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Hope On, An Anthology of Comics

Hope On is a collection of six short stories, presented in the form of a comic book. The stories were compiled to a non-fiction graphic novel by Nithin Mathew and Sanid Asif Ali.

During 2020, with Covid, the world was going through uncertain times. And people were clueless as to what was happening and for how long the lockdown situation was going to last. It was then that Sanid and Nithin came up with the question “Do you have a story to tell?” 

Few people were living by themselves, not able to meet their friends, drawn deeper into their loneliness. There were situations where several underprivileged people were in need of food, other basic necessities. It was difficult for a person or organization to go out and help the needy.

At home, the otherwise peaceful environment turned hostile, with family members throwing their frustration around and hurting the spouse, their children. As opposed to in some homes, families came together, spent more time together and expressed love for each other.  

Hope on, brings out all these themes in six different stories. As the title implies, each story leaves you with an image of hope. Each story resonates empathy, kindness, acceptance, love.

My favourite story is Broken Crayon,narrated by Jayasri and Illustrated by Jess. The story of a person leaving her abusive life and moving forward for a brighter and colorful future.

This graphic novel is the result of the collaboration of 14 storytellers and illustrators. Each story represents exclusively different artwork, making the book colorful. This book is a thoughtful gift for ages 12+.