My body in my comics/zine

Como meu corpo fala na minha história em quadrinhos.

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Comics media call attention to the materiality of the elements represented, including the body (Rys, 2019, p. 10). Still, in my case, the representation of this materiality is obscured by unrealistic colors, which not only elicits curiosity but also prompts reflection on how to interpret the narrator's body and, consequently, the narrative when one lacks a complete understanding of that person. As colors are at once objective and subjective (Dunst, 2023, p. 90), they are linked with the reality of the elements represented, and, at the same time, they can provide clear statements about less objective disruptions during the narrative, such as changes in temporality, context, mood, and existential status (Dunst, 2023). In my comics/zine, the body that draws the pages is not fully apparent; therefore, it creates an empty space between the reader and the narrator that can be both disturbing and generative. The colors of my body are a tense element, representing race, societal perceptions, and access to resources. The decision to withhold important information about my body throughout most of the comics/zine was a narrative strategy linked to anticolonial principles that plays with identity to create the same tension we see in society.