Nicolas Sequeira

Nicolas Sequeira in 2022

**Nicolas Sequeira** is a professional mail-order cartoonist from Denver, Colorado. He is the owner of Nicolas Comics Inc. as well as its subsidiaries Nicolas Films, Nicolas Records, and Nicolas Content. The things on this wiki, unless stated otherwise, are his intellectual property.

## The Early Years: 2005-2010

Nicolas cites the work of Elzie Crisler Segar as an inspiration. He once liked Garfield but when he was seven he got a book full of Thimble Theatre strips and acquired some taste. He now considers Garfield to be trash. Nicolas also had a brief Calvin and Hobbes stint in the 2000s, and although he admits that Calvin and Hobbes can often be funny, he has boycotted it ever since he learned that Bill Watterson is lazy.

During this period Nicolas Sequeira's earliest character, Superbug, was drawn in spiral notebooks. Mr. Grapefruit also came into being during this time, and at first he was a misshapen blob on hand-stitched construction paper. Another classic from this time period is the experimental comic Mr. Scribble and the short illustrated story "The Futcar." The Mr. Grapefruit Chronology here consists of Mr. Grapefruit Volume 2, Mr. Grapefruit Volume 1, Mr. Grapefruit Volume 3 (incomplete) and Mr. Grapefruit's Big Adventure, all of which are still not up for sale.

At the end of this period, Nicolas abandoned Mr. Grapefruit, a decision he later regretted.

## The Sunday Funnies and Polaris Post: 2009-2012

After abandoning Mr. Grapefruit, Nicolas turned to such educational comics as Body Guys, Eohippus and Friends, and Gad Quad, a trippy comic featuring multi-headed sea monsters known as "Gads" based on an illustration in William Du Bois' "The 3 Policemen."

Together these comics formed "The Sunday Funnies," a loose coalition of shared-universe content in the form of standard by-the-books comic strips. Many were produced, but most are now lost. These were low quality compared to the high concept work which preceded them, but they still have some charm in their own right. Superbug appeared from time to time.

In 4th and 5th grade Nicolas put his work in print in a self-published school newspaper, the Polaris Post. These issues are hard to find and incredibly valuable. Each issue consisted of an opening of two Mr. Grapefruit strips, with one Body Guys strip or Gad Quad strip thrown in. Frequent and returning content, such as Science Corner, Big Nose's Game Show Page, and Poems, were also included. The Polaris Post ran twice a month for two years before shutting down. Nicolas tried to revive the idea in 6th and 7th grade but was met with less reception, and then abandoned the idea.

## Experimentation, Mr. Grapefruit Returns: 2013-2016

Soon after, Nicolas drew less comics and began experimenting with other endeavors. Among the incomplete works from this period is a film called &&&&, which was designed to be 24 hours long but was dropped after Nicolas couldn't afford enough memory cards. Nicolas now describes the whole affair as "a real mess."

Finally, this period of inactivity ceased with a short comic, Mr. Grapefruit, The Reboot, consisting of a few new Grapefruit strips. These strips were designed to be more introspective and metaphysical than the older ones, with fourth wall breaks and surreal commentary. This was followed by two other compilation- Mr. Grapefruit: He's not a Grapefruit, and Mr. Grapefruit Dominates The Human Race. After this it was clear that self-published comics were what Nicolas wanted to do.

Several comics from this time include "The TV Age," "Bad Magazine," and the first section of "Koo-Koo Magazine". The rest is lost.

## 2016-2018: Herman the Hitchiker, Further Experimentation

The modern age of Nicolas Comics was kicked off in 2016, with the release of Herman The Hitchiker, a comic about a normal man afflicted by "fake hippie syndrome," after which he travels across the United States and smokes pot. This comic was mature and lengthy, with the original run having 25 8-page issues. Nicolas says he was inspired by an old hitchiking guide he found while on a trip to Last Chance, Colorado. Soon after completing the 25th issue, Herman was lost.

Soon after this Nicolas branched out into online media, beginning with a set of over 500 cartoonish videos entitled "Videos For People," which he uploaded onto YouTube for the span of one or two years.

Between 2017 and 2018 Nicolas drew such beloved comics as Lady O' The Night and The Rock People.

Nicolas tried to share his art at East High School, but they rejected it because they found it offensive. Nicolas describes East High School as a hive of morons. Nicolas has no friends.

## 2018-2020: College Buddies And Online Endeavors

Soon after completing "Dog Liker," Nicolas wrote the first installment of College Buddies, which soon grew into a lengthy and complex 5-issue series. From 2018 to 2020 Nicolas was also a regular poster on Reddit, during which he built up both a sizable community of haters.

In January 2019 Nicolas released his first feature film, Viyce, concerning the exploits of George W. Bush and his cabinet. The film was well received by critics and panned by trolls.

Suring 2019, Sequeira collaborated with meme legend Ronald Bolton.

Nicolas first rose to fame in August 2019, when he claimed to have been part of an 80s new wave band called "Blau Blatt Bammel," the creators of the most mysterious song on the Internet. After this spike in popularity, Nicolas once again fell into relative obscurity.

Nicolas left Reddit in March 2020, saying that Reddit held nothing for him. This was due in part to a hate group called "Ban Nicolas Sequeira". Soon after, he returned.

Nicolas has also been responsible for other online works and interactive experiences.

In 2020, Nicolas was diagnosed with acute myopia and issued a pair of corrective lenses. The same year, he wrote master journalist Fredrik Knudsen and campaigned for an episode of Down The Rabbit Hole covering Nicolas Comics.

## 2021: A Return To Form

In February 2021, Nicolas stated that he plans on interacting with trolls less and producing more fresh content. As part of this initiative he created several new shows, such as VHS Crazy and Moron Medicine, as well as an all-new Rubbish Randy comic and a parody of Edgar Wright's zombie movie "Shaun Of the Dead". In addition, Sequeira has expanded his brand to introduce more musical projects, and introduced collectible VHS tapes and Compact Cassettes to the Nicolas Comics catalog.

Sequeira's work achieved viral popularity and widespread recognition on March 31, 2022, with the publication of Wendigoon's video "The Hypnagogic Archive: An Anthology ARG." The Hypnagogic Archive and the larger conceptual project to which it belongs, The Alternate State Sequence, are Sequeira's most recognized work thus far, and have accumulated a passionate fanbase.