Brave Hearts: Pages 4 and 5

A story about a brave grandma in a time of war

Dear readers,

We are finally continuing with new pages of my comic Brave Hearts! This is a story about my grandma and me when I was just a baby. If you missed the other episodes, you can read them on the links below. The pages 4 and 5 follow after the links. Enjoy! And let me know what you think about the new pages in the comments below :)

Trigger warning: The following comic discusses events happening during the Croatian War of Independence and might be triggering for some people. The following pages do not contain any explicit violence.

Pages 4 and 5

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What do you think about the very last panel? I love how it turned out, mostly because I’m pretty sure this is not how I reacted as a week-old baby to a phone call I couldn’t even hear, let alone understand. But that’s what I like about telling stories through comics — you can weave in cute and comedic elements into very real and serious topics in a way I don’t think is possible in other media. I love imagining these situations through this comic lens. And that’s your answer to why this is story is being told in a comic format.

Please, support my fragile motivation with likes and comments (you can also do it through the email)! I know, so shameless to ask for it, but then again what is social media for if not to keep us motivated with engagement :)

Thank you for reading! Next episodes coming soon!

Ana