Moms
"Lee Soyeon, Myeong-ok, and Yeonsun are all mothers in their mid-fifties. And they've had it. Inspired by his own mom's experiences, cartoonist Yeong-shin Ma crafts a refreshingly honest and unfiltered comic about a group of women who yearn for something more meaningful than what the mediocre men they love or their abusive and power-hungry employers can provide. Despite their less-than-desirable jobs, salaries, husbands, and boyfriends, these moms brazenly bulldoze their way through life, ending up in nightclubs, picket lines, motels and even the occasional back-alley brawl--learning something about the importance of female friendship along the way."--page 4 of cover
Yeong-shin Ma drew inspiration from his own mother's life experiences and those of her friends to create the narratives within Moms, giving the comic a deeply personal and authentic feel.
Moms continues Yeong-shin Ma's exploration of social realism and the lives of ordinary people, particularly focusing on the often-overlooked experiences of middle-aged women, a theme he frequently revisits with a blend of humor and poignant observation.
Moms was adapted into a live-action South Korean film titled "69 Minutes of Summer" (69세의 여름) in 2020, which closely follows the comic's storyline and characters.