My aim is more to leave crumbs of recognition and love for people who are already on my page. I want to use the medium to subtly nod at queers, people of colour, and trans siblings that largely occupy my headspace and my heart space. […]
We are so inundated with images, language, videos, stories, and most of these are made for one reason: to get you to buy something. So, whenever I see something made by an artist that is cultural, emotional, political, or spiritual, I feel glad. […]
Do What You Love is a nice aphorism for about half a second. But then, when you actually think about it, at best, it is vacuous. Then, you realise, it is actually highly problematic and, at worst, pretty dangerous. I want to sternly waggle my finger at it. […]
I have had anxiety since I was a teenager, it was so bad back then that I couldn’t even go into shops and speak to sales people…I started to walk up to her and just froze up—my mind went blank. […]
I read this just as I was starting to make my own comics, finding my way from cartoons to drawing actual panels. It was a great book to read for me at this time, it made me feel that I could use personal anguish as the fuel for my stories. […]
It’s about seeing ourselves as black Africans and representing ourselves the way we want with a sense of cultural pride […]
I’m seeking change, and that change is multi-storied. […]
how are you supposed to read books about desolation and the death of your grandparents, and growing up and kissing and love and knowing your mother and really wanting things, before any of that has really, really happened to you? […]
I often find that being female and non-white and in love with comics can be problematic territory […]
This year, our print issue will be dedicated to artists and writers of colour. […]