emma munger // comics // illustration

I was SO sure that Abbi Jacobson and a friend parked outside the comic book store yesterday that I nearly dropped an entire handful of Sandman comics – I ran to the door of the shop to see if it was really her but she was walking away and on the phone and I nearly yelled out “ABBI, I WENT TO MICA TOO U R THE BESTEST COME IN HERE AND READ COMIX W/ ME!” but I lost my nerve and resolved to having missed an amazing opportunity. Turns out it wasn’t even her (I stalked her twitter just to make sure she hadn’t mentioned SF) because s few hours later I went to get some pretzel goldfish from the corner store and ran into the doppelganger. Still got a little starstruck not gunna lie. The girl musta thought I was the weirdest….

BUT yeah, can never get enough Broad Cityyyyy

For this reblog I decided to hone in on a text very close to my heart: BROAD CITAAAAY. Anyway, I searched “broad city tattoos”, due to the fact that BC tattoos have been something I’ve seen fans of the series getting all over my instagram feed. In search of something particularly transformative, I instead stumbled across this post. I found this post rather interesting for a number of reasons. Most notably, I was taken with (and this might be a profound reading) how the digital age has played a role in this fans life, and, I’m guessing, many other fans of the text as well. The enthusiastic fan was able to “track” Abbi Jacobson by virtue of Jacobson’s active social media use. I know this because I follow Jacobson on almost every social media platform there is. In turn, the fan felt comfortable enough to reach out to Abbi if it was indeed her. I myself would’ve felt the urge to connect with Jacobson if I saw her in person because her active use on social media almost reads as an invitation to get to know her a little better. Even if it’s just to say hello. I would also like to make note of the pathological quality ingrained in this post and its relation to gender. The author of this post is said to be at a comic shop. As discussed in lecture as well as seen in a few screenings- women who are into comics are a novelty to your ordinary male comic aficionado. I thoroughly enjoy this addition to the post mainly because she doesn’t draw attention to it. She’s just a fan, indulging in what she constitutes as a fan for herself. In terms of pathology, however, her behavior when seeing Jacobson’s doppleganger is what Jensen would categorize as obsessed loner pathology. So, in conclusion, this fan has indulged in what the digital age has provided her, and slides around on the fan gender spectrum. 

Alrighhty that was a weird read ~~ good weird, I think? 

WELL, perfect timing for this analysis to be posted because THIS obsessed loner has her original Broad City Pin-ups for saleeeee! Fresh from the sweeet walls of Meltdown Comic’s show room where Eat More Art Out threw a dope-ass event called NOMO FOMO: An Art Show about Broads in the City and it was hosted by the Nerdist! OMG, it was so fun to be apart of! But my piece didn’t sell so I have it back and was hoping some BC fan out there might want it to adorn their wall <3 

IF SO~ check it out right here: 

http://emmart.bigcartel.com/product/broad-city-pin-ups-original-painting

Daryl Van Horne pocuh by @emmamunger. Swooning over this.

Ahhhh it looks so good!! Thank you SO MUCH for the order @paty-shoo!!!