Comic: Car Care Tips From a Freezing Michigander

February 2, 2026 Bonnie Lord Arts/Culture, Comics, Opinions 0

A hand-drawn watercolor illustration depicts a person with green hair and a blue and white beanie. They are wearing a gray coat and a striped scarf in yellow, red and green. The individual holds a small blue car in their hands, looking at it with pursed lips. A red heart symbol is drawn between the person and the car. The background is white with scattered snowflakes.

A hand-drawn watercolor illustration depicts a person with a hat and a scarf inside a blue car, pointing out from the driver’s side. Snowflakes are visible on the surface of the car. The panel includes two speech bubbles with text, framed by a purple outline, reading, “Even as a seasoned Michigander, I’m having a tough time driving on campus in this weather. Here are a few of my tips for keeping your car in good condition in the winter.”A hand-drawn watercolor illustration shows a close-up of a car tire with a large chunk of icy snow around the fender. An illustration of a boot and a car scraper with yellow bursts around them are angled toward the car. Outlined in purple and pointing toward the ice around the tire, text reads: “‘Fender-bergs’ are what my family calls the chunks of ice and dirt that build up and freeze in your fenders. Make sure to kick or scrape them off – if they get too big, they’ll keep you from steering.”A hand-drawn watercolor illustration depicts a hand gripping a green and gray fuel nozzle inserted into a vehicle’s fuel tank. On the top right is a purple speech bubble with text reading, “Top off your tank! More empty space in the tank means more space for water to condense and damage your engine!”A hand-drawn watercolor illustration depicting the underside of a car on a white background. In purple wiggly letters, the word salt is written beside the illustration. Beneath this is black text on a purple background reading, “Wash your car on warm days! Salt buildup can rust your undercarriage!”

A hand-drawn watercolor illustration depicts a scene from the inside of a car, where a person with green hair, a blue and white hat, and a red and yellow scarf leans in through the driver’s side window. In two purple speech bubbles, text reads, “Be safe out there! Convenience is never worth your life, or the damage it could do to your car.”
Alma senior Bonnie Lord presents some of her tips for taking care of a car in the winter. As a lifelong Michigander, Lord has a lot of experience keeping her car in good condition while the weather is cold (Illustrations by Bonnie Lord).
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Bonnie Lord is a senior from Alma, Michigan and an environmental science major at Albion College. She is driven by community, justice and sustainability. She enjoys bird watching, reading and dismantling the patriarchy. Contact Bonnie via email at [email protected].

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