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Short Cycles, Long Game
How The 12 Week Year helped me build a sustainable creative system as a graphic novelist
 • Maple Lam
Affinity in the Time of Adobe Dominance
When Affinity goes free, how will it affect the traditional publishing industry?
 • Maple Lam
On Entertainment When Making Comics
I roughly divide my comic-making process in two major phases.
 • Maple Lam
On Shigeru Mizuki and the World of Yokai
When I first conceptualized Monkey King and the World of Myths: The Battle of the Beasts, I already knew the story would take place in Heian-Kyo…
 • Maple Lam
Happy Birthday, "Monkey King and the World of Myths: The Battle of the Beasts"!
MONKEY KING Book 2 is out today!
 • Maple Lam
On KPop Demon Hunters and Celebrating Everything You Love As a Creator
To be honest, when I first saw the KPop Demon Hunters icon on Netflix, I didn’t pay much attention to it.
 • Maple Lam
On Exploring Art Style in My College Years
The other day, in preparation for an interview, I looked through some of my old files from my college years.
 • Maple Lam
On Designing "Eyes" and Daemons of the Shadow Realm
These days, I follow two manga series closely.
 • Maple Lam
Story Writing: Change is the Only Constant
Discussion of story revisions, and some Totoro trivia.
 • Maple Lam
Learning Comics & Graphic Novels
Learning Comics & Graphic Novels
My notes, work process, observations, and thoughts on all things graphic novels, comics, and storytelling.
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