'It’s the same style as The Carpet Merchant, but more mature,' says Yee about her new webcomic 'Alexander The Great'. Photo: Reimena Yee
“Now, my friends tell me. Have you – with your two eyes and two ears and one voice – ever known a king such that the world had never seen before... and never will again? You may already know hm by one of his many names and many faces: Zulkarnain. Alisaunder. Alexandrias. Sikander.”
Thus begins Alexander, The Servant & The Water Of Life, the latest webcomic by Eisner Award-nominated comics creator Reimena Yee, which she describes as a “21st Century Alexander Romance”.
Reimena Yee's comics
'It’s the same style as The Carpet Merchant, but more mature,' says Yee about her new webcomic 'Alexander The Great'. Photo: Reimena Yee
Fans of Yee’s work will immediately recognise her distinctive cartoonish, fairytale-like style, and her a rich attention to detail. Photo: Reimena Yee
Last year, Yee co-wrote a comic with Philippines-born comics artist Tintin Pantoja, called 'The Maker’s Club'.
Yee (far left) and Alexander’s friends celebrating the release of Chapter One as well as in honour of Alexander’s 2,377th birthday on July 21.
Artwork from Yee's 'Alexander, The Servant & The Water Of Life' webcomic. Photo: Reimena Yee
Yee's Eisner-nominated webcomic 'The Carpet Merchant Of Konstantiniyya', which was released in print last year.
‘I am actually using the folklore about him as a framing device, a lens through which the readers and I can critically examine and deconstruct Alexander’s life story,’ says Yee.
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