May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and we're celebrating AAPI voices within our own community. Earlier this month, we put out tweets asking AAPI creators to share their work with us, and the list we're featuring today is the culmination of that. Show your support by exploring the unique stories they're telling!
Past Blazes Future Path, 70 pages - Published by VictoryDrawsManga, (cc/ @VictoryDraws)
It is the time of the 1920’s, the Roaring 20’s in the United States, set in the city of Los Angeles, California. Chiyoko A. Naruhodo- The daughter of two renowned lawyers just reached the legal age of 21, celebrating this great time and the greatest gift: Her best friend Daigo M. Mikotoba returning home after three years apart for university studies in the States. But a murder goes down at said Angeles’s Art’s University, and Chiyoko is determined to defend her best friend with the help of her allies in the present and future. With the unexpected always happening, will she regret this?
Story and Art by VictoryDrawsManga
Pretty Privilege: The SciFi Comedy Adventure!, 107 pages - Published by RIAP Pro, (cc/ @RIAP-Pro)
AKA: A Beautiful Woman of Science. Viviane Fox, a physics graduate student studying for her Ph.D., moonlights as a fashion model to make ends meet. She has to constantly deal with the inconveniences of being a beautiful, young woman while working in a male-dominated, science field developing teleportation technology. With both beauty and brains, Viviane must navigate all the silly and maddening situations from admiring, jealous, competitive and shallow people as she learns about herself and her forgotten past. By RIAP, the US anime studio from the 90s.
Story and Art by RIAP Pro
The Cloud that became Rain, 48 pages - Published by Luxiva, (cc/ @Luxiva)
Sometimes, not even reincarnation is enough to get the blood off your hands. A love blossoming between an emperor and a former child soldier comes to a tragic end during a merciless war. However 400 Years later the soldier is reincarnated with faint memories of his past life, and sets out to uncover the mysteries surrounding the fate of his long dead love. Along the way he is accompanied by a mysterious man who seems to know a little bit more than he lets on.
Story and Art by Luxiva
Robust Heat, 31 pages - Published by MintshiiArts, (cc/ @MintshiiArts)
Set in a Decopunk world inspired by the mid 1940s, Roderick Jung struggles to navigate through his life: fleeing the country with his wife and daughter, repairing his relationship with his ex-boyfriend of 10 years, and facing the unresolved trauma that hangs over his head. Follow his journey and a cast of characters who are fighting to survive during the Great War against the brazen Aurior, and their leader Khopr, as they struggle with emotions of love, hope and loss. Chapter 2 releases July 20th, 2023!
Story and Art by MintshiiArts
Blooming Bones, 793 pages - Published by N A O (Faith Scriven), (cc/ @naozane-kenzu98)
17 Year Old, Eleanor Murray recently move to a new place, from New Orleans to a small suburban area called Granite Falls. She gets to go to a new school and meet then make a couple of new friends. Throughout the journey, she'll get to discover new love, friendship, family then uncover deep secrets that's beyond comprehendible.
Story and Art by N A O (Faith Scriven)
captain pigeon, 1758 pages - Published by Marv comix, (cc/ @Marv)
The CRAZY Adventures of a young pigeon. -PIGEONS -SUPERHEROES -MONSTERS -ROBOTS -AND MORE PIGEONS
Story and Art by Marv comix
Little Miss Allison Blue, 177 pages - Published by Esin Comics, (cc/ @Esin)
The life of Allison Blue has gone through a lot of changes since the outbreak of World War II. She has relocated to the countryside, is now dealing with insomnia, and her friends and family started acting a bit differently. Oh, and she has fallen into a rabbit hole of codes and ciphers upon learning what her father has been doing for the war effort. (Historical drama-comedy with some brief fantasy elements - Updates unscheduled)
Story and Art by Esin Comics
The Mask of Haliya, 106 pages - Published by Kwento Comics, (cc/ @KwentoComics)
When shy, troubled Marisol Reyes discovers a wooden mask at her great-grandmother's wake, destiny beckons in the form of a giant sea serpent, an ancient battle, and a grim vision of the future.
Story and Art by Kwento Comics
