Fighting My Depression

by | May 8, 2026 | News & Updates

My depression gets out of control sometimes. Sunday night was one of those times. It was brutal. I’m talking some dark-night-of-the-soul type depression. Maybe some of you have felt this way. Profoundly sad. Hopeless. Indifferent to being alive. That’s where I was on Sunday… feeling like I was slipping deeper and deeper into an oblivion of despair. And as I lay in bed, unable to fall asleep, I was faced with two choices: continue to lie there and hope that I could simply cease to exist, or I could crawl out of bed and fight my depression by making fun of it. I chose the latter, and decided to turn what I was feeling into a comic.

It’s not the first time I’ve done it, but this time I did it by repurposing what was supposed to be a sticker for my FEELING MESSED UP crowdfunding campaign. I took my overwhelming depression, a sticker design, and I turned it into a two-page short comic. And now I’m adding it to FEELING MESSED UP, because that was the entire point of creating project in the first place. You can read the entire comic, and the other shorts about depression, donuts, and insomnia in the mini-comic FEELING MESSED UP. The Kickstarter campaign is going on right now. Please take the time to check it out, consider backing it, and spread the word. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dfwalker/feeling-messed-up

A Beginner’s Guide to Creative Well-Being, Part 4

by | May 8, 2026 | News & Updates

Here it is — The Cycle of Creativity, Part 2!!! Thanks for checking out the most recent installment in A Beginner’s Guide to Creative Well-Being. I’ll be posting new lessons every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday between now and October 24. Don’t forget to check out the Kickstarter campaign for my new mini-comic, FEELING MESSED UP. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dfwalker/feeling-messed-up . If the campaign raises $3,000 all backers will get a PDF of A Beginner’s Guide to Creative Well-Being.

A Beginner’s Guide to CREATIVE WELL-BEING, Part 3

by | May 8, 2026 | News & Updates

Today’s subject is THE CYCLE OF CREATIVITY, PART 1. I’ll be posting lessons from A Beginner’s Guide to Creative Well-Being every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday until October 24th. These posts are in conjunction with the crowdfunding campaign for my mini-comic, FEELING MESSED UP, my new mini-comic. A PDF of all the CREATIVE WELL-BEING posts will be added as a stretch goal if the campaign hits $3,000, and all backers will get a free copy. We’re less than 60 backers away from unlocking this stretch goal — let’s see if we can make it happen over the weekend. The crowdfunding campaign is currently on Kickstarter. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dfwalker/feeling-messed-up

Morbi the Depression Monster

by | May 8, 2026 | News & Updates

My depression and anxiety got so bad I had to try and do something to take back some control of my life…so I created Morbi the Depression Monster. What does your depression look like? Have you ever thought about turning it into a character? Seriously, I’d love to see how other people personify their depression and anxiety. Maybe I should host some kind of showcase of other people’s depression. Anyone interested?   

In the meantime, you can get to know Morbi  in my upcoming mini-comic FEELING MESSED UP. You can also get Morbi stickers like this one (drawn by Adam Seats) as part of the crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. ​https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dfwalker/feeling-messed-up

A Beginner’s Guide to Creative Well-Being – Part 1

by | May 8, 2026 | News & Updates

Here it is — the first installment in my new regular series, A Beginner’s Guide to Creative Well-Being. This is my physical approach to creativity and life. Over the next four weeks, I’ll be posting installments three times a week (hopefully) to coincide with the Kickstarter campaign for my new mini-comic, FEELING MESSED UP. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dfwalker/feeling-messed-up

STARTING NEXT WEEK!!! A Beginner’s Guide to CREATIVE WELL-BEING

by | May 8, 2026 | News & Updates

Starting on Monday, September 29, 2025, I’ll be posting a new regular feature on my Patreon — A Beginner’s Guide to CREATIVE WELL-BEING. For those of you looking for insights on the creative process, you won’t want to miss what I have to share. These posts will only be available to subscribers (even at the free level), so make sure you sign up. I’ll be posting every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from September 29, 2025 until October 24, 2025 – that’s four weeks of regular posts meant to coincide with the Kickstarter campaign for my new mini-comic, FEELING MESSED UP. After that, installments of A Beginner’s Guide to CREATIVE WELL-BEING will only be posted once per week, and will only be available to paid subscribers. To find out more about FEELING MESSED UP, head over to Kickstarter and sign up to be notified when the campaign launches (which is the same day as the first post of A Beginner’s Guide to CREATIVE WELL-BEING). https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dfwalker/feeling-messed-up