Meow Rice is an ongoing digital comic written and illustrated by Eileen Widjaja that tells the story of Devina Halim and her family. The story follows Devina through the ups and downs of pursuing her dream despite her father’s blatant disapproval of her career choices. Meow Rice touches upon themes of navigating around family and tradition, balancing between putting oneself first and filial piety, and breaking toxic generational cycles through a Chinese-Indonesian lens. The comic is currently being produced with collaboration with Dauntless Stories.
Amongst the Stars: Space and Time
Client: Warn Everyone Comics
Written by Brent Fisher
A 7-page comic written by Brent Fisher for a sci-fi anthology titled Across the Stars published by Warn Everyone Comics. In this project, I was in charge of sequentials and did the drawing and rendering, with the help of Bethune on flat colors.
Bi Visibility #1: Bi-Card
Client: Lifeline Comics
Written by Haley Rose-Lyon
Edited by Kat Calamia
A 6-page comic written by Haley Rose-Lyon and edited by Kat Calamia for Bi Visibility #1, a comic anthology that centers around various bisexual experiences. I drew and colored the interior pages, along with making the character designs for the story.
Coiled to Strike: Calamity at Calypso Creek
Client: Wildstar Press
Written by K. G. Ming and C. J. Hudson
Edited by Akira B
Massacre of Something Creek is a 10-page short comic written by K. G. Ming and C. J. Hudson and drawn by Eileen Widjaja. This comic was created for an anthology titled Coiled to Strike, published by Wildstar Press. The anthology centers around Wildstar’s new original character named Emory Graves, an mysterious and elusive anti-hero. In this project, I redid the Emory’s character design and also gave a fresh take on our own original character called Deputy Jim Young.
Hairology #1: My Delilah
Client: Lifeline Comics
Written by Brant Fowler
Edited by Kat Calamia, Phil Falco
A 4-page comic written by Brant Fowler for Hairology #1, a comic anthology about experiences with hair. My Delilah, explores the struggles of male pattern baldness and compares it to the story of Samson and Delilah from the Bible.
Like Father, Like Daughter #8
Client: Lifeline Comics
Written by Kat Calamia
Song of the Sea
Written by John Sollitto
An 8-page comic written by John Sollitto that tells the story about a young pirate named Sallie who tricks her father’s killer into helping her find her father’s long lost treasure and gets revenge in the process. The comic was originally created for an anthology with the same title.
Transphoria #1: A Story About Time Travel
Client: Lifeline Comics
Written by Aiden Wang
Edited by Kat Calamia, Phil Falco
A Story About Time Travel is a time-travel, science-fiction, 4-page short story about a kid genius in the midst of inventing time travel… that is until their future self attempts to convince them otherwise. This story is written by Aiden Wang and edited by Kat Calamia and Phil Falco for Transphoria #1, a comic anthology about the trans and non-binary identity.
Like Father, Like Daughter (Exclusive Bonus Story)
Client: Lifeline Comics
Written by Kat Calamia
Like Father, Like Daughter (Exclusive Bonus Story)