit. When the parties broke , it was on, watching them hit spots and tag shit was wild, I wanted to be that free. I never got obsessed with the “make my mark” kinda thinking I got into the rush...

How did you pick your name, does it have special meaning to you?

I picked KAMOE because I caught a case in NY and moving to Oakland California, I wanted to change my name. Five letter names and I also love names that are spelled incorrectly but sound right. The letter K always appealed to me. Seemed like a comic book name or something...

Who have been some of your biggest influences over the course of your graffiti career?

My biggest influences would be:

NSITE taught me structure, importance of history and how to push a cart.

MERES  cbs let me develope my pieces at 5pointz in L.I.C. NY

BAER Btr taught me to go big

ENSUE osd crew,  taught me about style

KAVA , tfn crew, taught me to not take it so seriously...

 

Have you dabbled in any other types of art or mainly graffiti?

 

I have always been into drawing and to me tattooing is an art form or craft, so doing that as well keeps me super fucken busy.

Have you had any especially crazy adventures doing graffiti?

One night I was out in West Oakland California, out with a bunch of heads, mobbin, drinking, druggin, smokin. Trying to kill time a bit until traffic died down a bit. We were rolling about 6-8 deep and was trying to get some tags in , and just getting no where. So bout 1am I’m like fuck it, I’m tipsy, and tell everybody I’m out, to catch some solo shit. I’m doin my thing up San Pablo Ave, and just decided it was time to do a big ass fill on a hot block. I get into complete “FTW” mode and just camp out on this hot spot. It s busy as fuck I’m getting honked at, hookers and hood fools all that shits goin on and I’m about to be done with this Big ass black fill white outline, putting the date on this mothefucker and I’m getting lit up blue and red lights, “drop the fucken can!” So now I’m getting the full Red Carpet treatment, knee to the back of the neck, cheekbone mashed into the sidewalk. I get put in handcuffs. Then I’m getting searched, dumping cans on the sidewalk out of my bag. ‘yelling at me 

“look at this shit!” “What the fuck are you doing with your life 28 years old, and fucking up in the streets. Putting this garbage on hard working people’s property”

He’s going on and on, I just zone out and start thinking about going to Santa Rita County Jail, and all the fun I’m about to have (sarcasm, I fucken hate Rita). 

I’m just head down with cuffs on bumming hard, when something happens that’s never happened before. 

He takes the fucken cuffs off!

And then he’s saying “Your going to write an apology letter, Right now! Write to this honest mans business that you just fucked up!”

So I’m swaying a bit from the nights fun, writing this apology as they dictate it to me word for word. 

Then he goes “Put your phone number down so he can call you down here to repaint the business.”

I can’t remember my new number, and write down a bunk number, he calls it, not a real number, 

“What the fuck, giving me a fake number, you piece of shit!” He barks at me.

Partner grabs my phone off the hood and says, “we'll hear it ring” “Don’t fuck with us.”

He tries to open it but the battery is dead, he then says “put your real number down any way!”

The officers forcefully drag me to the mailbox attached to the door, “Put the letter in”, so I do.

Then they say, “Grab your shit and get over here!”

Then they pull me over to the dumpster and tell me to dump the paint cans. So I do.

Then they say "Run home now!, and stay the the fuck out of the west!”

I lived in East Oakland at the time so I just walked a few blocks to a dealers house I knew. Yelled up to him, and before I knew it I was smokin blunts and drinking 40oz to the sunrise.  Next day got a piece of tape and fished the letter out of the mailbox and grabbed the cans out of the dumpster. I still have that letter to this date.

Have you seen the graffiti scene change a lot over the years?

Social media seems to be the biggest change in graffiti that I have noticed. Styles get posted and bitten within minutes. I loved when magazines would drop and you would spend hours Visually digesting each and every page. Mags are obsolete now, and kids want something new to look at every 20 min. Now kids want fame and to be “relevant’’ takes up all their time. 

The pure essence of graffiti is the same, to me, it’s all about having a can in your hand, catch that tag and let the rest fade away...

Do you have any upcoming projects or anyone that you want to give a shout-out to?

I want to shout out.

NSITE

MERES. CBS

ENSUE. OSD

AWOKE. BTR

KAVA. TFN

SUENOS. TFN

UDON. LORDS CREW

ENERO. LORDS CREW

WIRE. LD 640

GRIEF. 640

ABOUT. 640

LOGO. 640

RENEK. LORDS CREW

VOICE. SWS

ROAR. CBS

ELET

SENSE 3

REKN. PI 

TORSO. TFN

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Artist Interview With Pase 1

 

1. Where are you from and what do you write?

 

I am from Berkeley and I write Pase 1. I represent Kick The Dog, Free Stye Champs, Under Cover Artist, Writerz Of Doom, The Perfect Crime and Newest Crime Wave crews. 

 

2. How old were you when you picked your name, does it have any special meaning for you?

 

 I have written Pase since about 1986-87 at about the age of 16. I have gone by many names Whip1, Kombat, Roam, Pase and Visa in that order, plus a lot of side names. Pase was originally a side name but I was busted for the name Roam so I went with Pase. Not only was I known to actually pace but also I relate it to the name Roam, the meaning of the movement. Visa was a name I used primarily for bus bombing in the late 80’s and a side name I wrote into the 90’s. The names I choose were primarily for the letters and different meanings. 

