Some Assembly Required - This Comic Book Manga Puzzle Defies Me

I know I've done a lot. And I know that I have many talents. But my art-stories need to make more sense than they do. I've written a lot of stories, drawn a lot of comics pages and illustrations. But it lacks cohesion. It was meant to be one cohesive unit of storytelling. And it's not. My artwork is fragmented. I was planning on placing it all together, but it didn't turn out to be that easy to figure out. I couldn't figure out how to combine the architecture into scenes with the characters. I grew up assembling things in my room, like race car sets, and domino rallys and capsellas. Since I work so well with systems, I thought the system I built for myself in my production design and character concept art would make it easier to build a series of comics compositions out of it. I thought building rooftops separately from characters heads and bodies would just make it easier to composite them together later. Like approach it scientifically, like building a machine and assembling it from the pieces I already built, but alas, it turned out to defy that. I couldn't figure out how to make the pieces fit together.

The Infamous Self-"Bragging"

Some people have accused me of “arrogance”, but honestly, it wasn't so much as I thought I was all those things as I would write down boasts and brags because at the time my own internal voice was the only re-affirming positive one. I just wanted to stay positive with myself. My ego seemed out of control, but it wasn't. I just said those things to myself in writing as a way of talking to myself to give myself a pep talk. A kind of ego-reaffirming affirmation. I often didn't tell myself what I needed to hear, I told myself what I wanted to here, mostly because living with my family is morally degrading, and most of my family-roommates were argumentative and full of put downs. I need to respond to all that emotional bullshit by telling me all the things I needed to hear from someone between 2001 – 2018. I spent a lot of time talking to myself in writing. Those were internal insider boasts. Not something I had ever intended to broadcast or publish to the world. I just never hit delete.

I'm both naturally confident and naturally humble. Confidence and egotism is how I respond to direct ego-threats. If I agreed with what my enemies and rivals told me, I'd think I was nothing, a nobody 24/7. I can't have that. I need to view myself how I actually am, Not the hype or endless putdowns from enemies and rivals. Why agree with someone who only means to hurt, degrade, and demean you. That's fucking retarded. Don't "agree" with your critics! That's fucking idiocy. Retaliate against them with confidence and ego-strength. Make your enemies and foes feel as beneath you as they should be.

There's a reason I went into publishing instead of animation and filmmaking.

I initially wanted to be an animated series creator, and I very well would have been had the barrier to entry for working in animation not been so high. I went into self-publishing, ebooks, and webcomics because that's something anyone can do with the right talent, skill, practice, vision, willpower, and enough hard work. Webcomics aren't protected by a barrier to entry the way traditional comics and animation or anime is. The more I pursued animation as a career, the greater I came to be aware of the barrier to entry in the animation business. Animation jobs take connections and often education (but not always education, just knowing the right people and having the proper talents and abilities mostly...With webcomics all you have to do is draw something, scan it, digitize the file, upload it, and voila, you're a comics auteur. Succeeding at starting a career in an animation production involves a lot more politics than online comics. So I slowly shifted away from that, while I may be talented and highly skilled, I'm still limited by industries with a high barrier to entry. Amazon Kindle, YouTube, Google, DeviantArt, ComicFury, despite hosting some great talents, and a large diversity of skill levels they host, from childhood amateur to veteran industry international pro, they still have a much lower barrier to entry (the whole “anybody can do it” DIY mentality. Traditional comics and book publishing, and animation, despite seeming welcoming to amateurs and newbies, really aren't accommodating to new talent at all. The barrier to entry for animation and traditional corporate publishing remains high, as does the quality standard, which isn't really tied to barrier to entry, but they're trying to maintain that illusion industry veterans like to keep that says that quality standard of a high barrier to entry is at an equivalent level. Hence complicating the perception of that industry. But as the internet media has show, the barrier to entry can be low while still maintaining a high level of quality. There are plenty of artists and authors who prove this, including myself. So no, NOT Everyone CAN do it, but almost anyone should be welcome to try.

Emerging Predecessors

I recently encountered a surprise on Twitter. Someone who followed my model of online success. I noticed a young girl, say around 19 years old and British, of some minority, perhaps multiracial, who had made it to as high as No. 4 on the Amazon Crime Bestseller list. I'm guessing she used Amazon Marketing Services like I did. You'd have to, wouldn't you? Either way, she was around 12 years younger than me and achieved a similar position of Bestselling Author on Amazon. So young! Not even old enough to drink, and she's writing bestselling novels. I guess I kind of forgot how important of an accomplishment writing an Amazon bestseller is. She even posted a screenshot of her sales rank on her Twitter profile. Smart. I'm surprised to find anyone is following my example. But is 19 too young to be of such a high status. I wasn't 19 when I achieved an Amazon Bestseller. I had to be 28 or 29. I had an additional 10 years of experience beyond that. I just hope she doesn't make the same mistakes I made rising up through those ranks. What a rush that must be for a young author. I wish I could still market my books and achieve that. But alas, I've been banned from AMS, it was quite debilitating. It's ironic how I can watch other authors use my method of writing bestsellers, but I can't do it myself anymore. All because of some financial technicality. I might be forced to retire from Kindle self-publishing and ebooks prematurely and just do my best at acclimating toward traditional publishing.

