Stina Comics

Comic interludes about life, love, & loss by Christina Tran, sodelightful.com/comics for more.

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Hourly Comics Day 2023

Feb 1, 2023

I like how some people call it a holiday for cartoonists (esp autobio comics makers) :)

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Chapter 3!!

Apologies for the delay in this page, it’s been a week. Juggling too many things, and how does one prioritize?

This is an artistbusinessperson cue to point to my patreon and say, hey if you throw some money that way, it helps me to prioritize projects like this webcomic…But it also makes me cringe to say it…because I’m still trying to figure everything out. But I also shouldn’t not say it? Because I’m still trying to figure everything out…

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Oops, forgot to mention that I’ll be in Olympia this weekend for Olympia Zine Fest! And next week at East Portland Arts and Literary Fest! <3 <3 <3

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A comic allegory for 2017.

How do I help you understand that we're not just feeling today, but also all of our yesterdays, and all of our ancestors' yesterdays as well?

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This comic is featured in Portland Zine Symposium's anthology, "Autonomy".

This comic is also featured in "Things I Cannot Say," a zine of short stories by Christina Tran about finding one's voice again. Available as a physical book (http://sodelightful.storenvy.com/prod...) and as a digital PDF (https://sodelightful.itch.io/cannotsay)

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Chapter 2, Page 7

* W O B B L E * 

…is maybe the favorite thing I’ve drawn in this comic so far.

Last page of chapter 2!!

Chapter 3 is comin’!

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Chapter 2, page 6

too much…

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Chapter 2, page 5

( S T O P )

P.S. I have a comic in Oni Press’s “DRAW OUT THE VOTE” state-by-state voting guide. I did the comic for DC. Please check out your state, and make sure your registration and stuff is squared away so you’re ready to vote!

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Chapter 2, page 3

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Also, I blogged about 15 pieces of art I’ve made about me dealing with the loss of my mom on this, the 15 year anniversary of her passing. Read it here.

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Chapter 2, page 2

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Chapter 2, page 1

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Chapter 2, bumper

Meditation is rarely calm and dreamy…

I’m considering posting larger chunks of comics at a time because this story reads better in chapters instead of page-by-page. I’ll have to decide by next week…so you’ll either get page 1 or chapter two or like all of it. :)

I’m printing chapter one as a standalone zine for my final project at the iPRC comics certificate program, so I will have some extra copies readers can nab if they’re interested. It’ll be very informal and I’ll send out info about it via my newsletter next week, so add your name over there!

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Chapter 1, Page 13

Last page in this Chapter!! Oh, Stina character, please go home soon…

I’m printing chapter one as a standalone zine for my final project at the iPRC comics certificate program, so I will have some extra copies readers can nab if they’re interested. It’ll be very informal and I’ll send out info about it via my newsletter in a couple weeks (after I have a cover design designed ha), so add your name over there!

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Chapter 1, Page 12

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P.S. Every time I table at a zine fest or con, I bring along my letter exchange boxes and invite strangers to share words of wisdom with others asynchronously. See some of the tiny notes from Portland Zine Symposium at @dear_daughter_ on instagram.

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Chapter 1, Page 11

I wrote a tinyletter about how this story is really about being able to feel joy as much as it is about being able to feel the sads. Read that here.

Also, I’ll be tabling at Portland Zine Symposium on Saturday July 28th!

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Chapter 1, Page 10.

This is part of a two-page spread and will look so nice in print. The other half next week.

(Back from my artist residency at the Atlantic Center for the Arts in Florida and bursting with stuff to share! – probably via newsletter soon.)

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Chapter 1, Page 7

I find myself for three weeks at a residency in Florida. The internet is spotty here, and it can also get knocked out by the weather. I will try to schedule these posts to go up on Wednesdays, but in case pages are late, that is why!