Underpants and Overbites
By Jackie E. Davis | 483 FollowersAbout Underpants and Overbites
"Underpants and Overbites" began in 2016 after Jackie Davis discovered the magic of graphic novels. She’d been drawing for ages but mostly served lattes at her day job. Upon discovering that graphic novels were sooo much more than Spiderman (no offense, Spiderman fans), she proceeded to read hundreds and hundreds of them from the teen section of the local library, almost losing her job for tardiness on several occasions. Buried in some magical pages, Davis determined then and there to write a graphic novel too. So she set to work. Except, she didn’t know where to start. She didn’t even know how to draw the boxes the squiggles go in. So she decided to make comics and figure it out. Three-plus years later, Davis is still making comics and loving it. Turns out she is writing a graphic novel; it’s just one sentence at a time.
"Underpants and Overbites" has won zero awards, but that’s totally cool. Davis already feels like a winner in her heart ... some days.
Meet Jackie E. Davis
Jackie E. Davis lives in Rochester, New York, in an old single-family home someone chopped up into a bunch of lumpy apartments. Davis spends her time making enormous pots of soup to eat all week, hanging with friends, bikin’ around (weather permitting), and talking about life with her husband, Pat. He lives in the apartment too! But he’s so quiet sometimes she forgets.
Cast of Characters
Jackie E. Davis
The main character is Jackie E. Davis herself in comics form. That’s the overbitten one with swoopy bangs. Other popular recurring characters include her husband Pat (the purple beardy guy), her friend and mentor Nick (the pale poofy-haired one), and her friend Tess (the one with a teal headband).