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I wanted wherever possible to lean into the comic form and do things in the story telling that could only be done in comics and which pay homage to the many strands of comic and visual storytelling tradition.
Arvind Ethan David
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Arvind Ethan David
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: February 21
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