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What was your first paying job?

Technically it was making comics for Woody After Hours (http://woodyafterhours.com). I can't believe that I got the most awesome first paying job ever.

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Was there one specific moment or event that inspired you to do what you do? Or was it something that you simply "fell into"?

I'm assuming that you mean comics? I don't think there was any specific moment but I wouldn't exactly say that I "fell into it" either. When I was a kid I knew I wanted to either be an artist, a writer, or a comedian before I could draw, write, or tell a joke. So naturally I gravitated towards comics.

However, I'm kinda embarrassed about this but the first thing that really pushed me to make comics was the "Captain Underpants" books. If you're not familiar with them they're about two kids who make comics about a superhero who literally wears nothing but underpants. For some reason, as an seven year old boy, this is a hilarious concept.

In one of the books they had a "how to make your own comics" section. This inspired me and my brother to start making our own Captain Underpants comics with pencil crayons and staple them together. Eventually we started to make comics about our own characters who were mostly animals that were also superheroes. So I guess that's my big moment of inspiration that turned my life around: reading Captain Underpants.

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About This Blog

Hi, I'm Tim Lai! I'm a cartoonist living in Ontario, Canada. I like drawing cute and colourful things. This blog is a hub where you can find all of my Tumblr, DeviantArt, Flickr, Blogspot, and other posts in one place.

 

About My Work

I write and draw Lemon Inc., a comic about a seven-year-old who wants to be a business tycoon when he grows up. Until then, he runs a lemonade stand. You can read it at

I have done some professional web and graphic design work, including designing the website for the webcomic, Just Joel. I'm also a member of the webcomic collective, Ink Bomb Comics.

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My Sites

Lemon Inc.

Lai Guys Comics

Tumblr

DeviantArt

 

Ink Bomb Comics

Ink Bomb Site

Underwhelmed

Stale Bacon 

Zoo Dot Com 

 

Other Comics I Like

Woody After Hours

Cucumber Quest

Boxer Hockey

Lackadaisy 

Helvetica

Hanna Is Not A Boy's Name 

Filibuster 

 

Artists & Designers

Shane Kirshenblatt

Sean Mclean Art 

Ryan Estrada

Matt McCray

Kevin Coulston

Paul Westover

 

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