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rocket science

#ex nihilo #webcomic #zero #one #physics #rocket science #comics #have always hated this phrase

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multitudes

#ex nihilo #webcomic #zero #one #two #three #four #five #six #seven #eight #nine #comics #artists on tumblr

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multitudes

#ex nihilo #webcomic #zero #one #two #three #four #five #six #seven #eight #nine #comics #webcomics #artists on tumblr

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It is April which means it is time for my approximately annual

mathblr roll call!

Reblog/reply if you are a mathblr and/or mathblr adjacent. And tag the other (at least semi active) mathblrs & adjacents you know of!

"What counts as mathblr? Do I count?" If you want to! Math shitposters! Math academia aesthetic blogs! Math studyblrs! Unthemed blogs owned by people who happen to be math fans! I want them all! I'm happy to see CS, stats, physics, and other math-adjacent folks too if they like hanging out with the math crowd!

And while we're at it, here is the link once again to the mathblr discord server (LCM- Least Common Mathblr). It's a good time and all are welcome :)

https://href.li/?https://discord.gg/JfRj3wxcwX

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partitions

#ex nihilo #webcomic #zero #comics #dissociation

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boring

#ex nihilo #webcomic #zero #seven #comics #boredom #anxiety

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normal tired

#ex nihilo #webcomic #comics #six #eight

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im back

#ex nihilo #zero #five #webcomic #comics #i dont think ill travel again for a while

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Two Years

today marks two years of ex nihilo.

much of the last year was eaten up by me and my family moving, which took a lot of time, money, creativity and energy out of me to draw comics as regularly as i'd like. but, im happy i finally moved, and im happy with the past year of drawing.

"getaway" was the big project last year. despite having very little feedback, im happy that most people who gave any did so positively. i had that idea in my head for more than a decade, predating this comic. personally, i think its a rushed mess that has very poor pacing, but the biggest reason i even started it was to prove to myself that i could finish it. along the way it taught me very (VERY) basic photo editing and coloring skills, and im very happy with how the lines and the colors came out.

from now on i want to shift all drawings to be only two main colors of pixels, black and white, as seen here also. though i do appreciate how smudgy and inky my pen makes my comics look, i dont think anything is really lost.

though im somewhat lacking in creativity for regular one-sheet comics, i know ill be making them as i get bursts of ideas or simple dialogue exchanges. right now i have a big idea swimming in my head for a bigger longform comic, about zero and an existential crisis (with eldritch horror mixed in).

im really grateful to all the new friends ive made along the way, all of you, whether here or on discord. if youve resonated with anything ive put on paper, thank you for your support.

<3

#ex nihilo #two year anniversary

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happy pi day!

#pi #pi day #ex nihilo #webcomic #math #comics

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leap day

#ex nihilo #webcomic #comic #artists on tumblr #zero #leap day #february 29

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what’s zero’s everyday routine?

routine

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i look outside my window and out into the vernal sky

because now's the time to stay indoors, and now's the time to be outside

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Does zero come from another world or is he from the same world as the other numbers?

zero and the other numbers all inhabit the same lil pocket universe, and were formed into existence as soon as a majority of humankind recognized their numerousness. the essence of each number, its "itness," is what birthed them into self awareness.

because zero did not formally mathematically exist until he was unanimously agreed to by the rest of the world, the memory of his origin is much more nuanced and cloudy, only observed by a select few civilizations. while other numbers were formed on the basis of counting, zero specifically had to be invented, thousands of years later, making him the youngest of his peers.

these facts make him much more involved in questioning the existential nature of his role as a mathematical object, as well as a kinship to his fellow numbers. despite how different he is, his friends remind him that its what make him so special.

#pie #ex nihilo lore

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you taught me the names of the stars overhead

that I wrote down in my ledger

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clouded thoughts

#ex nihilo #webcomic #four #three #i dislike being high #if you enjoy it #im happy for you #but i just cant #comics

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2023

some drawings i made last year that i am particularly pleased with