Chemo Comics: “New Leaf” ⊟
This heartbreaking comic, which juxtaposes the experiences of going through chemotherapy and playing Animal Crossing as a distraction during those treatments, comes from Chicago-based artist Krystal DiFronzo.
It’s part of a series of comics about Krystal’s experiences since she was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma last August (she completed her treatments in January). She intends to release a collection of her Chemo Comics called The Good Hodgkins in June at the Chicago Alternative Comics Expo, and will sell them online shortly after. You can follow her Tumblr here.
I heard about this piece from the first episode of Young Talk, a great new podcast about comics, hosted by Kris Mukai and Laura Knetzger. They also talked about Fantasy Life in that episode, which was neat. Follow them too!
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