And So This Officially Opens!

Yes, folks, chances are if you are reading this page, you one of the few that are somewhat familiar with the comic, Dissect My Brain. If you are not, then let me give you a crash course.

My name is Kevin Ng. As of today, I am 23 years old. My favorite writers are Neil Gaiman, Raymond Carver, and David Foster Wallace. I am a local musician in Southern California, with my most notable and somewhat successful project being the alternative rock group, Bootlegs of the Untitled Band. Like anything else in life, contradictions are amuck; I've been told by many people that I am a lot "cooler" than I let on, while also being a lot "dorkier" than I let on.

Perception is one of the freedoms all humans have in life, and as such, you are free to believe whatever you want.

By this point, you're probably wondering: "So, where does the comic come in?" The truth is that I like to fancy myself as a "Renaissance man" of sorts. This means that I aspire to be a "jack of all trades" On top of music, I've dabbled in writing, directing, painting, sculpting, acting, and everything else under the sun. While I'd imagine some people would think this is pretty "cool," it really is not as this just means I have too much free time on my hands.

As such, Dissect My Brain combines two aspects of my life: [1] my love for comic books, and [2] my desire to write non-fiction, despite being absolutely terrible at writing it in a narritive form. If you haven't figured it out, Dissect My Brain is a psuedo-autobiographical comic. Some liberties were taken, but overall, what you see is what happened. It may not always make for the most "perfect" story, but the beauty of life is that it's not perfect. Life is organic and devoid of cliches; our protagonist is not always the most perfect person, and it's sometimes his or her own damn fault that there isn't a happy ending.

It's mentioned in one of my strips that I started this comic as a joke. This is true. I'm trying to get better with time, but I'll be the first to admit that my art skills are not the best. With people constantly telling me that I should draw them, I decided to draw the one guy who I knew for sure wouldn't be disappointed with the end result: myself. And so this comic was born.

So yes, I hope you enjoy! I understand autobiographical comics can be self-indulgent and boring. And y'know what? Even after reading a couple of strips, you'll probably still think autobiographical comics are self-indulgent and boring. But for those of you who will stick around for the ride and willing to give this humble comic a chance, I want to say "thank you." For those of you that don't, I do sincerely hope you have a wonderful day.

Sunshine, Flowers, & Good Feelings,
Kevin Ng

Here's some other things to consider, if you have too much free time on your hands:
Moon Jelly Stings. (The "regular" blog.)
Secret Bootlegs. (Youtube Channel.)