Ego is a powerful force if you can make it work for you. Several things inspired this strip. First of course is the book CVJ by Julian Schnabel. Second, was a quote I recently read by the cartoonist Daniel Clowes. When asked by the Guardian what he thinks the most deplorable trait in others is, they quote him as saying “Unearned self-confidence”. Personally, I doubt I could’ve accomplished anything without unearned self-confidence. And third, I was inspired by the book How to Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon, and also his tumblr because he talks a lot about where ideas come from.