 

3. How has the graffiti scene evolved since you first started painting? 

 

I’ve seen a lot of what I would call evolution and devolution of the art form, for better and worse. While some writers have stuck to letter structure and evolving the true art form, others either do not know what that means or have not cared to learn. Writing has moved from completely illegal to a legal wall hobby, not to sound like a snob but there was a time when these types of things were not allowed in the Graff game, you had to come correct or catch the wrath of seasoned writers.

This does not pertain to Writing alone but all of the elements of Hip Hop, and what we do is Hip Hop. That’s another change from what I came from, it was all Hip Hop related, nowadays there are all types of spray can artists who don’t know the history of what writing came from. That’s an issue, I know things change but if it is to be referred to as Writing there are certain rules that must be adhered to.

Also, now with the internet there are no more regional styles, people pick and choose from a hodge podge of styles, biting and chewing from what they like along the way. My crew for example all originates from a Berkeley funk style, at the same time all having our own individual styles. But it is referred to as a Berkeley style, that’s what I mean by regional.

 

 

4. How has your own style evolved over the years? Is there any particular style you prefer? 

 

I prefer a NYC based style of Graffiti, while I respect the time and effort put into experimental graffiti and can techniques, without a good presentation and understanding of letter form it is not what I would consider true Graffiti.

 

Without a good handstyle you might as well start over. There are levels to this game and nowadays it seems like writers jump in at the finish line instead of the start line. Letter form and connections that actually flow and have meaning is what I am talking about, it’s like writing Kanji, there is a foundation that does not change.

 

My own style started off as cholo style, mixed with a martial arts influence from my right-hand man Razer 1. We started off in the East Bay boogaloo era and moved to graffiti in the early 80’s, about 83. We were literally the first local writers in Berkeley, and at that time there were writers from the East Coast who were tagging and piecing in Berkeley and we linked up with them, us being in our early teens and them 21 or over. That’s where I got a lot of my influence. My style has remained based in a NYC funk style.

 

5. Who have been some of your big inspirations or favorite graffiti writers?

 

Some of my favorite writers would be of course Dondi, Futura, Zephyr, and T kid. As far as local influences, back in the earliest days of writing in the East Bay the first East Coast writers to put it down in Berkeley were Kuba aka Cuba, Third World Artists and Raw Power Writers from Baltimore, Thorn from Altered Mind Artists and The Warped Style Writers. And the master of hand styles was a cat named Float AMA TWSW aka Yogurt / Solar from Manhattan, Rest In Power. Also have to mention Damon D Frost aka Rubberman from Berkeley but had stayed in NYC, a master of Boogaloo to this day. These writers were my first and biggest influence.

 

6. Do you have any memorable experiences or epic stories from your time doing graff?

 

It’s been a long and exciting career over 37 years, writing saved my life literally and I owe my life to Hip Hop in general. While I haven’t always been active it’s always been a place to call home. I know that sounds like a cliché but Hip Hop saved the lives of many people I know, we also a lot of good people along the way.

 

 

7. Have you dabbled in other art forms as well or mainly stuck to letters?

 

I have painted with acrylics and other mediums on canvas and I have a degree in Graphic Design.

 

8. What advice would you give young writers who have just started bombing?

 

I would say the number one rule is to know your history. As a writer it is your responsibility to know the history of writing and who the original writers were and respect their contributions. 

 

Start from the beginning, develop a handstyle, move on to throw ups and straight letters, once you’ve mastered these than move onto a wild style. Not the other way around, keep it true to these rules and real writers will respect it.

 

Don’t expect Writing to be easy and safe it’s a rough world and you will be tested, pay your dues and stay in your own lane.

 

I am a Hip-Hop Graffiti purist and while I can appreciate experimental and spray can art for the effort, I personally feel like if it’s not adhering to the rules of what we refer to as Graffiti then it shouldn’t be referred to as such.

 

9. What do you think of the recent surge in political graffiti?

 

Writing has always had a political side to it, writers like Lee from NYC painted a lot of trains with political agendas. As far as the recent surge, I appreciate it. It’s great to see writers like Kufue and Bukue painting a lot of political graffiti, and at the same time keeping it true to the art form. Political pieces and political productions can reach the hearts of everyday civilians and have a great impact, possibly making them think of issues they may not be aware of.

 

10. Do you have any shout outs you want to give or projects you want to plug?

 

I want to give a shout out to my crews and brothers out there who have stood by me over the years. Props to TMF TDK TMC GFC WCF TWS and all other affiliates. 

Rest In Power to all of our fallen soldiers.

