In this week’s episode of Off Panel, writer/artist Elsa Charretier joins the podcast to chat about her art and latest works. Charretier discusses the work of a Kickstarter, the importance of a personal touch, her origins as an artist, her love of beauty, bringing characters to life, influences and impact, the freedom that comes without expectations of form and story, the origins of her graphic novella series November, the book’s creative team, the challenges of the project, how creatively fulfilling her artbook project was, her desire to go the DIY route, and more.

You can find Charretier on Twitter and her work in November at Image Comics.

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Header art is from the cover of November Vol. 1, art by Charretier. Off Panel’s theme music is an original track by custom music agency Upright T-Rex Music, written and performed specifically for the podcast. A huge thanks to Ross and Cody from Upright T-Rex Music for putting the track together!