Guys, you simply must see these these. Coco Wang is a Chinese artist who is taking some of the less-reported (outside China, anyway) human interest stories from last month’s earthquake devastation, and turning them into comic strips. They’re clever, they’re well-made, and it’s a huge understatement to say they’re touching. I’m not usually the weepy sort, but these really got to me.
From Coco’s blog:
I am back home in Beijing now. Thousands of heart-breaking stories are happening 24 hours non-stop everyday, some are so sad that you can hardly bear, some are incredibly moving that you just can’t stop crying… I have never felt more proud of my country and people… their love, courage and kindness rock me to my core! I have decided to tell these touching stories by drawing comics. I am going to send you comic strips almost everyday from now on, I hope you could know something about the earthquake in China, although you don’t have to do anything, but I hope you could feel our love and hope.”
There are 12 strips so far, and they’re all superb. It’ll take you less than ten minutes to read through them, and it’ll change your entire outlook. I’ve subscribed to the RSS feed so I can have a bite everyday.
Link, many thanks to Rock Geisha.
Thankssss. These were great.
Thankssss. These were great.