self-obsessed

Sina Grace is quickly turning into one of the most prolific creators in comics. Not only is he heading up Marvel's new Iceman solo series, he's also creating intimate and true-to-life autobio comics, and producing and starring in the webseries Self-Obsessed. This year, Grace is launching a new graphic memoir, Nothing Lasts Forever, and even before that the new season of Self-Obsessed is set to debut in March. We've got a first look at preview pages from the new memoir, and the teaser trailer for Self-Obsessed season two!

Sina Grace's autobiographical graphic novel Self-Obsessed will be adapted as a webseries, debuting on YouTube on March 22. Grace, best known as the artist of Lil' Depressed Boy and as the artist/co-writer of Burn The Orphanage, will star as himself in the series, alongside Buffy the Vampire Slayer alums Amber Benson and Adam Busch, and Comedy Bang Bang cast member Jon Gabrus. The webseries is directed by Grace's Orphange co-writer Daniel Freedman.

A little self-obsession is a prerequisite of autobiographical comics, but learning to actually love yourself? That's a near-mythic destination that cartoonists might hope to someday reach, and that's the journey undertaken by Sina Grace (Burn the Orphanage with Daniel Freedman; Li'l Depressed Boy with Steven Struble) in Self-Obsessed, his upcoming collection of comic strips and personal essays from Image Comics. Taking 'self as project' as its premise, Self-Obsessed is a frank exploration at sexuality, relationships, and a life in comics. But what does it really mean to be self-obsessed? We asked Grace to pick five icons of vanity and personal indulgence to help us unpack the phenomenon of masterful self-obsession. He also shared a few select strips from his book, so that you too can get to know him a little better!