Hey, Sharpies, Collin G here, co-founder of Sharpier Images. You may have been wondering who I am and what I do as a co-writer/artist. Well, nobody knows that. BUT I can tell you a little backstory about Sharpier Images (here on out abbreviated as SI).
FRESH FROM THE SI VAULT
Mid-winter, 2009. Collin G and Sean S, two goofy ne'er do 'ells share a study hall together. As Collin plays Pokemon by himself, Sean pulls out a pile of Sharpie markers and slowly starts drawing a cartoon from scratch. Collin looks over as Sean finishes. On a small piece of notebook paper is a drawing of a cute walrus. Underneath the walrus is the title, "LOLRUS". The 2 guys emit some giggles. Collin, thinking this is clever, shows it to some others in the room. Sean continues to draw a couple more pictures, and eventually, so does Collin. More students seem to enjoy the sketches, and Collin and Sean discuss the idea of sharing the drawings with the world! That afternoon, Collin launches a blog for the pictures- Sharpier Images. The name sticks, and now that the boys have the incentive of visitors around the world, they work double time. The idea of theme weeks is created by Sean, and that gives the two budding cartoonists a backbone for their art. Sean posts the images on the blog, and yells at Collin to keep up with the demand. Collin feels like he doesn't put enough effort into the project, so he posts a story on blog to explain the goof. And the rest is history being written as you read this!
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Collin cries himself to sleep over the high-stress demand. Sean cries himself to sleep because of the ceiling goblins.
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