A comic book I wrote and illustrated to express my emotions navigating through my final year of University in a pandemic.

It’s Okay, You’re Okay Comic Book 2021

A wooden table with potted plants, a vintage camera, a jewelry box, and a colorful notebook with stickers and handwritten notes.
A hand-drawn sketch on graph paper featuring potted plants, a guitar, and a dresser, with a sign that says 'I haven't been doing well' and a note that says 'The current state of the world is overwhelming me'.
A person with curly hair, wearing glasses and a striped shirt, looks worried with crossed arms. Behind them are three large, purple alien-like creatures with red eyes. Each creature has a speech bubble: "No one even cares," "You are a failure," and "Just give up!" The caption reads: "The thoughts in my head have taken over again..." on a grid notebook background.
A hand-drawn sketch on graph paper showing a person's tired face with the text 'Time seems to move too fast', along with four icons: a clock, a bowl with items, a potted plant, and a different clock.
Hand-drawn illustration of a window with three potted plants on the windowsill, a visible cityscape outside, and a moon in the sky. Text reads 'As if each and every day... quickly escapes me.'
A sketch of a bowl of ramen noodles with chopsticks, alongside a piece of fish and an egg. Text reads, 'I'm starting to lose my appetite...' and a separate speech bubble says, 'And, it's hard to sleep at night'.
A drawing of the CN Tower in Toronto, with a cityscape background, and a person walking on a cobblestone street, with handwritten text about feeling small.
A hand-drawn sketch on graph paper showing a mix of scenes including a person walking, an indoor sports court with people and a water bottle, and an outdoor building with a staircase and windows.
A notebook page with three sketches and accompanying text. The first sketch shows a kettle boiling on a stove with the text 'I have been trying to cope,'. The second sketch shows a backpack and a laptop with a cat sitting on its back, with no visible text. The third sketch shows a steaming cup of coffee on a windowsill with the text 'with the difficulty of completing my final year remotely...'.
A hand-drawn notebook page with sketches of a laptop with a Facebook icon on the screen, a pixelated computer cursor, and a crying woman with tears streaming down her face. Text reads, 'But... I'm tired of staring at screens!' and 'I can't take it anymore!!'
Drawing of a person with curly hair, closed eyes, and a sad expression, resting their head on a surface. A text says "I just want to give up" beside the drawing. The image appears to be made on graph paper.
A hand-drawn cartoon teddy bear with a leaf on its head, sitting and smiling with closed eyes, on graph paper. Beneath it, there is a handwritten message in pink ink that says, "You shouldn't be so hard on yourself."
A hand-drawn sketch of a video call between a young man with curly hair and glasses, smiling, and a cartoon bear. The young man has a caption that says "Teddy! You're here!" and the bear has a caption that says "I'm always here for you!". The drawing is on a grid paper background.
A hand-drawn sketch on a grid paper background shows a person hugging a stuffed animal with closed eyes and a content expression. Surrounding the drawing are pink hearts and yellow stars, with text that reads 'You make me feel so safe...' and 'I know that in the end, everything will be okay...' in teal.
A drawing of many yellow stars and sparkles on a grid paper background. In the bottom right corner, a handwritten message in teal reads, "...I WILL BE OKAY!!" with two small hearts.
A decorated journal cover with the phrase "It's okay, you're okay" and handwritten note about an art student finishing their final year during a pandemic. The cover features stickers of a coffee cup, sad face, houseplant, blue bear face, red hand, sparkling stars, and a smiley face, with colorful cut-out letters spelling "KIND AND".