The Fire that Came with Creating (ep 562 - Fifth Element/Ricardo)

The Sewers of Paris by Matt Baume

Mar 20, 202600:57:48Society & Culture

My guest this week is illustrator Ricardo Bessa , whose beautiful art features lush colorful fantasy settings and characters on fabulous adventures, often very queer. Ricardo knew he was a fish out of water in the town w...

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