Outbreak Diaries: March 2020 to Sept 2021

Outbreak Diaries is an autobiographical series of diary style comics that take place from early in the COVID-19 Pandemic through to 2021 when vaccines were being widely distributed. The story is told from the perspective of a household where both members were working in essential services throughout the duration of the pandemic. This story presents first-person experiences from a frontline worker and his thoughts and impressions of the changes in the world, more specifically Vancouver. This memoir is very personal yet relatable.

Jason Turner is a Canadian comic book artist currently residing in Vancouver, BC. He has been steadily producing and self-publishing comics since he was in high school in the 1980s. His best known work is the True Loves trilogy, co-created with his wife Manien Bothma. More recent work includes Fir Valley, Farm School, the Adulation, and Bird Comics>/i>. His work has appeared in magazines such as Broken Pencil and Taddle Creek. Jason currently organizes the monthly Vancouver Comic Jam.