{"id":1698,"date":"2022-06-26T21:50:02","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T01:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melissamwai.com\/index.php\/comics-for-kids\/"},"modified":"2024-11-02T09:12:28","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T13:12:28","slug":"comics-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/melissamwai.com\/index.php\/for-kids\/comics-for-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Comics for Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sometimes I draw comics.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text\" style=\"grid-template-columns:38% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2732\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/untitled_artwork-3-2.jpg?resize=2732%2C2048\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1549 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Comics can be about anything. They are stories in bite-sized panels. Dig in or draw some yourself!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"fade\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2732\" height=\"2048\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1549\" data-id=\"1549\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/untitled_artwork-3-2.jpg?resize=2732%2C2048\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1841\" data-id=\"1841\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Falling_Acorns_comic.jpg?resize=2048%2C2048\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2732\" height=\"2048\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1706\" data-id=\"1706\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/untitled_artwork-3.jpg?resize=2732%2C2048\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3300\" height=\"2550\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1674\" data-id=\"1674\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/untitled_artwork-3-5.jpg?resize=3300%2C2550\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2732\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1557\" data-id=\"1557\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/flat-2-2.jpg?resize=2048%2C2732\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2732\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1558\" data-id=\"1558\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/untitled_artwork-7.jpg?resize=2048%2C2732\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1550\" data-id=\"1550\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/flat-7.jpg?resize=2048%2C2048\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2732\" height=\"2048\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1552\" data-id=\"1552\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/untitled_artwork-1.jpg?resize=2732%2C2048\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1061\" height=\"828\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1700\" data-id=\"1700\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/melissamwai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/img_9058-1.jpg?resize=1061%2C828\"\/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes I draw comics. Comics can be about anything. They are stories in bite-sized panels. Dig in or draw some yourself!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1595,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1698","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1595,"url":"https:\/\/melissamwai.com\/index.php\/for-kids\/","url_meta":{"origin":1698,"position":0},"title":"For Kids","author":"Melissa Mwai","date":"June 7, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Explore these fun pages for kids! 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