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...

27 yrs

 Been teaching for quite some time and it's only this year I started to feel I can't do this anymore, I have nothing to give. 

But then again I never had. It is not a question of me giving it is a question of the student giving themself. I just have to stay out of the image somehow. 

I guess.

Was

 I was planning that I should write something on comics, mostly teaching but not only that. Pretty sure this is an idea that I will abandon. 

Plan

 -Work on the pictureless book

-only start ateneum3 when u feel like it

-start from some crazy place that makes no sense at all for the story

-maybe get ateneum2 scanned and colored

Should

 Should be cutting the pages for Ateneum 3. Am not.

Less

 Less than enthusiastic to publish any of my unpublished things. I guess I'll wait it out and see how it looks like 2025. Ateneum book 2 is finished, but bringing it out next year is not a good idea. I guess I will continue the series somehow, don't know yet how. Meanwhile, I have other books I can work on, maybe even publish. 

One

 I have couple of projects in mid-air. Will take 3 years that I'm done with them. Now thinking that I will only do one book after them, but one very complex/confusing maybe 2000 pg book. But we'll see.

Fuck, what?

 Teaching gone overboard and well begun book halted. Meanwhile: most recent book out in July and zero response. Universe is trying to tell me smthing or what?

Audition

 Thank u Taike for the 5 years 2020-2024

I managed to

-conclude Läskimooses with the 60 added pages for the book version

-do ground work for Ateneum series

-draw and publish Avaruusvelho

-mini-Läskimooses

-7 vuotta tii petissä

-Suomaan kansan muinaisusko book with added pages

-draw and conclude Vajoava Ateneum book one

-Kekkonen²

-draw Ateneum book 2

-draw Sirkusprinsessa book

-Finish Ruris Futurum

-draw Left 2 rot

-start Säätyttö book

Hope I passed the audition

Estimate

 I estimate third book of short stories could be done by March, I estimate I could start Ateneum 3 with some serious nonsense in January, I estimate Suomaa2 will be a lively mess. But what do I know.

Secret

 Had a plan to write essays on teaching, but realized it is better forgotten and left a secret.

Drawn

B.E.M. 31 drawn

B.E.M. 32 drawn

B.E.M. 33 drawn

B.E.M. 34 drawn

B.E.M. 35 drawn

B.E.M. 36 drawn

Teach

 When I quit, I quit just like that. And will not look back.

Pitch

 Mention "pitch" in my presence and we've done talking.

Aalto university

 Aalto university makes me wanna smoke crack.

Likely

 It is somewhat likely that book 2 will come out year from now. Not much left to do. Book 3 and 4? I'm not sure if there is any POINT. 

Ridiculous

 This whole series, ridicuosly hard to do. All the time I'm waiting when it gets normal and I don't have to think: this is totally wrong, everything is wrong. And I already thought I passed that point. Maybe there is some future turn of events that'll turn things around, but so far... 

Closercloser

 Ok, well. Almost only the few panels I need to arrange a photoshoot are left to do. This is good. Better. Hard to say how different chapters go together eventually. I will be wiser when the first lay out is done.

I have (probably) one month that I can spend NOT doing this project and I have choices:

A. Think of a sideproject I can finish in a month. 

B. Start on the third collection of short stories. Second still unpublished.

C. Draw something just 4 fun. Unlikely.

D. Write something about teaching. Maybe talk with some of my old students.

Etc. Maybe

I feel slightly optimistic of the third Ateneum book. Have couple of choices of where to start. But... it's called the sinking Ateneum for a reason. I think this project will: collapse, unravel itself, break apart... one way or another. Just a HUNCH.

 

Happening

 I don't think my collection of essays on teaching comics will be happening anytime too soon. But if it would, wouldn't SHUT UP YOU LITTLE FUCKS be a fine title? Wouldn't it, though?

Well, it's not the only thing I've lost faith in during the last couple of weeks, but who's keeping score. The "book project" currently on my drawing board hasn't certainly been a fountain of joy, nor youth for that matter. 33 months under my belt and positive feelings and overall trust has been scarce. Reading part two today didn't get my spirits high. Putting this "thing" together won't be an easy task. Well boohoo...

15

 15 months and it's not ok