Shout to @djangoconvery aka Razer 1 for the brotherhood, a true style master and a major influencer of generations of writers. Got to hit up my man @dopamine189 for pushing hard and maintaining a constant flow of dope beats and rhymes. Shout out to @eastbayarchive for working on a book project that represents the East Bay writing scene’s foundation. Shout out to my sun at @criminalelementrecords with the dope beats. Big ups to my brother @naconeflix and his latest project Monsters Ink with Rockness Monsta from Heltah Skeltah and his sun Xcluesiv. Shout out to @lexlevel for his upcoming clothing line and hopefully the return of his nightclub @wax_trippin soon. Shout to @dub_esquire for staying true to the game and dropping hit after hit. And finally a project I’m pushing, some clothing designs by myself for @grapelinethc with my man @papa_kurious . Also stay tuned for more clothing design and music from KTD and No Alibi. Check my pieces at @kontrolthedice .

That’s my crew we keep it real, keep pushing the real deal Hip Hop. Kick The Dog...

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Artist Interview With Ricky Rat Comix Creator

1. Where are you from and when did you start doing graffiti?

 I was born in the city[San Francisco] and moved to the North Bay when I was around 4 where I was raised. I've moved back and forth across the Golden Gate Bridge a decent amount in my life. I don't know when I really started graffiti, I guess in 5th grade when I wrote "ASS" on a fence with orange hair spray. 

2. What inspired the Ricky Rat character?

My dad is a cartoonist / artist, so we used to doodle together a lot. Mostly in restaurants on paper tablecloths waiting for our food. Ricky has been in my life as long as I can remember. First comic book he ever was in was "Mad Mouse and Rad Rabbit" when I was in 2nd grade. 

3. Have you or do you plan to release a Ricky Rat comic book?

Yeah I released one end of last year (2019) called "A City Tail" where Ricky Rat basically saves San Francisco from the corporate takeover of Tech Tower. And a shit ton when I was a kid before I discovered weed and girls. 

4. Who have been some of your main inspirations in graffiti and art?

I could write a lot to answer this question. My father mostly. He's Chicano and exposed me to Chicano culture at an early age and I really enjoyed the art of it. Peter Bagge is a big one. R. Crumb. Rat Fink, Stanley Mouse,  Bill Waterson. Matt Groening. Keith Knight. Looney toons, Cartoon Network / Nickelodeon cartoons in the 90's, Drew Toonz. In terms of Graffiti I just loved it all. I didn't care if it was a tag, piece, throw up whatever. I hate bland blank spaces. A room with white walls is my goddamn nightmare. The more color, the more art, the better. 

5. Do you have a preference between wheat pasting and painting with spray cans?

I don't really. I love them both. I respect anyone who makes a mark in a public space in any form. 

6. What’s your favorite aspect of painting in the streets?

The temporariness. Buddhism is all about how everything is temporary. It's like life. We're all born, and we all die. Just like painting in the streets, your piece could be there for years, or painted over the next day. It doesn't matter.  It's for the high. 

7. How have you seen the graffiti and art scene change and evolve since you have been writing?

I mean I really started hitting the streets in March / April of this year, I was cartooning before mostly. For the most part from what I saw it was like 90% tags and 10% wheat pastes - when I started then. Because a lot of surfaces were available in public spaces with all the shops closing down and putting plywood over their windows. However as time went on I've been seeing a lot more wheat pastes going up and a good amount of tags still too, but the wheat pastes increase has been extremely noticeable. And as I answered in an earlier question I love it all. I hate blank walls. More art the better regardless how they do it. 

8. What advice would you give to artists who are younger than you? Any tips or tricks you’ve learned?

Inspiration wise, don't listen to anyone or anything but yourself. If you think it's dope, it's dope, and if it is dope folks will take notice. Never make anything to please people. Do it because you like it. In terms of street art, learn your city and learn the rules. I mean there really aren't any rules which is the beauty of it. But you know, if you're not trying to start beef with folks don't go over other pieces. Even if you think it looks shitty, or old, or whatever. Doesn't matter. That piece you're thinking about covering might have been up there longer than you've been alive. Maybe it was written by a person who is no longer alive. That's where learning your city is important.. But if you wanna be a dick just to be a dick yeah do it, there's really no rules. You might catch a sucker punch one day so be careful.  Also always be open to collaborating with folks. That's my favorite part. Learning tricks of the trade from other artists. It's like a musical instrument. You can always learn a new song, or something new about it everyday until the day you die and there will be still more you could have learned. And finally, never get attached to any of your pieces. You never want to get high off your own supply AND EVERYTHING IS TEMPORARY. 

9. Are there any upcoming projects or shows you want to plug or anybody that you want to give a shout out?

I got a couple comic books coming out soon. First one is called "Dishwasher: a San Francisco Story." I personally didn't write it, my buddy who runs the @realbayarememes account is an amazing writer and he did. I just illustrated it. It's not even Ricky Rat, but I was down to draw it because the story was sick. The other comic book coming out I did write, and it is a Ricky Rat book. It doesn't have a title yet, but basically Ricky Rat is busting the Albino Alligator at the Academy of Sciences out. 

Shout outs to @calamityfair who is the best wheat-paster in the city in my opinion, shout out to @ribityy who I think is the best graffiti artist in the city. Shout out to @cialuart who I think is the best overall artist in the city, and finally to my older step brother that I never had @seibot who is also a very talented artist in the city. 

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