One of the things that grabbed my attention in
Level Up 
by
Gene Luen Yang was the focus on this war between passion and pragmatism that some of us, especially me, battle. Even though I didn’t mention it much when I wrote about
Level Up on
Suite 101, family obligation and expectations might be a heavier weight than some of us realize.
Thien Pham’s illustrations in
Level Up really emphasize this. Oh, yeah, visit
Pham’s blog and enjoy a peek at some of the pages in
Level Up.