Sheika Lugtu
What was your first zine about and when was it made?
In 2010, I started making daily diary comics posted online at OMGcow.com. It began when I moved to L.A. and went back to school. I was lonely and didn’t have friends or a life; so I kept a diary which evolved into the comic. I wasn’t much of an artist when I began; so the first year chronicles my maturity in style and technique, as well as (hopefully) in self.
At the end of the year, I collected it into a printed volume titled OMGcow 1. The comic is still on-going in it’s second year at OMGcow.com
Describe your most recent zine.
That would be Writerman. A 16-page mini comic about a really talented writer, who just keeps getting told he’s doing it wrong because he’s not dark and broody enough. Also, he grows a beard.
Name three of your influences and how they affected your work.
My first introduction to diary comics was Harvey Pekar. Amidst the superhero comics I read, Pekar’s stood out as being real stories about real people.
Lucy Knisley constantly inspires me. She is incredibly open about sharing herself through her work, connecting on a personal level with readers.
Lastly, I am absolutely obsessed with Salvador Dali. His passion, drive and prolific output inspires to get off my lazy ass and draw everyday.
Lucy Knisley constantly inspires me. She is incredibly open about sharing herself through her work, connecting on a personal level with readers.
Lastly, I am absolutely obsessed with Salvador Dali. His passion, drive and prolific output inspires to get off my lazy ass and draw everyday.
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