The Grief Manual
I’m restarting my Patreon. For anyone unfamiliar, Patreon allows me to create a subscription list so that those who’ve signed up can be shipped an issue of the comic automatically when a new issue is released. They will be 6x9 inches, fully colored, at 20pgs a piece. You can click HERE to subscribe
After my mom passed away suddenly in early 2020, I began a series of illustrations to explore grief and to share and connect with others who might have felt similarly in their lives. My goal is to turn these illustrations into my first graphic novel, and entitle it "The Grief Manual." Comics take me a long time to make, and as quarantine has changed the economy of everyone in the world, myself included, I decided to make a Patreon to release the comic bi-monthly as I work to incentivize and supplement the project. My goal is 120 pages. Every two months I will mail out 20 completed pages of the comic to your door - After six arrivals, you'll be holding the comic form of The Grief Manual.
With this project i'm really interested in feedback and your own stories as may contribute to how the book takes shape. You can contact me directly about the work or your stories at birdcapshruggins@gmail.com
This is what the pages look like before i’ve inked them; tangles of scribbles and me trying to see if the words will fit on the page somewhere
