So many of you may have been wondering where I was for the last several months. You may have been thinking, “Hmm…no new art, no updates, no pulse—is she dead?” Yes. Okay—no. Although I may have felt deadish several times as I was Photoshopping into the wee hours of the night. For the last several months, I have been working on a project called Dave the Moon Man.
Dave the Moon Man is a song written by Scott Twynholm and Stuart David, members of Scottish indie-pop band ‘Looper’. It tells the story of a young man and his intrigue with the 1969 moon landing.
When I first heard the song fifteen years ago, it was simply a catchy song in my music library. Performed in spoken narrative, I became very familiar to the story and to this day it evokes adolescent memories of stargazing on warm summer nights.
In more recent years I began to truly listen to the lyrics, and realized the depth and complexity of the story. Here is a young man trying to find his way in life, and one night reflects upon the incredible concept of a human setting foot on the moon. To Dave, nothing is more impossible than that, and that made everything else achievable. It inspires him to dream and hope.Though as we all know, hopes and dreams do not come without opposition. As he delves deeper, Dave finds theories that question the validity of his inspiration. Eventually Dave reaches an impasse where he must choose to believe or relinquish his conviction—and subsequently—his source of inspiration.
As I worked on this project, I realized how much I related to Dave. Many things inspired me in my childhood, and I dreamed big. Though as the years passed, those dreams have been assuaged by hardships, obstacles, and doubt. Life is hard, and it is difficult to be a dreamer in a world where discouragement is real. Though like Dave, I too have a choice. Do I choose to give in to the hopelessness and pessimism that life throws at me, or do I choose to persevere and listen to the voice of inspiration that compels me forward? It may come as a faint whisper at times, but it is still there.I know my choice—what choice will you make?---------------------------------------------------------------
View the entirety of the comic though these links:
And while you're at it, check out Looper--they have some neat music!
