Avery Hill Publishing
The Hard Switch
» Graphic Novel » Sci-Fi
Dystopian
Leading Ladies
Political
Post-apocalyptic
Space
An engrossing science fiction graphic novel about a spaceship's crew, and the end of non-renewable resources.
Ada, Haika, and Mallic are on a mission . . . one last mission, before everything, everywhere shuts down. They’re raiding old, abandoned spaceships and wrecks for the (sometimes-expensive) parts – and they make just enough money to get by. But living their nomadic, exploring life...
On a Sunbeam
» Graphic Novel » Sci-Fi
Family
Girls' Love
LGBTQ+
Space
Tillie Walden's queer space-opera tells the story of Mia, from her life as a rebellious schoolgirl, to her time as part of the crew on the ship Aktis, out in the deepest reaches of space, rebuilding beautiful and broken down structures.
Part love story, part epic space adventure, and dealing with Tillie’s now signature themes of sexuality & gender, the individual in landscape, first love and...
The Impending Blindness of Billie Scott
» Graphic Novel » Drama
Family
Friendship
Leading Ladies
Billie Scott is an artist. Her debut gallery exhibition opens in a few months. Within a fortnight she'll be completely blind. As Billie struggles to deal with her impending blindness, she sets off on a journey from Middlesbrough to London; into a world of post-austerity Britain and the problems facing those left behind. Her quest is to find ten people to paint for her exhibition, as well as the...
Alone in Space
» Graphic Novel » Fantasy
Family
Friendship
LGBTQ+
Alone In Space compiles award-winning cartoonist Tillie Walden’s short comics into a stunning and comprehensive collection of the early work which shot her to fame on both sides of the Atlantic.
Ismyre
» Graphic Novel » Fantasy
Friendship
Magic
Mythical
Steampunk
In the city of Ismyre, Ed the sculptor works as his widower neighbour sings strange melodies late into the night. He places the finished figurine and notices there is an empty space on the shelf where another one should be. Perplexed, he sleeps, whilst his neighbour continues to croon. Meanwhile, across the city, a government building explodes into a mess of plants and flowers...
Exploring themes...
The End of Summer
» Graphic Novel » Fantasy
Family
Mythical
In a secluded castle, at the beginning of a winter that is predicted to last for three years, Lars is battling illness and boredom. He passes the time with his siblings and his giant cat, Nemo, as secrets are revealed and tensions within the family begin to simmer…
A City Inside
» Graphic Novel » Abstract
Family
LGBTQ+
Modern
Shifting between the everyday and the surreal, A City Inside recounts one woman’s life from her childhood home, to the first love that she will never forget, to the creation of the idea of herself that she can grow old with and the home that she can grow old in.
Second Shift
» Graphic Novel » Sci-Fi
Space
From the time when the station wakes her up, Birdie Doran is on the clock. It's just her and one or two others on Terracorp's isolated outpost, processing comets. So she slips into virtual reality, with the station creating adventures for her as she does repairs, routine maintenance, and checks the status on all the systems.
But when Birdie discovers another abandoned station just within...
The Tower in the Sea
» Graphic Novel » Fantasy
Friendship
Magic
Mythical
Off the coast of Ismyre, a group of illicit magicians have been gathering for years, schooling others in the ways of long forgotten divinations. From high up in this forbidden home, a young scholar keeps dreaming terrible visions and looks out across the ocean for answers...
Acid Box
» Graphic Novel » Adventure
Family
Music
Mystery
Science
Time Travel
Jade Nyo just wants to listen to some music and to get wasted.
Then, while out clubbing with her brother, she meets a trio of women who control portals through space and time, and give her an Acid Box, which controls geological features on earth. Now it's all up to her to travel through time and avert global disaster.
But the box is broken, and Jade travels through the past, present, and...
Safer Places
» Graphic Novel » Anthologies
Friendship
Magic
Mystery
A new collection of stories about isolation, memory, liminal spaces, and small magic from one of comics’ up-and-coming voices.
From road trips to doctors’ offices to the mysterious spaces under the house, Kit Anderson’s short stories explore the secrets and magic typically unseen in everyday life. A walk through the forest, a family move, a day in a normal life – Anderson’s...
I Love This Part
» Graphic Novel » Slice of Life
Friendship
Leading Ladies
LGBTQ+
Two girls in a small town in the USA kill time together as they try to get through their days at school. They watch videos, share earbuds as they play each other songs and exchange their stories. In the process they form a deep connection and an unexpected relationship begins to develop.