I guess I'm just happy I'm not the only person to have achieved this level of accomplishment. It's a relief to see other writers going the route I initially took. I predict there will be more writers and authors of this variety too. If there aren't more than that one already

-J.M.

Regarding a Certain Heavily Discussed Author-Cartoonist's Executive Platform

There were times when people thought I was a criminal breaking the law, and other times when it was the complete opposite of that, where people thought of me as one of the Chosen ones and one of the Saviors of humanity. I contested almost none of it. Whether it was positive or negative attention, I just liked being the topic of discussion, to be quite honest. A part of me likes being talked about and discussed, and as long as I'm being branded in some way, whether with fame, or infamy, or both, at this point I welcome the discussion. Everything I say (whether on Twitter, or elsewhere less public), will get referenced I and discussed in the public forum, and by forum, I meant platform my my media, Silicon Valley, Animation, and Publishing Platform, not so much message board. Like it or not, my media platforms are now a permanent fixture in mainstream public discourse and discussion, and are a major part of the media and political conversation. I knew I'd be influential, but I never thought I'd be discussed almost every 2-8 minutes on places like Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, and YouTube. I'm not just the founder of the platform, I'm the subject matter of the content!

My Most Famous LinkedIn Contacts

Ahh. Nothing fills my heart with more joy than connecting with and collecting Business contact names on LinkedIn

My Most Famous LinkedIn Contacts

• Vincent Chalvon-Demersay (Creator: Martin Mystery, Totally Spies, Founder: Marathon Media)
• Lance Heiskell (Brand Manager: FUNimation)
• Mercedes Milligan (Editor: Animation Magazine)
• Doug TenNapel (Creator: Earthworm Jim, Catscratch, Cartoonist: Various)
• Kim Mannin (VP of Programming: Adult Swim)
• Mark Salisbury (Director, Nickelodeon)
• John Ledford (Executive: ADV, Newtype USA
• David Seuss (Children's Book Author, Executive Producer: The Bi-Polar Bears)
• Christy Karacas (Executive: Titmouse Animation)
• Ken Knudsten (Creator: SLG)
• Kyle Carrozza (Creator: Mighty Magiswords)
• Stu Levy (Founder, Editor In Chief: Tokyopop Inc.)
• J.J. Sedelmaier (TV Auteur)
• Lilian Diaz-Przybyl (Editor: Tokyopop)
• Noah Z. Jones (Creator: Fish Hooks, Pickle & Peanut)
• Serena Valentino (Author, SLG)
• Aaron Alexovich (Animator: Invader Zim)
• Stephane Berry (Creator: Marathon Media)
• Savin Yeatman-Eiffel (Creator: Oban Star-Racers)
• Chandra Free (Comic Book Creator)
• Shinichiro Ishikawa (Founder: Gonzo Studio)
• Jamie S. Rich (Editor: Vertigo, Oni Press Publishing)
• Antonio Canobbio ( Vice President / Director: Titmouse)
• Chris Prynoski (Founder: Titmouse)
• Corey Jackson (Production Designer: Invader Zim)
• MJ Offen (Writer: Monster High)
• Peter Hannan (Creator: Catdog, Nickelodeon)
• Mary Harrington (Executive Producer: Invader Zim)
• Kevin Manthei (Composer: Invader Zim, Generator Rex)
• Nicolas Atlan (Executive, President: Gaumont, Code Lyoko)
• Alex Soto (President: Spin Master)
• Jody Schaeffer (Creator: Titmouse)
• Dan Vado (Founder: SLG Publishing)
• Ben Kalina (Executive: Titmouse)
• Thomas Romain (Creator, Executive Producer, Oban Star-Racers, Basquash, Code Lyoko)
• Phil Ferretti (Administrator, Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, Animator: DOUG/Beavis-Butthead)
• Ramin Zahed (Editor in Chief: Animation Magazine)

Update: Tuesday March 6th, 2018

Don't worry followers and fans. You'll be all right. 

