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Jimmy L.

@impossiblyclever

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Jimmy Li / 22 / NYC
I make a comic about three guys in a house.
NIGHTHAWKS is coming soon through Goats Flying Press!

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This piece I made a few months ago recently won a Noteworthy place in this years SPD-U Student Competition! You can check it out and see the other incredible work by students on @spdesigners ‘s website! Thanks to my professor @davidcooperart for the opportunity! by @impossiblyclever

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The comics aren’t gonna draw themselves 🤷‍♂️ by @impossiblyclever

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This is the last time I plan on making one of these drawings, so I’m gonna get a little sentimental.

I turn 22 today, which means that it’s been 10 years since I posted my first birthday drawing when I turned 12. It also means I’ve been posting my art online for over 10 years. If you know me from way back when, I started off on Tumblr when I was in middle school by making relatable comic strips. These comics ended up getting quite popular, and I eventually gained tens of thousands of followers just for being a sort-of-funny kid on the internet.

When I got to high school I wanted to take art more seriously, so I stopped doing as many comic strips and focused more on illustrations. I migrated to Instagram where I posted stuff because I didn’t have anything better to do. When I got to college, I started working on my first serious and large scale comic work, Nighthawks. Now, Nighthawks is getting published into a real book because of the people who have supported me all these years.

I guess what I’m saying is that this stuff takes time. In an age where people are trying to tell you otherwise, it’s the hours and hours and hours that it takes to make something that’s halfway decent that gives life meaning. What would I be doing otherwise? I have so many things I want to draw that I feel like my body can’t keep up with it. It is a privilege to be able to pursue what I love, let alone have an audience to see and appreciate it.

I’m still on the neverending journey of becoming a better artist, storyteller, and person. There’s a lot I still don’t understand about myself and the world around me, but I’m sure things will get more clear with time. Until then, I would like to thank each and every one of you for sticking around and making anything worth doing. I’m not sure what I’ve done to deserve it. If only you guys knew how much it means to me.

Here’s to ten more years of making comics. I’ll see you there. by @impossiblyclever

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Last week our campaign for @impossiblyclever ‘s debut graphic novel NIGHTHAWKS ended with over 200 Backers pledging over $10,000 to support this incredible comic.

From Jimmy and all of us here at Goats Flying Press, THANK YOU for your support of young artists, independent publishing, and Comics Against All Odds!

🐐🪽🔥🔥🔥 by @impossiblyclever

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Hey guys! Just a quick update on the campaign, thanks so much to everyone who’s supported it so far! I don’t typically like being on camera but I just wanted to record a little thank you and some of what we have in store for the next stretch goal as we approach the last 48 hours. As always, check out the Kickstarter with the links in my bio. I’m so excited to be working on this project and I can’t wait for you all to see it! Meanwhile, I’ll be drawing in my room… by @impossiblyclever

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21-year-old illustrator Jimmy Li just launched his debut graphic novel, Nighthawks Vol. 1 — a surreal slice-of-life about three strangers trapped in a house floating in an endless void, published by @goatsflyingpress 💥

Help bring this project to life by backing the Kickstarter campaign. Link in bio! by @impossiblyclever

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STRETCH GOAL UNLOCKED!

On our campaign to fund @impossiblyclever NIGHTHAWKS has smashed through its first Stretch Goal and that means ALL BACKERS WILL RECEIVE A FREE DIGITAL PREVIEW of Nighthawks Vol. 2 which is already in the works!

Onto our next goal: at $9000 pledges we’ll add a full “The Making Of” section to the back of the book, including the earliest sketches, concepts, and annotated drawings and developments by Jimmy Li from when he started working on what would become Nighthakws at Age 15!!

Join the campaign today (Link in Bio!) and help us keep this Hawk (and Goat!) airborne! 🐐🪽🔥🔥🔥 by @impossiblyclever

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NIGHTHAWKS IS NOW 100% FUNDED! As a first timer on Kickstarter, it’s crazy to me that this project was completely funded under five days! A huuuge thanks to all of you for showing up and supporting my little house comic, it means the world.

I just wanted to share this shirt design I created which you can get for the t-shirt bundle tier! Stay tuned for update on our stretch goals as well, we have some exciting extra content to reveal. 👀

⬛️🏠⬛️✌️ by @impossiblyclever

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NIGHTHAWKS Vol. 1 by @impossiblyclever is now LIVE ON @kickstarter !

Check out our rad as he’ll campaign video starring Jimmy himself and then head on over to the campaign page (LINK IN BIO!) and help us launch the career of an incredible young artist!

🐐🪽🔥🔥🔥🔥 by @impossiblyclever

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🚨WE ARE LIVE ON KICKSTARTER🚨

Goats Flying Press is proud to present NIGHTHAWKS, the debut work of @impossiblyclever !

WELCOME TO THE NIGHT

In the aftermath of a New Year’s party, three strangers find themselves trapped in a house floating in an endless black void.

Personalities clash, and they must confront each of their own inner turmoils if they ever want to find a way to get back home.

Meanwhile, the house almost seems to have a mind of its own… What’s actually happening here?

THE CAMPAIGN IS LIVE THROUGH JUNE 25!

Click the link in our bio to join the campaign and snap up the book and some incredible merch and rewards, all designed by @impossiblyclever & @jeffodman

Come join Jimmy Li and Goats Flying Press to help us strike another blow for Comics Against All Odds

🐐🪽🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 by @impossiblyclever

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Ready to face the eternal darkness? ⬛️🏠⬛️

The Kickstarter goes live tomorrow! You can check out the link in my bio to take a look at the campaign, which should be updated with some super cool tiers soon! Tell your moms and your friends and your friends moms!!! by @impossiblyclever

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We had an amazing time celebrating @impossiblyclever ‘s graduate thesis exhibition, the incredible NIGHTHAWKS, at the @prattinstitute Design Show!

The show is open to the public (registration required) and open though May 20 if you want to check out the works of the generation of artists, designers, architects, and (most importantly) cartoonists!

And if you by chance meet the unmistakably mohawked Jimmy at his booth you’ll get a chance to flip through a full test print of NIGHTHAWK Vol. 1, the very book we’ll be Kickstarting on May 26 (Link in Bio!) AND check out the full manuscript of Vol. 2 (Coming to Goats Flying Press…TBD!)

With young artists like Jimmy waiting in the wings Comics Against All Odds is in good hands. Sign up for the campaign and let’s give Jimmy Li and NIGHTHAWKS a great Goat welcome to the fold!
🐐🪽🔥🔥🔥🔥 by @impossiblyclever

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