Portrait of a Mayor: Bobby Hopewell

In his fifth comic for Southwest Michigan’s Second Wave, artist Simon Kalil Borst follows Kalamazoo Mayor Bobby Hopewell over a couple fast-paced weeks on the job, learning a little about the man behind the office of mayor for a city of more than 75,500 people.

Simon Kalil Borst is an artist, illustrator, and graphic designer in Kalamazoo. Follow him on twitter @SimonKalil or send him   at simkalilborst@gmail.com

For more stories by Simon Borst from Second Wave, please visit here:

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