The Mind of Jenny Everywhere (comic story)
The Mind of Jenny Everywhere was Benj Christensen’s contribution to The Sketchbook Project and it was presented for the 2019 Jenny Everywhere Day.
While listed as a
it is not a traditional narrative. It is readable as a series of standalone sketches and as a basic introduction to Jenny Everywhere. There are more subtle sequences, indicated by short chains of letters, that connect related thoughts on non-sequential pages.
Contents
Pages are identified by letters as well as numbers.
A
Jenny: short haired Jenny with earring and white scarf with red stripe
Captions: The Mind of Jenny Everywhere; AKA The Shifter; Open Source Super Hero
Dialogue: "The universe is infinite"
Chain: O→D→N→K
B
Jenny: plump Jenny with goggles down, in green shirt and without a scarf
Captions: Created in 2001 by Steven Wintle; and the Barbelith community; The character of Jenny Everywhere is available for use by anyone, with only one condition. This paragraph must be included in any publication involving Jenny Everywhere, in order that others may use this property as they wish. All rights reversed.
Dialogue: "There’s a me that’s always happy"
Chain: none
C
Jenny: bald Jenny without a scarf
Captions: none
Dialogue: "Not metaphorically"
Chain: B→F→I→?→E
D
Jenny: side-cut Jenny in green T-shirt with S logo
Captions: The Infinite; A place between realities; Perpetual night; Sort of a home for Jenny
Dialogue: "I am infinite"
Chain: none
E
Jenny: shy Jenny in winter coat
Captions: The stars are different universes; A culture of Jennys live there
Dialogue: "It's all my fault"
Chain: none
F
Jenny: blonde Jenny in hoodie
Captions: none
Dialogue: "Nowhere"
Chain: 2→D→9→?→?→L
G
Jenny: face shot of Jenny with dice earring
Captions: The Rex
Dialogue: "And that's why"
Chain: none
H
Jenny: Jenny in blue coat, no goggles
Captions: Shifting; Two Jennys swap objects; Requires concentration; Some wild results
Dialogue: "They're you, but not you"
Chain: none
I
Jenny: older Jenny in winter coat
Captions: The Mama
Dialogue: "They both cause pain"
Chain: E→R→P→6
J
Jenny: Nonhuman yellow Jenny with scarf and dice earring
Captions: The Nolon [in mirror writing]
Dialogue: "All realities, all possibilities" [in mirror writing]
Chain: none
K
Jenny: small child Jenny with long hair
Captions: Knowledge; Jenny has access to complete knowledge; Impossibly massive amount of info
Dialogue: "The same me"
Chain: none
L
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M
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N
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O
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P
Jenny:
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Q
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R
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S
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(MORE CONTENT COMING!)
Behind the scenes
On the Sketchbook Project website, Benj wrote,
This sketchbook is an exploration of the infinitely disconnected mind of the open source superhero Jenny Everywhere. It's also a collection of my own notes on the character and can serve as a guide to anyone that might want to create a Jenny Everywhere story.
External links
- The sketchbook may be read online
