Issue 1 (of 21)
Introverts Illustrated. Issue 1. Scott Finch. 2025. Available at various venues, like Partners and Son. Can be purchased in bundles of five for $25.
Scott Finch, an artist based out of Baton Rouge, has a new comics creation out in the world and I thought I’d tackle it from one of its multitudinous aspects. Given that, as a whole sum, this is a 21-issue bundle package (which you can purchase in smaller bundles!), I wanted to walk through the very first issue with you. Pretend that you and I are wandering about inside a dream. We are free to fly in the air, if we please. We can be naked too. It simply doesn’t matter. It’s a dream, you dig?
Each issue to this series runs for as long as it needs to run, varying from, say, 14 pages to 50 pages. As an artist, I find this zany unbridled presentation utterly fascinating. But you don’t have to be an artist to enjoy it, relate to it. This is all about free-form uninhibited freedom. You’re in a dream, right? If you can’t do as you please inside your own mind, where else can you go to seek refuge from the madding crowd? And the crowds these days are quite madding, aren’t they?
I’ve had a chance to get to know the artist and his work. You could call me something of a Scott Finch scholar, or a budding scholar. Not that anyone would notice or care. As much in life, all that really matters is if I care. And, if I care enough, then perhaps that will move you to care as well.
It is in this who-gives-a-hoot spirit that Scott Finch revels–and, believe me, you will find something here that sets you free. Part of the magic and charm about Finch’s work is that it is both highly enigmatic and highly accessible. It is what it is but so much more. You simply don’t need to overthink it and give yourself over to it, just as you would any painting, or music, what have you.
Anyway, this first issue sets the tone for much that follows, although it hardly gives away the whole game. You are just getting your feet wet here, touching the tip of the iceberg. Plenty more to immerse yourself in, believe me. With Scott Finch, I have found a kindred spirit and perhaps, on some level all your own, you will too.
