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I’m looking forward to going to France for Angoulême at the end of this month, so I made a special bilingual mini-comic for the occasion with the translation assistance of Xavier Lancel! It includes my adventures in French cheese and a comic about Angoulême’s sweets! I’ll be at the Scarce / LGBT BD booth again this year, so stop by if you’ll be there.

I’m making a bilingual (French / English) mini-comic for Angoulême with the help of Xavier Lancel (who translated for me and co-stars in the comics)! I can’t wait to see him and my French friends again! Here’s a sample – funny how comics Abby seems fluent in French now! The English version is here.

Visiting Kyoto was a definite highlight of the trip (and my life)! The above photo is from the Fall illuminations of Kiyomizu-dera, a simply gorgeous Buddhist temple in the hills. In Autumn they light up the surrounding foliage and temple structures, it was just stunning! More Kyoto photos below.

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On this trip I decided to do some traveling outside of Tokyo, which I hadn’t done previously, so I used my JR train pass and took a day trip to Kamakura. It’s about an hour trip from the Tokyo area and totally worth it.

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One of the things Japan is famous for are the many natural hot springs (onsen). On my previous Japan stays I didn’t get to try one out, so going to an onsen was on my “to do” list for this trip. Based on our schedules that week, we decided to go to Oedo Onsen Monogatari, which is more like an onsen in an Edo themed amusement park. (more…)

For my trip to Japan I stayed with Yuuko’s family in a suburb of Tokyo. It was about a 15 minute walk to the nearest train, luckily the weather was usually nice Fall weather and there were interesting things to look at as I walked. The neighborhood is very hilly, kind of like San Francisco.

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I’m off to Japan tomorrow for a week! I’ll be at Comitia! selling comics with Yuuko this Sunday, so check it out if you are in the area! Above is the cover of our new comic!

November 14 – Comitia! Tokyo, Japan

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This comic continues my French cheese adventures with my friend Xavier in Angoulême. The cheese shop was in the town’s large enclosed market. Definitely recommended if you’re ever in the area!