Mistakes

Another 5 page comic short to follow Humans, Shattered, Reunion and Cause & Effect.



Kay King’s Indie Comics Meet Modern Trading: An Unexpected Partnership

From blog comics to fintech visibility

Kay King’s archival blog—rich with short comics, character sketches, and podcast commissions—has always catered to a niche creative audience. Recently, an unexpected bridge formed between that indie art world and the retail trading scene: a content collaboration that places bite-sized, illustrated explainers about market behavior alongside Kay’s usual comic shorts. The goal: translate complex trading concepts into visual, story-driven micro-lessons that appeal to readers who prefer pictures to spreadsheets.

How the collaboration works and why it fits

On the surface, the site’s playful tone and serialized comic format might seem far from the jargon-heavy pages of trading platforms. In practice, the collaboration leverages that exact contrast. Kay King supplies short comics and character-driven scenarios illustrating trader emotions—fear, greed, patience—while the partnering platform supplies lightweight educational snippets, basic charts, and links for further reading. For readers, this creates a friendly entry point to topics like risk management and asset selection; for the platform, it opens access to a creative, engaged audience often overlooked by traditional finance marketing.

Content examples and a practical resource

Examples published on the site include a five-page comic about a novice investor learning to set stop-losses, a character-driven strip illustrating the idea of diversification, and short sidebar posts explaining trading signals in everyday language. For visitors curious about specific instruments and how beginners can get started, the collaboration discreetly points to actionable guides—one such resource is how to invest in canopy growth corporation—offering a concrete next step for readers who want to move from comics to markets.

Outcomes and audience reaction

Early feedback suggests the fusion is working: long-time readers appreciate the practical storytelling, and newcomers report feeling less intimidated by trading concepts after reading the illustrated explainers. The partnership remains low-key and educational, emphasizing comics-first content with optional deeper dives for those who want them. In short, the project demonstrates that creative blogs and fintech platforms can find common ground—and that a well-drawn comic strip can be an effective translator between culture and capital.

Guerrilla Nerdfare Podcast – Commission

The commissioned piece I did for a quartet of rad associates of mine, who make a podcast – they call it Guerrilla Nerdfare, and they use it to casually (non-scriptedly, maybe, is a better word?) discuss games, movies, etc!

Guerrilla Nerdfare is built on the principle that we’re just four guys talking about the stuff that interests us. No script, no rigid structure; just nerdy talk. We’re real, so we burp, fart, curse, blaspheme, tell horrible jokes. If you wanna join our little circle, feel free to like us here, like our posts, leave feedback on Soundcloud and iTunes, email us, etc. All the stuff you need is below.

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/…/…/guerrilla-nerdfare/id1040733530

RSS (for podcast apps): http://feeds.soundcloud.com/…/soundcloud:users:3…/sounds.rss

Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/guerrillanerdfare

Forums: http://www.guerrillanerdfare.com

Email: nerdfarepodcast AT gmail DOT com

Google+: https://plus.google.com/106269396914625739462

Ignatius Rafi – Pageant Entry

I did some illustrations of Rafi over the course of 2015 for an art contest (nothing fancy, mostly a hobbyist thing I chose to do to have SOMETHING I finish through the year in case I didn’t do any comics; I wound up doing both!), and I’m just collecting them here so I can show off the progress. The first drawing is April, and the last was in December.

Audition

I also had some bonus comics and rounds…! Between rounds two and three…

Bonus Round - Cliff Jumping

Bonus comic - Mermaid Breach

And, between rounds 5/6.

Pick A Feature

Comic writer, illustrator, nerd.