Vive la Révolution, Page 2

PANEL 1

An older man in a cap approaches.

RACHEL: "I know, but--"

MAN: "But, you were so good at Biology!"

PANEL 2

A well-dressed woman lectures Rachel.

WOMAN: "And, it will be so much more difficult for you in the job market if you don't have a degree."

PANEL 3

Another Nice Old Woman laughs dismissively.

NICE OLD WOMAN 2: "HA!! Comics? Are they still making those?"

PANEL 4

Rachel tries to explain while surrounded by a crowd of people all talking at once.

RACHEL: "But, I can go to college later! I'm making my own--"

Multiple voices overlap with unsolicited advice:

"How will you ever get married?" "Are you going to be a waitress for the rest of your life?" "You should get out of this dirt town!" "Get out from here!" "You could be so much more!" "Imagine the friends you would make!" "The new experiences!" "You could get a real job." "You're part of a larger society!" "Want to do something?" "Fine, be a loser then!" "Join a club!" "Achieve something!" "Go to school!"

Fun fact, on the back of 18 Revolutions was a picture of me saying, “Please! Buy this book or I’ll have to go to college!”

Another reason I didn’t go to college was money. We just couldn’t afford to send me. The older people I knew kept telling me, “Oh, you’re so smart! You’ll surely get a full scholarship like my sister did in the ’60′s.” I had to break it to them that things have changed since the 60′s. A lot of smart, poor kids want to go to college. Those full scholarships are hard to find.

Besides, I wasn’t entirely sure what I’d major in. I wanted to be an Ornithologist, but that’s a very long career path, and there’s no way my mom could have paid for even the first leg of the journey. Aside from that, I just liked making comics, and I did sell one here and there to gURL.com.

I knew I had to find my own way.

Looking back, I’m glad I didn’t take out any loans to go to college and get a degree. I know far too many people in my generation who are having trouble making those degrees pay for themselves, and the debt haunts them.

Somehow, through comics, I ended up as a web designer then a front-end developer, making good money with no college education. I am extremely grateful to all the people who have helped me on this path. It was very hard coming this far. Vive la Révolution Comic, Page 1