Kate Beaton, Canadian comic artist extraordinaire, regularly doodles diary comics when she goes home to the family for Christmas. They’re all very charming – when it comes to family, you just can’t write this stuff. Click the example below to visit her full gallery, around 40 comics strong!
![Beatonna Xmas 2016 comic (sample)](http://s874029007.websitehome.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/tumblr_oilifh1wy.png)
So last Christmas (2016), laying about with time off and laid up with a wonky hip, I had a go at my own Christmas comics. Same rules as the hourlies – Take notes, draw later.
My final count nearly matched Kate’s: I completed 35 festive comics!
A small sample of six (click to view):
Click here or the image below to go and have a gander!
![xmas16-diary-cover-v1](http://s874029007.websitehome.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/xmas16-diary-cover-v1.jpg)