Okay this is gonna require a long answer because Divine Acid had THREE previous renditions before I started the current one. The reason for this was because I had a lot of self worth issues, impostor syndom, and just tons and tons of other emotional and mental problems from being abused throughout the years. I was not able to have the success I have with this current rendition if I did not go to therapy and confront my trauma and inner demons. So anyway, let's get started!
So the first rendition was simple. It was done on a little wacom tablet (no screen), and I didn't have any webcomic experience. The first and formost inspiration was Alvin and the Chipmunks. AATC was what inspired the overall set up. A guitar playing rabbit and his brother. Now as for the characters, Chance the rabbit was inspired by Hilly Burford from back at the Barnyard. Aaron was inspired by a teacher I used to have but it's a problematic story so I will no go into it. I changed the inspiration for Aaron but I'll get to that later.
So this first rendition didn't have much to it but it set up the foundation of what is Divine Acid today. I gave up about half way through with only 19 pages. The premise of this rendition is After Aaron and Chance got done singing on stage they encouter a hater on the way home and it kills Chance's confidence and he refuses to sing ever again so Aaron decides to move the next concert to literally their house. That's it. I never finished it.
So next up we have the second rendition which.....was okay. Wasn't that great. Chance was DEFINITELY a huge prick.
The premise for this one was Chance and Aaron go to San Antonio to have a concert in front of the Alamo which is an homage to Selena.A villain named Logan wants the fame and power for himself so he kidnaps Aaron and tries to feed him to a killer whale at Sea World. Chance was down right AWFUL in this. But that wasn't why I gave up. I gave up because well, I felt that nobody cared or didn't want to read my comic.
Now this last rendition shifted the focus from Chance to a new character named James. The comic was called No Bleeps Given and the style was weird and then it just shifted to an anime style at the end but overall the comic was better constructed. It only had two episodes with the second not even finsihed.
Once again I gave up on this comic. I lost all interest for the same reasons as the other two.
After this for about four or five years after, I got into the Dragon Ball fandom and made fanart. Participated in a few fandom projects that all fell apart and just really led to nothing except for a new love of the anime. I will always love Dragon Ball. Infact, I love Dragon Ball so much that I incorporated elements in to the FOURTH comic! Divine Acid!
Divine Acid started during the Covid era. I had three months off of work so I used that time to make this comic. The art style was better and so was the story telling. By no means was it the best but definitely better that the previous renditions. I was proud of this one. I had people actually wanting to read and falling in love with the characters. I was determined to stick with it.
But even then, I still had problems. I was still fighting my inner demons and my emotional and mental traumas. I still had impostor syndom but I was putting up a fight. During the "Dungoens and Discontent" chapter...I was slowly posting. I was losing motivation. Then I went on a side quest. A Fairly Odd Journey.
The only reason I, at this moment, couldn't be any prouder of Divine Acid was because I went on a Fairly Odd journey which led to my own down fall. I will not go into detail but the summary of it was that I ditched Divine Acid to do Fairly Oddparents art (and some Danny Phantom) only for me to lose eveything due to me exhibiting problematic behaviors from not confronting my traumas and inner demons. It wasn't all bad. In fact, the entire journey with the Fairly Oddparents taught me a lesson. It was a journey of self transformation. Learning to value myself and my own work. Because of this journey I learned to love and value Divine Acid for what it is. I even wrote a blog about how Chance was a projection of my lower qualities.
And a year later after my Fairly Odd Journey, I am here with a family that loves me, friends that care about me, and fans that look up to me. Me and the crew are working on the next chapter and I couldn't be anymore excited!
Hope this all answered your question!
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