Thoughts on Making a Comic
Added 2022-01-04 16:00:06 +0000 UTCThis page from Episode 2 is still one of my favorites, even 90+ pages and a year later. Drawing a sequence of a masculine lesbian putting on her binder and her suit just filled me with so much excitement, it felt so indulgent.
Something that drove me to making Pink Sugar, is that I have so many fond memories of checking out manga and comics at local libraries as a kid, and always feeling so excited and warm whenever I would see a character Like Me. It feels so good to be feel seen by a creator, it's like a sign that someone sees you exist. While there's so many more queer cartoons and comics nowadays, that wasn't always the case- even a decade ago. Having access to comics and media are a huge reason of how I was able to learn so much about myself and about other people at a young age. (Looking at you, Karolina Dean from The Runaways)
Something I find to be so freeing as a comic artist is just... to show something happening simply because I want it to. Things can happen & be seen just because I say so. I have the power to simply MAKE the representation that I've been wanting for so many years. And it feels damn incredible.
I know how warm and lovely it is to feel seen as a reader. As a creator, I would love to give someone else that feeling. I would love for someone else to know that I see them. That's something I absolutely intend to do with Pink Sugar.