Sometimes I got to shake things up by refining my brand...Have patience, things will go back to normal in 2 to 3 weeks. My possible landlord just called me back, my artist is going to be ready to collaborate soon, I have a library in my room on lots of bookshelves, My finally over my mother passing away, I've lost 50 lbs and am exercising in my home  gym, I'm socializing again, I got a raise in my social security payments, My Twitter audience numbers broke records, I'll be getting a license again, and my apartment house position might be opening up. Oh yeah! I forgot to mention, I'm going to join up with the Alliance Francais of Greater Orlando. For education in French! So a lot of stuff on the horizon. Don't get discouraged, as soon as I can get settled in again, be it here or somewhere new, I'll be going back to drawing cartoons more

A lot is changing in my life, and we're in the middle of it.

I'm shutting down a lot of my more useless web accounts, JM-Matthews DA account among them., adjusting all my accounts

Influence is Not Always Acknowledged as Such. Imitation as an Admission of Influence

I've had a Theory about Imitation, and it's nature. Imitation factors into influence. The most imitated person is the most influential. But unsanctioned influence can have the same influence on culture and the arts as a sanctioned influence, especially in the 2000s, when imitation tends to be associated with unglamorous, victimhood terms. That's not necessarily the case. Even if imitation is presented in a mocking context, that person is still admitting your influence on them through their actions. Imitation and Parody is an acknowledgment of influence. Parody admits influence. So does imitation.

Influence isn't always acknowledged and is often debated. It doesn't require a job, awards, fame, fortune, wealth, dignity, or a glamorous lifestyle. Influence is often the opposite of that.

Influence doesn't need to be acknowledged or admitted just to exist as a force. 

Cultural Creative Geographic Creative-Culture Breakdown

Best Cinematic Nations in the World:

• United States
• France
• Japan
• China
• Germany
• Italy
• United Kingdom
• Canada
• South Korea

Most Literary Countries in the World:

1. England, Great Britain
2. France
3. Russia
4. Ireland
5. Germany
6. United States
7. Italy

Most Musical Countries:

1. United Kingdom
2. United States
3. Germany
4. Ireland
5. Japan
6. South Africa
7. Italy

Most Cultural Countries:

• China
• Italy
• United Kingdom
• Spain
• France
• Japan
• United States
• Germany
• India
• Egypt

Most Art-Centric Countries:

• France
• Italy
• Germany
• United States
• Spain
• Japan   

Cinema, Literature Music, Art Culture

Countries that made the most of these lists:

United States (5)

Germany (5)

France (4)

Italy (4)

Japan (4)

United Kingdom (3)

TV: Why Energy Levels Matter (Higher is Better, for Any Age or Intellectual Level). Have a Soul, Man!

The Secret to Good TV: High Energy Levels, Energy Packaging

I don't watch TV Shows for their stories. Those normally are cliche and not very good. Mediocre at best. I watch shows for their energy levels. Some shows and commercials simply have insane levels of energy and excitement that are so high. The 90s Saturday Morning Level of energy. Adult Swim understands this, and they tap into that level of energy packaging. Part of it is the editing, known as "Whiz bang editing" meaning it's designed to go bang like dynamite and just explode on the screen into your brain always to be remembered. Most Adult TV outside of FX, Adult Swim, and Toonami lacks the on screen energy levels of Saturday Morning Cartoons and late night anime. That's why one way to get v iewers, be hyper and energetic as hell. It's the Editing. It's fast Close Pacing. It's the Camera Shots. It's Rhythm. It's choreography. It's the Music and Sound Editing. It's the Color composition and Camera Shot Composition. It just tries harder. More hyper TV with hyper energy levels is beneficial on many levels. Excitement and high energy levels are contagious. Also, not just TV can have higher energy levels. So can Marketing, Commercials, Books, Comics, Websites, Online Video, Streaming Video, Radio, Video Games, Anime, Manga, and Music can have higher energy levels too.

If you're going into media, please don't be braindead and have no life or energy when you're on the spot. Energetic people remind us we're alive. They're full of life. They get us laughing, they make us laugh hysterically, get us excited and captivate our focus and attention, and most importantly, they don't bore us or depress us.

The 90s wasn't just better than the 2000s. It had a higher concentration of energy and fast motion in general.

But most modern TV doesn't try to have energy. It prefers to have a pulse that's clinically dead. The narrator sounds like a nasal nerd who wants to kill himself or something. This is what passes for voice over now? Being braindead and castrated? Fuck that shit. Be fast, intense, and energetic. Don't be a turd.

Nasally voices, and Slow and low energy levels feel like a turd on a plate.

So fuck that. Let's start some shit. 

And furthermore, I've always had higher energy levels, but I've never shared these secrets before, that I feel having a higher energy level, to my writing, to my filmmaking, to my choreography, to my editing, to my art and drawing, is one of my trade secrets. Higher energy compositions just attract more goodwill and attention. 

This applies to art and comics, too. A drawing can be crude, but if it's Tim Burton or Jhonen Vasquez level energy, then it doesn't matter. It's more compelling, it's more focused.

Energy, Focus, Intensity, Speed, Rhythm (both fast and slow).
These are important!

