Big Ugly
English
Stuff that Happened
Graphic Novel - Slice of Life
This collection of comic strips from 2013 to 2014 by Vicky Stonebridge weave an honest and personal tale of coming down with a life changing illness, of managing transition, stress, worry and more importantly, the little moments in life that make it worth living no matter what ‘stuff happens’.
Artificial Flowers
Graphic Novel - Slice of Life
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 other; they just need to keep it a secret from their parents, Siobhan’s girlfriend and the London art scene…
I Love This Part
Graphic Novel - Slice of Life
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.
Marble Cake
Graphic Novel - Slice of Life
Tracey dreams of a life beyond South London. Beyond her job at the supermarket. Beyond what amounts to now. But in a city where everyone is living their own melodrama, where people are disappearing with alarming regularity and where existence overlaps and separates at every turn, how can Tracey be sure she's the main character in her own life, not just a bit part in someone else's.
Grey Area: Our Town
Comic - Slice of Life
Memories from childhood. Relationships with those we love. The environment that we experience. The time and place within which we exist.
These aspects of our lives are questioned and interrogated - memories and places change, whilst we are shaped by our connections with those close to us, as well as the landscapes we inhabit.
Something City
Graphic Novel - Slice of Life
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.
But You Have Friends
Graphic Novel - Slice of Life
When a dear friend dies by suicide, her survivors are left with only memories. This poignant graphic memoir is a moving exploration of friendship despite challenges and love despite grief.
The Well
Graphic Novel - