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Monsters of the Id

From 3rd grade to 8th grade, I wrote, drew, and daydreamed lots and lots of comics. One character I created was Monster Man. (I’ve reproduced him here as best as I can remember him.) He was clearly inspired by the Hulk (a pretty prominent character for kids at the time), Forbidden Planet (a movie that made a big impact on me when my mother took us to see a showing of it on the big screen), and my own anxieties about being teased for being shorter and more sensitive than most other boys my age.Monster Man!

Monster Man was a shy, little guy named Tim Id. (Tim Id, get it? Get it?) When Tim was threatened, when he felt nervous or frightened, he would transform into some sort of huge monster, about twice the size of, say, Andre the Giant. The monsters tended to look like a cross between a dragon and an ogre or a smaller version of Godzilla. When I drew scenes with Monster Man becoming a monster, the bad guys were generally scared enough at the sight of him that there was no need for any actual fighting. The bad guys just ran away, drops of cartoon sweat flying off of them, and Monster Man never actually hit anyone.

I haven’t thought about little Tim Id much since middle school, but I still like his punny name and his simple costume. And while it’s been a long time since anyone tried to bully me, I can still call up the feelings of being threatened and teased, and I appreciate the power fantasy of Monster Man. ROOOOOAAAAAARRRRRRR!!!

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Posted on March 7, 2014 by Josh. This entry was posted in comics, drawing, inspirations. Bookmark the permalink.
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6 thoughts on “Monsters of the Id”

  1. Star says:
    March 7, 2014 at 10:49 am

    I want to see the cartoons!!

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  2. josh says:
    March 7, 2014 at 11:01 am

    Sadly, most of the comics and cartoons I did as a kid are long gone. My family moved a lot, and things got lost in moves. And then I moved out of the house and my mom presumably got rid of some stuff that was sitting around in her basement.

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    1. Star says:
      March 7, 2014 at 11:24 am

      You still have that kid inside and I bet he would draw more cartoons 😉

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  3. josh says:
    March 7, 2014 at 11:26 am

    He probably would, Star. He probably would…

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  4. Jeanne says:
    March 7, 2014 at 6:36 pm

    There is a pad of paper on the wall by the staff photo board…

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  5. josh says:
    March 7, 2014 at 10:06 pm

    Jeanne, I’ve actually drawn on that pad once or twice. 🙂

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