The One Who Weeps

An art comic by Cynthia Alfonso, a Spanish-based artist who runs the animation studio RAPAPAWN and is also known for the artwork for the 2020 work "Float Back To You" from Holy Hive's <Big Crown> . Studied fine art and created works influenced by various fields such as manga and animation. An art comic created with simple shapes, bright colors, and text, with the theme of overcoming sadness and fear. A 2019 work from Seattle's Riso Studio <Cold Cube Press> .


Cynthia Alfonso's The One Who Weeps is a visual examination of the cycle of grief and confusion. Using bright colors and delicate line work, Alfonso invokes a trance state in her work, allowing text and image to build on one another. The book itself is about a persistent cycle of instability: that each day must be spent reconstructing the past in order to move forward through grief and fear.

7.25” x 10”
48 Pages

Perfect Bound
4 color Risograph
2019