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Cloud Town is available for preorder! Link in bio, or ask your local shop! I’ve been pretty quiet the last few years as I worked on this book, but now it’s time to tell the world about it! Feel free to share with folks who would want to know, and keep an eye here and on my website for more information and some bonus stories I’ve got in my back pocket! More soon! https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/cloud-town_9781419749643/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CVirLg6Pn0r/?utm_medium=tumblr https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/cloud-town_9781419749643/

This week's library trip... #graphicnovel #comichaul #Yacomics #DCComics #PrinceOfCats #ComicBook #igcomiccommunity #KidsComics #teentitans https://www.instagram.com/p/B5SykDvBLqA/?igshid=1ofwe8s485mbq

Stargazing: a story about two young girls from varied backgrounds coming together in a way that leads them to learn more about the world and themselves. What struck me about this series is how the conflict sneaks up on you. Based on the setup it seems like where things will clash Are obvious but it holds back and ends up being this delightful read of kids enjoying being kids. Eventually though problems do surface and in fact escalate quickly. I was taken aback by home much the climax hit me on an emotional level but the book succeeded at getting me to Really care about these characters. Where it comes does come as a little extreme and nearly contradictory to what came before however knowing it came from a place of reality and how the resolves makes it all work. Jen Wang has become quite the comic creator. #Comic #ComicBook #Yacomics #stargazing #JenWang #ComicArt #graphicnovel #ComicReview https://www.instagram.com/p/B4llcF1hb0_/?igshid=1wag7l8g1gc7y

Guts: while reading this I kept thinking what is it about Raina Telgemeier books that strike such a chord with young readers. Perhaps a dude in his mid thirties isn't the right guy to answer that but I do read a lot of YA and kids comics so I bring a tid bit of knowledge. One thing that Guts continues is her books deal with issues kids face and treat them with a level of seriousness and respect. Often YA Comics are written with more of a retrospective voice so issues are downplayed because through the lens of an adult they are no big deal. With Guts something that may be silly like dealing with digesting issues has a serious impact because it can ostracize you from the only world you know. Plus you get the sense their is a level of personal experience that gives more credence to the general story. Honesty and respect with the right mix of humor and gags makes one successful comic. #Comics #Yacomics #KidsComics #Gut# #rainatelgemeier #ComicReview #igcomiccommunity #ComicArt https://www.instagram.com/p/B4QNGMfBeCM/?igshid=193j3bbn2qe92

Here’s a few panels from my favorite page I penciled this week: the moment when Mona first sees Hailey across orchestra class! A moment I’ve been toying with since the very beginning: that initial spark of Artner Love. 😍🏹✨🎶 . . . #wip #comics #graphicnovel #yacomics #penciling #drawing #bluepencil #lauraleegulledge #makingmona #artnercrush #artnerlove #dorkestra #behindthescenes #inthestudio #freshoffthedrawingboard https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo2W-btluQC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=s1ew96nioope