An affecting glimpse into the ways millennials cope with mental health struggles
The story began with a mother's confession...sisters permanently separated by a border during the Korean War
Journey through the countryside in this magical realist debut from an underground Chinese cartoonistIn Night Bus, a young woman wearing round glasses finds herself on an adventurous late night bus ride that constantly makes detours through increasingly fantastical landscapes. Meanwhile a young cartoonist returns home after art school and tries his hand at becoming a working artist while watching over his aging grandmother whose memory is deteriorating. Nostalgic leaps take us to an elementary school gymnasium that slowly morphs into a swamp and is raided by a giant catfish. Beetles, salamanders, and bug-eyed fish intrude upon the bus ride of the round-glasses woman as the night stretches on. Night Bus blends autobiography, horror, and fantasy into a vibrantly detailed surreal world that shows a distinct talent surveying his past.Nature infringes upon the man-made world via gigantism and explosive abundanceΓÇôthe images in Night Bus are often unsettling, not aimed to horrify, but to upset the balance of modern life. Zuo Ma is part of a burgeoning Chinese art comics scene that pushes emotion to the forefront of the story while playing with action and dreams.
A mat-leave murder mystery, complete with post-partum physiotherapy and suspicious grocery store footage
The outrageously funny and painfully relatable satire of an aspiring artist and millennial cultureWalter Scott's Wendy comics have become a critical sensation, with rave reviews in The New Yorker and The Guardian, and an appearance in the Best American Comics anthology. Learn Wendy's origin story as Scott hilariously plumbs millennial culture, creative ennui, and the nepotism of the art world's institutions. Wendy's an aspiring artist in a party city, and she's in a rut. She spends her time snorting mdma in gallery bathrooms and watching Nurse Jackie reruns on her laptop while hungover. So when she's accepted into the prestigious Flojo Island residency, Wendy vows to buckle down and get working. But during the remote, woodsy residency, Wendy and her collaborator/bff Winona put on a performance piece that becomes the centre of an art world controversy, and so Wendy returns to Montreal, getting a job in a coffee shop to make ends meet. With Wendy, Scott launches the Wendyverse, brimming with painfully relatable characters like the back-stabbing frenemy Tina, the name-dropping Paloma, the cool drummer Wendy obsesses over, Jeff, and of course, our treasured Wendy, the hot mess we can't live without. In blunt, laugh out loud funny vignettes with perfect punchlines, Scott illuminates the opacity of artspeak and the ceaseless anxieties plaguing a largely privileged generation.
A five-generation family history told through what is seen and heard, if not said
"Dhaliwal created a fictitious community facing xenophobia, fetishization, and media misrepresentation. It''s resonating with her thousands of Instagram followers."ΓÇöRobert Ito, The New York TimesΓÇ£The characters in DhaliwalΓÇÖs stories sparkle. TheyΓÇÖre tenderly rendered and their problems are real... The struggle of the cyclops unfolds in metaphors for race, sexuality, gender, and disability, tangling with ideas about fetishization, interracial relationships, passing, and representation.ΓÇ£ΓÇöCarmen Maria Machado, author of In The Dream HouseFollowing the critical and popular success of Woman WorldΓÇöthe hit Instagram comic which appeared on 25 best of the year listsΓÇöAminder Dhaliwal returns with Cyclopedia Exotica. Also serialized on instagram to her 250,000 followers, this graphic novel showcases DhaliwalΓÇÖs quick wit and astute socio-cultural criticism.DoctorΓÇÖs office waiting rooms, commercials, dog parks, and dating app screenshots capture the experiences and interior lives of the cyclops community; a largely immigrant population displaying physical differences from the majority. Whether theyΓÇÖre artists, parents, or yoga students, the cyclops have it tough: they face microaggressions and overt xenophobia on a daily basis. However, they are bent on finding love, cultivating community, and navigating life alongside the two-eyed majority with patience and the occasional bout of rage.Cyclopedia Exotica is a triumph of hilarious candor.
A story about political organising and the power of community
[Ancco s] stories liberate us to be what we are: friends, artists, monsters, mothers, human beings. Globe and Mail
The "greatest collector" of comic books falls under the gaze of this humorous graphic novel, which explores the world of adults who obsess over comic books.
An affecting exploration of the ways our roles as parents and children change over a lifetime
The Eisner Award-winning story about a student figuring out radical politics in a messy world.
The touching relationship between a kid and her grandmother is captured in this dreamy debut
One of the best comic books of all time, now in full color and just as funny as ever!
An outrageously funny book about middle-aged women that reexamines romance, lust, and gender norms
A visionary and iconoclastic feminist Garo magazine cartoonist - available in English for the first time
The master of the visual mash-up returns with his signature idiosyncratic take on the Constitution
Vibrant swatches of paint build resonant portraits of heartache, childhood memories, and lonelinessSweet Time is an intimate rumination on love, empathy, and confidence. Singaporean cartoonist Weng Pixin delicately explores strained relationships with a kind of hopefulness while acknowledging their inevitable collapse. Her stories are like a series of snapshots in a photo album or the brightest highlights from an Instagram profile. Gorgeous image follows gorgeous image in a delicate quest to find connection. A night out turns into a chance encounter that is at first ecstatic and then quickly descends into awkwardness. A round of "he loves me, he loves me not" becomes a way of reading every action taken by a distant love interest. A couple find themselves in an artificially beautiful landscape, but the relationship can't survive their difference of opinion on the illusion of its beauty. In Sweet Time, thick and bold strokes of color mingle with delicate lines. Weng combines colorful realism with a gentle wit and introspection, crafting infinitely relatable stories of everyday life and love now.
Gem-like comics explore the origins of creativity and the pursuit of happiness with a gentle, self-aware wit
A dark, bizarre comedy where teachers push boundaries into preposterous places
Restored to vibrant full color for the first time! A delight for classic comic fans and the uninitiated!
The author of Ant Colony returns with a graphic novel about a group of plucky outcasts trying to make it in the big city
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