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Illustrator Creates Stories Where Weird Folktales, Magical Girls, and the Loneliness of Growing Up Meet in Full Color

Isa Hanssen, a Filipino-Mexican-American storyboard artist, comic creator, indie game developer, illustrator, and occasional writer. Her practice blends weird regional folktales, magical-girl energy, cinematic storyboards, introspective comics, and emotionally direct character work.

Illustrator Creates Stories Where Weird Folktales, Magical Girls, and the Loneliness of Growing Up Meet in Full Color

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Isa Hanssen, a Filipino-Mexican-American storyboard artist, comic creator, indie game developer, illustrator, and occasional writer.

Her practice blends weird regional folktales, magical-girl energy, cinematic storyboards, introspective comics, and emotionally direct character work.

Hanssen's visual universe is built around the kinds of stories that make everyday life feel porous: local legends, strange dreams, growing pains, loneliness, […]

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Isa Hanssen, a Filipino-Mexican-American storyboard artist, comic creator, indie game developer, illustrator, and occasional writer. Her practice blends weird regional folktales, magical-girl energy, cinematic storyboards, introspective comics, and emotionally direct character work. Hanssen's visual universe is built around the kinds of stories that make everyday life feel porous: local legends, strange dreams, growing pains, loneliness, […]

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