OkBlue is a series of webcomics that was inspired to create on a night during a week of insomnia back in November 2019. There were a lot of stressors in my personal life at the time, and I couldn’t sleep at all. I had just got a new iPad Pro and this time allowed me to practice cartoon drawings in Procreate for the first time.
When I finally had a relatable comic idea and sketch I liked, I began coloring the main character, who I’ve referred to as “Jerry”, but who doesn’t have a formal name. I chose blue but the outlines didn’t seem right, so I made them a darker blue and before I knew it, I had colored EVERYTHING blue. When I was done, I looked at the page and said, “Ok, Blue”. I created my Instagram page a few weeks later after drawing about 8 comic strips for a backlog and figuring out the shading scheme.
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In my sketchbook, I like to doodle talking objects and animals, so I’ve brought those creations into the comic as well. I hope just to make people laugh and raise awareness in helping others whenever possible. I have a few serious comics with plenty of plot twists, but overall I try to keep the feel light and family-friendly. My editing process is usually me trying to make my wife laugh with my sense of humor (it gives me a kick when she smirks or chuckles at one of my drawings or tells me that they’re good), she also is great at grammar so proofreads them! If there’s ever a spelling mistake it means I jumped the gun.
Because you are a beautiful shade of blue
Load More Replies...Slight inconsistency...a LOT of workers go home and still have their "leash" to work. Statistically we were happier when we could actually escape work, even if it was chores at home. Even our vacations now are still occupied with emails or phone calls from work...(edit: meaning it compounds this problem, not that the artist is wrong)
I feel you, I work around the clock, company phone etc. 😵
Load More Replies...On top of having a chronic illness, I've been dealing with the cold from hell since mid-December and this is me to a T. Some days I feel fairly "normal" but others? I have absolutely no energy and get really easily overwhelmed by all I think I should be doing. Thank God my spouse is understanding and able to feed himself.
My first comic, “I missed you” debuted on Instagram on December 4th, and since I’ve gained a small audience that is really engaging and great to hang with. We recently started a discord server and call ourselves the Blue Crew! I’m introverted so I feel this is a good way to put myself out there but also maintain a safety zone behind my iPad.
Reminds me of the book in Harry Potter that starts screaming at him lmaoo
*except cursed child. It isn't as good as the rest.
Load More Replies...I hope in the future to refine some of the characters and possibly give them small arcs. I’ve always enjoyed writing and would like to incorporate more stories, but only if it maintains the same vibe. It’d be great to meet more people through the medium and I’ve always wanted to do a Comicon and sell T-shirts/merch, mainly because I think it’d be cool to see someone rocking an OKBlue T-shirt on the street. Hopefully, I’ll feel confident enough to get jumping on those things someday!
Thank you, Christmas Tree! You made us feel joyful and festive, and now you get to be a habitat for fishes! You are everything that is cool and wonderful about the Earth.
In short, thank you for reading OKBlue Comics, I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoy making them. Feel free to come on over to Instagram and hang with the Blue Crew anytime!
My cat literally kills cockroaches and leaves them outside my bedroom door. Gift out of love, or warning?
Both...loves you but wants you to know who the king pin is
Load More Replies...I hear them talking like old time gangster in my head. Like the movie in home alone that Kevin rewinds and plays several times. I'll give you to the count of three to get your no good.....
What if I told you ther money was for charity?
Load More Replies...That 70s Show- Donna: "Who ate the last donut?!" Eric: "I did." "Son of a b***h!" "You ate the first ELEVEN!!!"
I wish for the world to be a better place...also with no pollution and animals dying!
Only fifty bucks? That's a humble and content guy with no imagination
I love it that both the puppy and the human think the cat is talking to them.
Maybe he can (try to) talk himself out of it by telling her he was taking to their sleeping daughter
Load More Replies...I can validate this. I have tested it and ended up sleeping on the couch.
It was for a draw this in your style challenge Yehuda had on Instagram :)
Load More Replies...I always thought thimbles were kinda cute. I remember a friend's grandmother had a collection of thimbles... very pretty and all painted differently or made from different materials. I think a crab wearing a thimble would be completely adorable :)
But it will, and then rise when mankind is erased or diminished. That is the natural order of the universe
I hide stuff in a lot of my toons 😁
Load More Replies...sometimes I'm so tired that I CAN'T fall asleep.. does anyone else relate???
Yes - sadly it's not that weird. The brain can get overloaded, body chemistry can be affected. These things make it difficult to sleep and it can also be really uncomfortable.
Load More Replies...When you've worked on a project forever, and you are so over-tired that you dream about working on the project all night -- and then you get up and work on the project. FML
I talk when I'm super tired but it only makes sense to me. Like I'm talking perfect English and I can understand it but to everyone else it's complete jibberish.
Was so tired once, that I dreamt i fell asleep at 2:57 but i fell asleep at 7:52 so i have some sleep dyslexia or something
I have dreamed about dreaming, I also have had lucid dreams that are so boring I want to wake up.
Cat: "I didn't know we had a king. I thought we were an autonomous collective."
You're fooling yourself. We're living in a dictatorship: a self-perpetuating autocracy in which the working classes-- Oh, there you go bringing class into it again.
Load More Replies...I was expecting to just see him laying on a couch eating junk food after saying all his New Years resolutions lol
That's what happened in real life
Load More Replies...Man - I had so many pairs of those in high school ('70s). I don't know why we were so enamored, they made your feet sweat like crazy (plastic shoes, great idea!)
And just as many older people as younger people do, too.
Load More Replies...Haha!!!!! Up vote comment if you want Granny to Win again !!!!!
"Literally" - your cat is a blue drawing in this cartoon?
Load More Replies...My cat like to scratch me but its more of a play . then when i see his tail fluffy i run cuz that's attack mode.
My cat has a mental problem where she wants to be pet but then attacks you, then repeats it over again until you get tired of her.
This is me and my bed. Sometimes I tell it, and the cats, how long till I get to see them again. Heaven is me and the two furballs in the bed
I have 3 cats...they all sleep on my wife's side...
Load More Replies...The serenity and zen of quiet time in the bathroom. A nice 5 minute poop, or a glorious 10 minute shower, or an orgasmic 1hr bath.
Add scented candles and music,you've got yourself an evening
Load More Replies...In the words of Toby Flenderson, “I refuse to be another man’s pony”.
The bird near the non-tattoo person is cute. The rubbish pile is a bit depressing though. And is that a bug in the tree?
I hate that this comic about getting paid as an artist is so unpopular it's now hidden. Up voting because it should at least be seen.
Oh mighty King you have forgot the horn of Sprintohne. Blow, and most assuredly your allies, the great champion, King Canine and Queen Mammazon will come to your aid!
My bestie is a dog puppet. His name is Dog Puppet. We like to play Don't Press The Big Red Button. Dog Puppet always wins.
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