Avery Hill Publishing
Retrograde Orbit
» Graphic Novel » Sci-Fi
Family
Friendship
Leading Ladies
Space
At the outer edge of the solar system, on the mining planet Tisa, Flint and her mother live in the colony of Swift Springs. Displaced by a nuclear event, Flint’s family settled there two generations ago to become miners. Soon Flint will be old enough to begin her apprenticeship at the refinery.
But is the home that her family has built for her enough, or will a mysterious, irradiated planet...
Something City
» Graphic Novel » Slice of Life
Family
Friendship
Something City is an exploration of modern day living through representations of the lives of different groups of people in an imagined place. Segregated communities of young people, elders, fanatics, techies and the religious live side by side, interweaving and cohabiting in a city they build around themselves.
The Flood That Did Come
» Graphic Novel » Sci-Fi
Dystopian
Post-apocalyptic
Science
In the year 2036 the whole of Kingsby county has been flooded after several weeks of torrential rain. Only a few villages have escaped the flood. One of these is the village of Pennyworth, where Tom and Jenny live. When the inhabitants of nearby Brook Falls arrive and attempt to lay claim to Pennyworth, a struggle ensues that places the residents of each village against each other in a battle of...
The Witch's Egg
» Graphic Novel » Fantasy
Family
Magic
Mythical
Occult
It was a spiderweb moon
And the imps did wonder
What dark delights wouldst the cat-witch conjure
By the Sardine Queen, by salt and the devil, by blackwormy earth, and by the deep, dark sea, the catwitch Urfi conjures an angel to love her and have children with her. But angels aren't meant for love, and with the embryonic egg of their unborn children, Urfi flees from her partner's...
Escape From Bitch Mountain by Comic Book Slumber Party
» Graphic Novel » Fantasy
Anthropomorphic
Family
Fighting
Friendship
Far famed for its cruel Warlock overlord, Bitch Mountain is the deadliest destination on any adventurer's map. But with its rumoured riches and guaranteed bragging rights, it's a quest that Greasy can't refuse... even if it forces her to face the hangover from hell and, her most dire peril yet, the Friend Zone! Can she fight her way out of the depths with her treasure (and her dignity) intact?
Buttertubs
» Graphic Novel » Kids
Anthropomorphic
Friendship
Humor
Pets
Buttertubs is a dog who always wants to save the dudes and damsels in distress, but who always mucks it up on account of his inability to stop sweating butter. Running becomes flailing and crashing, everything he touches becomes greasy and strangely flammable, and even simple tasks become fraught with slippery danger.
Terrible Means
» Graphic Novel » Fantasy
Magic
Mythical
In the city of Ismyre, something is stirring…
An aristocratic businessman reveals the latest must have: a pillar of crystals that when placed within a home allows for the creation of beautiful illusions and more powerful spells to be performed. At the same time, Henriett, a disgraced biological professor now studying botany in a town far away, feels the disquiet in the air as specimens she has...
Walking Distance
» Graphic Novel » Non-Fiction
Modern
Walking Distance is Lizzy Stewart's poignant and contemporary illustrated essay on the experience of being a woman out walking. Merging the personal and the political, observation and contemplation, Lizzy examines what her life is and wonders what it should be; what is expected of a thirty year old woman by society, by family and friends and by herself.
Artificial Flowers
» Graphic Novel » Slice of Life
Family
Siobhan has left her hometown to try to start a career as an artist in trendy East London. She desperately needs an exhibition but no one seems particularly interested in her work.
When her little brother Chris's anti-social tendencies resurface, he’s sent by his parents to stay with her as part attempt at rehabilitation, part banishment.
Soon the two discover a way in which they can help each...
Deep Space Canine by Comic Book Slumber Party
» Graphic Novel » Sci-Fi
Anthropomorphic
Friendship
Robots
Space
Life in space can be tough - and when you’re balancing a hydro-herb habit, mysterious intruders and an impending reunion, things get even tougher.
Luckily, Space Commander Greasy is not alone, and with the help of her best robot pal, Cybernetic Unit Normally for Troubleshooting, she (and her ship) might just get through the next 24 hours in one piece!
Who Killed Nessie?
» Graphic Novel » Comedy
Humor
Monsters
Murder
Mystery
Mythical
The Loch Ness Monster has been murdered . . . it’s Lyndsay’s first day on the job, but it’s up to her to solve the crime!
It’s Lyndsay Grockle’s first day as the manager of the Lakeview Hotel. Her boss has handed her the keys and departed for vacation. And then the convention attendees start showing up, each more peculiar than the last. Lyndsay’s a confirmed skeptic—so she’s...
Adrift on a Painted Sea
» Graphic Novel » Biographies
Family
Love
Named one of The Guardian's Top 20 Graphic Novels of 2024
Sue Bird was always painting: botanical art, landscapes, still lifes, and especially the sea. She took classes, kept countless sketchbooks, and filled the house with art. From their neighbourhood to their family trips, all the moments of her life were memorialised in her artwork. Throughout her life, she never sold a piece - she gave...