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This is fantastic. Been trying to do my own autobiographical strips for awhile in a similar style; it really is an artform to find the right voice and be succinct, yet poignant in that format so I'm always looking for examples of folks that do it really well with this kind of subject matter. There aren't too many cartoonists of color to model after, so this is a God send, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteNo problem! You should definitely follow Ben on Patreon. His work is brilliant!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree about the difficulty of autobio comics. I have tried it and found it hard.