On this creative episode of the Popzara Podcast our own editor-at-large Ev Wong chats with acclaimed cartoonist Taki Soma about her eagerly-awaited solo release, Sleeping While Standing, a biographical graphic novel where moments in her life (and more) are told via colorful vignettes. These little dips form a story that’s both universally human, yet irresistibly all her own.
From her parents’ divorce, relocating from Japan to Minnesota, and to being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, Taki has taken it upon herself to carve her own path in life – and within the industry she loves. Both Taki and Ev discover commonalities between them, especially what it means to be Asian-American, making your own way in a male-dominated industry, surviving (and thriving) against the odds, and the importance of having art in our lives.