Comic: Hospitality - A Graphic Novel from Toro Blanco. Special double-post debut!

by Toro Blanco

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Monday, Apr. 28, 2025 Monday, Apr. 28, 2025 at 7:20:54am PDT

A four-panel cartoon. In the first panel a chef is seated, eyes closed, sitting on the ground with his back to a wall. In the second panel a close-up of a right hand with a partially severed index finger. The finger has been bandaged, but the bandage is bloody. The third panel is a cell phone being held in a left hand. The phone is calling a contact named 'Baby Girl'. In the last panel the chef converses with Baby Girl. Mmm. H-hello? Hey, I'm gonna be late tonight, I cut myself. Oh No. Bad? Yeah. Bad.

I don’t know what prompted me to start doing a webcomic, exactly. What started off as sketching and having some fun laughing at a bigoted cartoonist evolved into my own graphic novel about a chef coming to terms with his gender and sexuality.

I’ve been working on literary novels for some time, but always wanted to learn to do something with visual arts. I tried painting, and while it’s very relaxing and rewarding it just didn’t scratch the itch I had inside.

Then, when messing about with a tablet and brainstorming what to write about, something clicked. So, I have no idea if this is a good idea, or a bad idea, but I’m doing it.

I expect to post once a week, here’s hoping you enjoy the story.