Fatherhood and family: Malaysian comic book artist Zid draws from experience


Zid started documenting his fatherhood journey in 'Diary Of A Work-From-Home Dad', single-page comic stories about raising two girls while juggling work last year. Photo: Zid

For comic artist Mohammad Yazid Kamal Baharin, fatherhood was the ultimate game changer.

“I had nothing to lose before, but now I have everything to fight for. I was quite aloof prior to becoming a parent but now, I shed a tear and get a lump in my throat over the silliest of things on TV or in movies, ” says Mohammad Yazid or Zid as he is popularly known.

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