But not all energy is created equal. Raw energy and intensity is just noise. It's important to be poetic and musical in our expression of raw energy. Like a well choreographed dance. 

I've been all about the poetic expression of movement, rhythm, intensity and energy for a long time now. Chi and whatnot. 

Don't Sell Out. Don't Sell Your Soul Just to Get Rich.

Unfortunately, the internet and TV media is controlled by the Illuminati, they should call it the Freemason Media, because it's run by jews, white rich men, and freemasons. Seth McFarlane and the Gumball creator are freemasons.

The Freemasons control Hollywood and Wikipedia, but not Japan, France, and Japanese and French Media, or Silicon Valley. That explains a few things.

If I wanted to become rich and famous in real life, I'd literally have to sell my soul to the Freemasonic Shark Devil. That's not going to happen. I'll take my chances with obscurity. I have integrity. I get $800 a month for social security. I don't need the help of Hollywood. I don't accept their help. I'll never accept their help. I'd rather survive on social security than sell out.

Whoring Yourself Out (i.e. Success and being spoiled in publishing)

If you want to simply DRAW your own comics or manga, and make a living at it, but don't have the following "little" support community-industry-system in place, You're screwed, man! It's Lulu Press and Scribd for you! There's a community system set up in place, one that destroys and mocks failure and perpetuates and whores out success.

Typical Comic Book Creator/Writer/Artist who had everything handed over to them...

• Flagshit title or series
• Articles
• Awards
• Editing Team to Make Them Look Good
• Awkward disposition, elitist mentality, left wing bias, and poor often arrogant and egomaniacal attitude that's masked by "mainstream appeal", public figure status, and publishing credentials

Pawn in the Machine, Phoning it in:

• (The "Safety Net Filter Team")
• Agency
• Publisher
• Editor
• Producer (if they work in animation, too)

"Industry" Profiles:

• Official Website (Name.com)
• Wikipedia "Homepage Article" Profile
• Publisher Homepage Profile
• Comixology Profile
• Amazon Profile
• Comic Book DB Profile

Social Media

• Twitter Account (probably created by publisher to be "social media active")
• Facebook (see Twitter)

Press (Articles and Interviews)

• Comic Book Resources
• Newsarama
• Sequential Tart
• Entertainment Weekly
• Famous Newspaper (Blurb or review)

Intel Bullying - The Definitive Dossier

• Media Bulllying
• Cyber-Bullying
• Intel Bullying

Have you ever been bullied by someone on TV or the internet with the secret and confidential information they gathered from you through hacking your PC and that they stole from you, specifically in an effort to destroy and sabotage you and your business credibility because they're afraid of competing with you? I have.

• Pioneers:

Seth MacFarlane

Trey Parker

Matt Stone

Dan Schneider

Nickelodeon

Disney

Time Warner

Viacom

Phineas and Ferb

World of Gumball

Bryan Johnston (The Steroid killer)

• Media Bullies

Crimes:

Lying

Cheating

Slander

Sabotaging Businesses

Sabotaging careers

hacking

harrassment

General Sabotage

Stalking

Cyberstalking

General Deception

Lying and Manipulation

Misappropriationg of confidential information

• Who to report Their misconduct to:

Lawyers

Investigators

the FBI

The Better Business Bureau

• Intel Bullying

Names

Faces

Lies

Domestic Spying

Computer hacking

Wifi Spynig-Hacking

Harrassment

Propaganda

• Business Hacking

Businesses secretly hire and recruit hackers, and social engineers for hire, as part of business intelligence and corporate espionage, for use in business and corporate sabotage

• Business Information Sabotage, Intel Bullying

Through business information espionage, businesses gather sensitive information and intelligence on employees of competing companies, make an effort to expose that confidential and sensitive and controversial top secret or taboo information to destroy those competitor's reputations careers, profits, and threaten their employment with those companies. Basically, it's businesses trying to destroy other businesses from the inside out

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Please note, this goes on in the government and law enforcement bureaus a lot, but that is not what this report is about. This is not about Trump or the FBI, though they are both guilty of many secret crimes and misinformation. It's about non-authoritarian sectors applying authoritarian means to achieve economic ends, to maintain their monopolies on the market, which is against the law.

This report is about the American corporate media, and it's true agenda, which is to destroy less powerful perceived threats and competition to their bottom line. They want to eliminate competition, even competition at the bottom level.

Who is guilty of these violations? Pretty much every major media company involves itself in intelligence gathering. There is no innocent media company in this sense. It's the Civil Rights and Justice Bureaus responsibility to investigate and put a stop to this. 

Keep in mind, just because you possess compromising information does not mean that it is your responsibility to "destroy that person with their own information", which you gathered through illegal means of espionage to begin with. That's illegal on many levels.