Larry Nguyen
/Larry Nguyen
I believe storytelling is an art form that effectively draws out emotional responses from its audience. Books, films, and even games can make us cry or laugh because of its story. The stories I create are in the form of comic books because I mainly draw. The themes of my stories relate to the human spirit such as its strength and flaws. What I want for my stories is that they become vehicles that can withstand the onslaught of time to reach readers from all over and resonate with a part of their soul. I have so many ideas that come to me spontaneously that I struggle to write them all down. Few of them become fleshed out but am compelled to bring all of them to life. The reason behind my motivation is that I love a good story. I love characters that remind me it’s ok to have flaws because that’s what being human is. The great emotions I want my readers to feel are emotions I have felt when I experienced great stories. Good stories can outlast many things, including the creator. I hope that as people remember my stories, they will also remember my name as a form of life after death. Every time I draft up a comic with my pencils and pens, I remember what my favorite stories did for me. They gave me the strength and courage to pursue my passion and I hope my stories will do the same for someone else.
What if a digital person were to create a physical comic? What would it be or look like? How would it be received by a physical audience? How would a physical audience react to a digital creator? This previously one-sided physical relation between creator and comic now flipped brings forth possibilities on what could be real or not real. A dog in a comic is not real to us but is real to the characters that interact with it. So, does that mean a digital person creating physical work can produce something that is real to us but not themselves?
The physical relation between creator and comic is one-sided. The creator is always physical and the creation could be physical or digital. Because of this, people tend to favor physical creations and some would ask “Will print media die?” as technology advances into our daily lives. I believe that it does not matter how a story is presented. If the story can capture the hearts and minds of people who experience it, then it transcends both of those two states and its existence becomes immutable.
