Waiting for the Next Wave
This comic began its life on the radio waves. Airing in the summer of 2022 on epidemiologist Dr. Michael Osherholm’s COVID-19 report, I wrote the original script for the “Beautiful Place” segment in the wake of finishing my first full length graphic memoir Going Remote: A Teacher’s Journey (also with artist Peter Glanting for The Censored Press/Seven Stories Press).
After plumbing the depths of my pandemic journey as a patient, professor, partner and parent in Going Remote, I felt a deep sense of appreciation for the present moment—that not only was the book finished, but much more importantly, that our little family had made it through. I wanted to capture this specific moment, this specific feeling of gratitude, and place it in a visual container to open later, when the drumbeat of everyday family and work life might wash it away. To do this, the comic is built extensively on real photos which I (or my partner) took while on one of our many trips to the edge of San Francisco, ones Peter lovingly illustrated.
Going Remote: A Teacher’s Journey is recently published.
About the Author
Adam Bessie and Peter Glanting
Adam Bessie is the author of the graphic memoir Going Remote: A Teacher’s Journey, illustrated by Peter Glanting (The Censored Press/Seven Stories Press). Adam writes comics in collaboration with artists which have appeared in many outlets including The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, and more. By day, Adam is a community college English professor in Northern California, where he lives with his partner and son. See more of his work at: adambessie.com
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