First Wave Xiang Yata while Zuo Ma's is a

while Zuo Ma's is a fictional story about teenagers growing up in China in the 1990s

Xiang Yata is an artist whose work consists of experimental explorations of media

Their work captures a wide spectrum of illustration and storytelling styles

First Wave: Comics from the Early Months of China's Outbreak

Featuring both established cartoonists (Ganmu and Zuo Ma)

First Wave Xiang Yata while Zuo Ma's is aFirst Wave: Comics from the Early Months of China's Outbreak E book 123 pages 98 MB ISBN: 978 1 951078 02 7 Edited by Xinmei Liu This anthology collects over 100 pages of comics that were published in China from January to March, 2020. Ranging from autobiography to science fiction, the work by these cartoonists captures the anxiety and resilience of those living through the first wave of the global pandemic. First Wave was nominated for an Ignatz