I suppose there's no point in talking about this strip again, as it's just an edit of an old strip. (It just took out the "inside joke-y" last panel.) I had been following CSULB's Union Weekly, and was generally a fan of it. It's definitely the school's "hip," "pop culture"-oriented paper. I was friends/familiar with some of its staff and contributors, and as such, thought it would be interesting to give it a try. However, I felt that writing an article would be a tough sell with its plethora of writers, and so I opted to write for the one page that was always looking for submissions: the comics.
As a fan of the form of media and being familiar with various art major students on campus, it surprised me that the comic page was inconsistant with quality work. However, it is understandable as [a] comics are not "cool" in mainstream eyes, and [b] art majors are generally busy people. I e-mailed the comic editor that I would be interested and would attempt to be dedicated to a weekly strip. The project was greenlit, and to hold things over, I sent this in. I remember picking up the issue for the very first time, and feeling so accomplished at how well it looked in print.
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