Nutshell Studies of Quarantine is a four-part series that follows Frida as she navigates the last year of our lives. This week, Part One begins in January 2020 with Frida and her partner Charlotte vacationing in Tokyo and then, once home, planning for the year ahead, completely unaware of what’s to come.


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Yumi Yamaguchi is a half-Japanese, half-Mexican cartoonist who doodles in Los Angeles. She has exhibited her comic Quietly at events across North America, including Comic Arts Los Angeles, Comic Arts Brooklyn, Toronto Comic Arts Festival, and Seattle's Short Run Comix & Arts Festival. When she's not doodling, she's usually reading and drinking coffee with her partner. You can find her work at her Etsy store. Or you can follow her on Instagram.
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Oh man. That last panel. I remember going to the grocery store last March, right before lockdown and that’s what it was like.
wow, this is great!!! looking forward to future instalments