When Weng Pixin was a child, her father told her stories that reflected his curious nature; now she aims to express that same curiosity in her semi-autobiographical comics. Weng is the author of two graphic novels, Sweet Time (2020) and Let’s Not Talk Anymore (2021). Her upcoming graphic novel, Wake Up, Pixoto! (Drawn & Quarterly, 2025), chronicles her experiences of being in a cultish group, right after the completion of her art school studies. She is working on a comic about an argument that takes place after a phonebook was thrown across a room.
At MacDowell, Weng began work on her comic, Two Bugs (working title), that collected anecdotes, experiences, and memories inspired by acts of care, love and support amidst conflicts, disagreements, and fears. Two Bugs, an estimated 200-250-paged comic, also acts as her love letter to children’s book authors, newspapers cartoonists, and comics artists whom she admired and found solace in whenever the world felt dark and unpredictable.
