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Q: who the hell is writing YINZ CITY?
A: my name is higu rose. i'm an illustrator living in western PA.
my favorite movies are Beverly Hills Cop, John Carpenter's The Thing, Tremors, Twice Upon a Time, and Blow Up. i have 14 tattoos.
more of my work can be found at HIGU.COOL
Q: where/when does YINZ CITY take place?
A: the location is a secret, but issue 1 happens around 2015-ish. the series takes place over 5 years.
Q: why does everyone use a flip phone?
A: the story takes place in an alternate universe in which smart phones were never invented, because i think they're ugly.
think of it like the galapagos effect in regard to Japanese cellphones developing advanced features (social media access, texting services, customization, etc), but if phones developed that way worldwide (although a few characters do use dated flip phones similar to older Western ones).
Q: how old is everyone in YINZ CITY?
A: from the beginning of the series:
- Seti - 23
- Kit - 19
- Sage - unclear; somewhere in their 20s
- Isaiah - 25
- Nabokov - 19
- Fiona - 24
- Miller - 25
- Shelley - ?????????
Q: why does Seti suck so much?
A: that's the question we're all asking ourselves.
Q: is Fiona supposed to have extra fingers?
A: yes.
Q: is Fiona single?
A: no, but she and Miller are fairly open.
Q: what are the scars on Sage's hands?
A: they are burn scars.
Q: why do they go by Sage instead of Susquehanna?
A: because no one outside of the Susquehanna Valley knows how to pronounce it.
Q: how DO you pronounce Susquehanna?
A: suhs-kwuh-han-uh.
the name comes from the Lenape word "Sisa'we'hak'hanna", which roughly translates to "Oyster River".
Q: Didn't Isaiah's name used to be Misha? Are they the same character?
A: yes and yes. i think Isaiah is a cuter name. Misha is his dead name, both canonically and on a meta level.
Q: why does Shelley look like Damon Albarn? IS he actually Damon Albarn?
A: i don't know what you're talking about...
Q: how often do issues come out?
A: once every several months... ish... maybe... you can follow my twitter or my instagram for progress updates. you can subscribe to my newsletter to be notified of issue drops and general art news!
Q: whens the Scottish Randy chapter?
A: when i'm on my deathbed.
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