By Reimena Yee 
By Reimena Yee Most Alexander-the-Great-inspired fiction is arguably a fanfic of the man himself. This includes that 2000 year old tradition called the Alexander Romance, which is basically (simplistically) an isekai alternate universe history of the Macedonian hero going on wacky adventures, retold over and over again by writers and artists who admire his achievements. But what happens... when the author of the 21st century Alexander Romance is not herself a fan of Alexander?
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By Reimena Yee I was talking to a friend in our Group Chat the other day, and he asked if any of us had any recommendations for a system that'd help him organise the research for his food culture graphic novel. It reminded me that the system I used has changed in the past year, and besides, it's time to make an addendum on the How I Do Research for Graphic Novels post. So here it is. An update of sorts.
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By Reimena Yee A stream-of-consciousness post today. An unfinished rumination on how an artist decolonialises the craft and meaning of what a story is.
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By Reimena Yee Thoughts on the in-progress art direction for my Alexander the Great graphic novel/comic.
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By Reimena Yee I was asked to share my ups and downs about being creative during these strange times for an article from the Nerdist. Click here for the full story!
By Reimena Yee I remember when teenage me used to put out art dumps, accompanied by loose updates on my progress as an artist. So I'm bringing it back.
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By Reimena Yee Strange times abound. I've been occupied with juggling a script for a new graphic novel and my body's recent urge to sleep through everything. Still, the deadline moves ever closer... and the struggle to be a little productive during a crisis continues.
I came across this artist meme today and I wanted to do it! I used to do a lot of these back in my teen Deviantart days, before I moved to Tumblr and Twitter. Now that I have my own space to indulge in these activities, I may as well! It's good to have some fun now.
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By Reimena Yee I get this species of art question so often that I now think it's worth making a blog post to answer it (for posterity). The question usually goes something like this:
"How did you find your style of art?"
Which is a valid question. Unfortunately, this is a question with extremely vague and mundane answers. Note: these answers are very rooted to my particular development as an artist, though bits and pieces can be applied generally.
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