#Hal Incandenza

[midmodmar]

If you guys liked Challengers you will not regret picking up Infinite Jest! It's like a slow-burn, post-apocalyptic AU with lots of trans + queer rep and aspects of magical realism, anti-capitalist and lighthearted fun for all audiences!¹

[pinkocowboy]

some infinite jest doodles. yes, i know i’m going to hell for making them anime characters.

pemulis but i actually look up what his hat looks like eventually,

hal….

and a sketch of orin i really liked.

this is me, unfortunately.

[sadcroissant]

Smoking that shit that made Hal Incandenza insane.

(keep re uploading this bc resolution. I need a new tablet so bad I can’t handle traditional rn)

(Shoutout to @midmodmar as my Hal ref)

[boyblogging]

the more shit gets gutted each day the more i start to feel like him i think i'm sick btw

[handwashy]

just a collection of my Hal and Pemulis doodles

I’d intended on posting a broader ij doodles but then I realized two were the only ones I’d really drawn

I like that it’s stated in the book Pemulis likes wearing goofy t shirts cause it gives me an excuse to find silly things to add

[majikmikkelsen]

Infinite jest doodles 😼 I’m only on like page 100 but I’m obsessed 😈😈

Prob gonna change Hal’s design cuz this is probably innacurate

Taking infinite jest requests

[mikepemulis]

[pooryorickentertainment]

Okay, so I haven't really posted any new art in three years, and I even failed at posting this BEFORE the actual event, but I have just returned from the 2024 David Foster Wallace Conference (my fourth overall) and had an amazing time. A life-affirming experience, as always. I was happy to be asked to create the logo for the conference again this year, but I will admit that I didn't have any fresh ideas, having done this a few times now. Conference organizer Matt Bucher suggested the Whataburger connection, since it's a Texas institution (some might say cult), and I loved that concept. I actually love Whataburger's branding a lot more than its food. Wallace had a junk food diet and love for fast food, which must have inspired him to name the Whataburger Southwest Junior Invitational after this regional fast food chain. I assume the he would have encountered it in Tucson, when he was doing his postgraduate work at the University of Arizona. It's not hard to imagine him playing a few tennis matches at the Randolph Tennis Center (the site of the tournament) and then grabbing a bite to eat at the local Whataburger.

It's possible to read Infinite Jest, and depending on where you live, not realize that Whataburger is a real brand. There are about 20 Whataburger locations in Austin, TX alone, which makes sense, considering its proximity to the Whataburger HQ in San Antonio. They operate 1,000 locations across the southwest and have a history going back to 1950. I can't tell if there is any deeper meaning in DFW's selection of this brand. The young tennis players take qualifying for the Whataburger tournament very seriously, some, including Hal Incandenza, pushing themsleves to the physical, psychological, and pharmacological limit to get there. This seriousness is undercut by a ridiculous sounding sponsor for the tournament, which turns out to be a very real American brand of fast food.

[caeliflammae]

my new years resolution is to write and publish at least one fanfic. pemcamdenza is calling me

[k3rtwang]

this is super old!! 2017 i guess. i was obsessed with infinite jest and did a lot of crappy fan art back then. i still like this one though!

[paneful]

hallie i. from some reference on pinterest because I can’t draw

(please help me)

[midmodmar]

I know he doesn't have glasses but the lens symbolism...

[pinkocowboy]

infinite zest

[sadcroissant]

The Fuckin single gorilla arm kills me lmao. I think I need to do a pemulis sketch study soon tbh

[pretzelmath]

me when nothing’s fair because nothing’s true

[blackboxdye]

parallels i've drawn this week: Capitalist Realism has a lot of similar arguments as E Unibus Pluram, in regards to systems eschewing criticism. also Hal Incandenza is lowkey Dazai (bsd) coded