I've decided to just chronicle my side of the story in my comic books. I see that course of action as much more constructive than retaliating against those I perceive as my enemies. I can point to two issues of my Richy Vegas comic book, specifically issues 4 and 9, and cite my side of the stories I tell and say telling those stories likely helped me.
I have three main objections to hurtful retaliation as a means of achieving some measure of satisfaction for the wrongs I may feel I endure in interpersonal conflicts with those in my world. 1) retaliation doesn't seem to deliver the satisfying payoff I hope it does, 2) retaliation seems to cause more problems than it solves, and 3) people don't ever seem to think they actually deserve such retaliation.
On the other hand. Telling my side of the story in my comic books seems to show those aware of the situation that I have a side of the story worth telling and a perspective worth advocating. The people I find myself in conflicts with seem to rather easily convince themselves and many of those around them that their side of the conflict is the only side worth considering. I think this has something to do with the stigma my mental illness presents to many people. Many people seem to think a mentally ill person doesn't have a side worth fighting for and defending. My comics actually seem to open some peoples' eyes to other possibilities centered around that supposed bottom line.
This means I may continue self-publishing my Richy Vegas comic book for a number of years. For a while I wanted to phase that book out after issues number 31 or 32. If I do go ahead and publish up to issue number 32, I will see how it goes after that. I anticipate a queue for the production of what will amount to three different titles in the Richy Vegas Comics Group: Richy Vegas Comics, Tales from the Richy Vegas Psychoverse, and The Richy Vegas Songbook. I figure I will do very well if I come out with three books a year at my current rate of production. How the books line up in the queue will shake out over time.
I have three main objections to hurtful retaliation as a means of achieving some measure of satisfaction for the wrongs I may feel I endure in interpersonal conflicts with those in my world. 1) retaliation doesn't seem to deliver the satisfying payoff I hope it does, 2) retaliation seems to cause more problems than it solves, and 3) people don't ever seem to think they actually deserve such retaliation.
On the other hand. Telling my side of the story in my comic books seems to show those aware of the situation that I have a side of the story worth telling and a perspective worth advocating. The people I find myself in conflicts with seem to rather easily convince themselves and many of those around them that their side of the conflict is the only side worth considering. I think this has something to do with the stigma my mental illness presents to many people. Many people seem to think a mentally ill person doesn't have a side worth fighting for and defending. My comics actually seem to open some peoples' eyes to other possibilities centered around that supposed bottom line.
This means I may continue self-publishing my Richy Vegas comic book for a number of years. For a while I wanted to phase that book out after issues number 31 or 32. If I do go ahead and publish up to issue number 32, I will see how it goes after that. I anticipate a queue for the production of what will amount to three different titles in the Richy Vegas Comics Group: Richy Vegas Comics, Tales from the Richy Vegas Psychoverse, and The Richy Vegas Songbook. I figure I will do very well if I come out with three books a year at my current rate of production. How the books line up in the queue will shake out over time.
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