Today marks a very special day for Rachael Smith, one of AP2HYC’s oldest friends. Smith has made a name for herself with her incredible and honest autobiographical comics. Her latest endeavour is Nap Comix, which follows her journey into motherhood.
Nap Comix is just as insightful and heart-warming as her previous work. As a parent myself, I find myself relating to nearly every episode. She nails the new parent experience with her trademark humour and wit.
From her press release:
Award-winning comic creator Rachael Smith has been making regular diary comics about her son Henry, since July 2023. These scribbly, urgent, honest slices of life are usually captured quickly, whilst Henry is napping. Detailing the highs and lows of parenthood (nursery settles, nappy changes, friendships, breastfeeding, illnesses, etc…). The comics have been heralded as Smith’s finest, most important work to date, and with the project hitting 200 episodes, now is the perfect time to dive in.
“Nap Comix is something everyone should be reading for both wonderful feel good moments and insights into our human condition and is definitely recommended for every new parent to get a realistic, warts-and-all view on how wonderful and difficult this whole new child thing can be.”
-Richard Bruton, Comicon.com
Nap Comix can be read for free here: rachaelsmith.org/nap
Rachael Smith is best known for making comics that deal with mental health issues with warm, relatable humour, such as Wired Up Wrong, Quarantine Comix, and Isabella & Blodwen. Smith also wrote and drew the humour comics for Titan’s Doctor Who, Tenth Doctor comic series for three years. She has created work for The New Yorker, Image, Boom! Studios, and Mad Cave, among others.
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