Art update!

[summercomfort]

Now that I (a) don't work full time at more than one job, and (b) have a b/f who finally has time to draw comics, I've finally started my "China Stories" comics. There's only 2 so far, but I've got lotsa ideas for more!

The mission statement for my China Comics:
1) Tell a story about a personal experience in China
2) Must illustrate an aspect of China not often seen in Western media
3) Tell the story in 1 page

I'm collecting stories! So if you have China anecdotes, comment, or write me an email!

Anyway, here's one about milk:




I've also put them up at http://www.sushux.net/comics/

Also! I updated the doodles section of my (still wip) website: http://www.sushux.net/gallery.php (which actually just links back to sushusketches

Comments

[eptified.livejournal.com]

Man, do I ever love your style. You know that, but still. And if you and Jono dating leads to a mutual increase in artistic productivity, then a big fucking Mazel Tov to that. May you have lots of deeply worrying children.

[summercomfort]

Haha. Yes, our children would be pretty messed up. Glad you enjoyed the comic. Jono has some nice Yuki comics that need inking, which requires finding the paper for the inking, etc etc... But they should show up after Christmas some time...

[kitsuchan.livejournal.com]

Yay, China comics!

Milk cartons are more popular in Taiwan, but they still have the extra-creamy thing going on. I used to have chocolate milk there once or twice a week as a treat, and then got really sad when I came back to the US and the chocolate milk had all sorts of weird thickeners and corn syrup in it.

Also, much love for the hot water bottles. My host family in Taiwan and all my coworkers in Shanghai kept teasing me for wanting to drink cold water.

I should email you some of my China anecdotes! Do Taiwan ones count? Is that a politically loaded question? ^_^

[summercomfort]

Yes! Please send China stories! (Although caveat is that if I don't have a good mental image of what you're describing, it's hard for me to comic it. So tell a juicy one! This is especially true for Taiwan, since I've never been, and so have no mental image of it.)

(See how I skirted the question? I am a master!)

[summercomfort]

Oh, yeah, the "drink icy stuff" thing is going to be a future comic. :D I mean, Chinese people drink Coke warm. WTF?

Also, don't hesitate to send negative-China stories. I want to present an honest China through personal stories.

[benlehman.livejournal.com]

My host family always used hot water from bottles to make tea with. Of course, they also weren't big tea drinkers, so that could be a horrible faux-paux.

Can I send you China stories?

yrs--
--Ben

[summercomfort]

Yes! Please send China stories! (Although caveat is that if I don't have a good mental image of what you're describing, it's hard for me to comic it. So tell a juicy one!)

[summercomfort]

Oh, my family totally does that, too. Now my mom uses a coffee-maker to make hot water, but it's still not as readily available as hot water bottles.

[yeloson.livejournal.com]

Pureawesome.

[summercomfort]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[nendil.livejournal.com]

Love the (gaudy). What Chinese thing ever escapes that fate?

Can you do one about how crossing the street in China is like playing Frogger? I resorted to surreptitiously ducking behind whichever relative I'm walking with so they'd face the traffic first.

[summercomfort]

Haha. Well, Song porcelain is anything but gaudy, although Tang stuff is generally pretty gaudy. But yes. Nowadays, GAUDINESS REQUIRED. 不然的话就太土了。

Yes, a comic will be about navigating streets in China.

[nyankoframe.livejournal.com]

I like your drawing style! Unfortunately I don't have any stories to tell about China, but I'm looking forward to seeing more.

[summercomfort]

Thanks! Well, hopefully another will come next week! ::fingers crossed::

[silmeria.livejournal.com]

^^ neato! I love these stories, even though I would never be able to enjoy milk from China due to lactose intolerance (curses!!!).

:) Keep it up! I'd love to read more. *hugs to you, Jono, Cat, and Jeremy*

[summercomfort]

::hugs to you!!:: How are you holding up? Don't sweat the apps too much -- as long as they know you're applying, you can always make up any "accidentally missing" elements after the deadline. UChi-Con looks exciting! :DD (But delegation, my dear kaicho...)