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Cat's Café is a delightful web comic that has provided joy to millions of people. Shayna and Kathy are so grateful for the opportunity to talk to Cat's Café creator, Maxx Tarpley for this episode. With Cat's Café, Maxx is able to explore universal struggles and joys in a way that is at once so simple, yet so profound. Plus- all of the characters are adorable. Maxx discussed her inspiration for the comic, the characters, and also delved into some of her most touching and personal works, namely the comics touching on coping with the death of her father, and coming out as trans.
Citations and Credits
You Can find all of Cat's Café at Webtoons here.
Find Maxx on Instragram or Facebook
Order both Cat's Café books!
Artwork by Matthew Gwaltney- https://www.bdbumblebee.com
Editing by Ryan Merrill- https://www.instagram.com/the_nerdyeditor
Intro Music is "Call to Adventure" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)-Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Maxx is the creator of the popular online comic, Cat's Cafe. Cat's Cafe first started in December 2017 with the goal of creating a welcoming and comforting space where people can take a break from the busy/harsh world. Since then Cat's Cafe has been enjoyed by millions of people all over the world and has been published by Andrews McMeel Publishing in book form in 2020 and 2022. Maxx currently resides in Bellevue, WA with her two cats, Hammy and Chibi.
