"It's kind of like writing a haiku!" - MALAKA GHARIB, Aackt 7: 12 Artists, Aack Cast #AackCast #NationalHaikuDay #MalakaGharib

Book 11: "It Won't Always Be Like This" by #MalakaGharib

Her second graphic memoir, it explores her Arabic and Muslim side. A bit more angsty given it was Gharib's teenaged years (and it was the 90s). I love her openness in relating messy family stuff, and cringe at the same insecurity I felt from wanting to fit in with dominant (American) culture.

The colors and panel structure in this book are more varied. It's exciting to see this cartoonist grow.

#Bookstodon #Comics #Memoir @bookstodon

#WebComicTalk Q3: Who influenced your art or writing style of your webcomic?

#Seattle has some incredible comics artists. I especially love #SimonHanselmann’s COVID comics collected in “Crisis Zone”. Simon put out that shit weekly in the middle of lockdown and was able to pack so much into 10 panels. #BrettHamil really skewers City politics well in 9 panels with simple drawings.

#MalakaGharib for not being too precious and her zinester’s heart, #JonMcNaught for silence and mood.

#IndieComics

‘Don't “Get” #Art? You Might Be Looking At It Wrong’
#NPR #MalakaGharib

“Many of us would love to have [a] deep connection when we look at a #painting or #sculpture, but it can be challenging. … And #museums can be overwhelming. [H]ow do you know [what] to focus on?

#LifeKit talks to three art professionals about how to look at art and have a #museum experience that leaves you feeling revitalized and #inspired.”

https://www.npr.org/2023/01/05/1147239071/dont-get-art-you-might-be-looking-at-it-wrong