Truth Serum creator Jon Adams has given us another of his stellar drawings, which you will now look at:

You saw it?
So, we got the chance to ask Jon a few more questions. Despite his constantly shaking legs and utterly profuse sweating, it was a delightful and telling webcam interview.
1. Where do you get your ideas?
I get them mostly from sniffing markers. No, not mostly. Completely. Sharpies, preferably. But whatever’s laying around and hasn’t dried out is fine by me. Last week I found a brand new Uni Paint Marker in the backseat of an abandoned car and started sniffing for ideas. That’s how I came up with my latest piece. It’s a picture of Red Skelton riding a huge Frisbee through the forest as he fights these like little ogre things with swords. It’s pretty sweet.
2. Is it true that Lewis Carroll is your biggest artistic influence?
Nope. You’re thinking of Lewis & Clark. They were a huge influence. All those little drawings they did, mapping out America with little rivers and bears and trees. The first time I saw one of their drawings I said to my mom, I said “Mom, I want to be a drawer.” So she went next door and stole me a packet of crayons from the neighbor kids. I drew my first drawing of a werewolf fighting these like little ogre things with swords. My mom loved it and that really filled me with confidence. So I brought it into school the next day to show to my history professor. I pulled it out but he smacked it outta my hand. He told me I was failing and I should just drop out of college. So I did. It was obvious that fate was taking control and telling me to be an artist. All thanks to Lewis & Clark. Who knew that thousands of years after they discovered America, they’d still be having an impact?
3. Which character in this drawing do you relate to the most?
If I said Alice I’d be lying. I mean, sure, I feel like a little girl, lost in a strange land sometimes. Who doesn’t? But mostly I relate to the rabbit guy. Whatever his name is. Let’s call him Carl Rabbit, because I’m pretty sure that’s his name. So Carl really speaks to me. I’ve always related to rabbits, ever since my mom stole a rabbit’s foot from the next door neighbor’s kids’ rabbit, Carl. Carl died eventually, I think because he lost so much blood. Or maybe it was just his time to go. Either way, I think rabbits are neat. I love how they hop around like kangaroos.
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This one time Jon and I sat in a parking lot at a local coffee shop and sniffed markers for three days straight. Sometimes, he’d let me sit in the driver’s seat and I’d feel like I was the awesome!
I’m the nieghbor from whom Jon’s mom stole crayons, a rabbit’s foot and, one one occasion, my kidney. At the time, all the theft was traumatic and damaging to my psyche. But seeing now, that the results have born such fruit, it all seems worth it somehow. Kudos, Jon Adams! Kudos!
I think my next drawing will be of Jon sniffing a sharpie thoughtfully. I will dedicate it to him.