The Pigeons of Los Angeles

The Pigeons of Los Angeles is my first comic book, and I am amazed at how it came out.

As a child, I dreamed of becoming an artist but couldn’t pursue it due to various circumstances. But after many years I remembered and finally started to take art classes. I took classes like figure drawing, sketching, etc. from community schools.

I signed up for a comic course on a whim. I struggled with the assignments at first. I didn’t know what style of comics I could create. But as soon as I decided it would be about pigeons, everything started moving.

I googled about pigeons. I realized pigeons were considered pests, and I felt sad. I learned amazing history/facts about them. I read an interesting article about what happened to pigeons in Los Angeles about 100 years ago. I was captured by it and wondered how the pigeons lived. Then everything I learned about the pigeons started to align to tell a story…

This was how it went on the surface. But I want to tell you another story below.
When the comic course started, my heart was broken. I just returned from Japan to deal with my family issues. It was a disaster. The comic course was a needed distraction from remembering what was going on in my life.

I’ve known by now that I identified with pigeons who were misunderstood and mistreated. I wanted to encourage pigeons because I desperately wanted to be encouraged. And this desire became the power that pushed me from the first page until the last page of this comic.

So I thank pigeons who became an inspiration and encouragement for me. I hope this comic makes you smile and encourages you when you need it.