Hi, I'm Krish Raghav. I'm a comic book artist and writer. I'm currently based in Amsterdam.
My work centers on the creative life of Asian mega-cities, the connected histories of alternative music around the Asian continent, and the tension between stated goals and undeclared dispositions in contemporary culture.
Play a demo of Don't Get Your Hopes Up, an interactive comic / videogame coming Summer 2025. I would love to hear what you think!
Bazaars in Central Asia and the Caucasus, a collaborative academic comic
Echoes Across Uncanny Valleys, a chat with Josh Riedel in BOMB Magazine
Speaking in Stickers, an essay for Real Life on WeChat stickers
"Bullshit Jobs in China", a self-published (semi-viral) comics zine
Our experimental group chat // Newsletter: "Chaoyang Trap"
Comic for TANK Magazine: "Pop Will Eat Itself"
Comic for The New Yorker: "Quarantine Cooking"
Essay for Al-Jazeera: "Song of my Father"
The 70 Songs Project: A Year-by-Year Musical History of China
Comic for The Washington Post: "Room and Bored"
Indian Hip-Hop Scene Report: "Keep the Gullies Grooving"
Comic for Topic: "Redemption Songs"
Interviewed in Strange Horizons: "Cities Overwhelm and Infiltrate"
My book project: "Open All the Buddha Boxes"
Legacy Projects (Still Good):
Zine on Asian Gaming Histories: "E Drive"
"Journalism." Lots of journalism.
Editorial for The Guardian: "The Second Wave"
Tech Review for the BBC: "Tinder for Good Governance"
Scene reports on China's live-streamers and India's webcomic artists
Reports on Chinese indie video games for RADII
Essay on "powerlessness in Chinese comics" for SOLRAD
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