Regrets

 I have regrets.

Books books books

 Next year I could bring out 6 books, but for that I would need 18000 euros. Not quite likely then.

Ateneum 3 might be doable. Maybe. 

I was thinking

 I was thinking I really should write about teaching comics. Then I was thinking I really shouldn't write about teachinc comics. Then I was thinking I really should write about teaching comics, and it would maybe be important. Then I was thinking I really shouldn't write about teaching comics no matter what. Then I was thinking I really should. Then I was thinking I really shouldn't. Then I was thinking, if I won't write about teaching comics it will be forever forgotten. Then I was thinking: good. Then I was thinking maybe I should write about teaching comics. Then I was thinking maybe I shouldn't write about teaching comics... etc

Ateneum 3, nemo nascitur artifex

 Well, for a month now I have felt good with this series. Finally. Looks like I have 19 pages left to do of book three. Might be 64 pages or might be 72, will know in February. This book will be very much  Juri Näppas special.

Thing

 Will not participate in any dimwit discussions on any of the so called "rules". Fuck the rules, every rule.

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Grim

 Vajoava Ateneum 3: going to be 64 pgs, 15 pgs left to do, out in the Fall 2026 if I get funding

Sirkusprinsessa, done, out when I get funding

Mämmikoura, done, out when I get funding

Nakupelle, out when I get funding

Läskimooses English edition, being translated

Kekkonen, corrected edition, out when I get funding

B.E.M böle, out when I get funding

Säätytön murhenäytelmä, half way through, will get back to this maybe summer 2026, maybe later

Vajoava Ateneum 4 and 5, depends on how things move on and if I get funding. Part four I should be drawing 2026, maybe out in 2027 maybe not

Suomaan kansan muinaisusko, some scripts and synopsis, maybe some day...

Somehow

 Been lucky in many ways. But even so, I would need 500€ extra each month for the next couple of years to make the ends meet. Eternal struggle, that's what it is. Choices are limited especially since I try to keep all my projects going. Maybe something will come up somehow.

The book

 I think it doesn't even exist, but maybe it will exist some day

Think

 I think I have too many things I'm working on.

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Alumni

 I'm a Taideteollinen korkeakoulu alumni, NOT an Aalto alumni. 

Possible

 Ateneum 2 is B.E.M.#32. I think I'm able to reach #50 in the time give, but would've preferred to reach #70. Oh well...

So far

 So far it has not been a happy year.

Something 4 LDC

 

So/so

 

What can I say

 I think there's a direction, but it's complicated

50/60

 50/60 that I won't finish this series. Don't really care.

Old news

 

 ooo

Old wisdom

 If I'd remember how hard it is to do a book, I would never do another.

A2

 Maybe out in August

No-one

 What I'm doing, I'm doing for no-one, not even myself. Starting to feel a bit isolated.

Stuff

 

Clue

 Still no clue of what is this book really. Many things there as a smokescreen only, hiding the actual whatever it is. Noticed again yesterday that I go to great lengths to avoid drawing action. Something in it feels wrong. Action should be played off stage like in a greek play. Maybe I sort of really believe in that.

Second third whatever

 Summer. Schedules all messed up. Been filling in stuff to Ateneum book 2. Almost done, but not quite. Will be doing some color try-outs tomorrow. Then getting started with another page for book 3. Basically book 3 will be on hold for the summer and should actually continue third short story collection. No rush with that one since the second collection not yet published. Maybe 2026.

Cover

 

Bit like this

 

Characters

 I like the characters in this book. Lot of history in each one. Every one like a sort of ice berg. This part I like.

Good bad

 Slowly I've learned to care for these characters. So I guess I will at least conclude book 3. After that not so sure, although some nice stuff coming along in book 4. 

Life in general, disillusioned. Not getting too much joy from things I used to enjoy. Like movies or making food or drawing... sometimes coming across operas or books that make me happy, mozart's idomeneo, iliad, fosse's septology... 

Restless

 Restless 4 so many reasons. Soon time to pick students for the minor subject, Läskimooses US edition finally moving along, several books finished but without funding/publisher, Ateneum 2 final adjustments and colors under way, Ateneum 3 half way drawn, book of essays possible to start but without funding, other book projects half done... 

Care

 Don't care anymore so finally some progress

11th

 Have a book project. In order to succeed I need to fail. So let's see then...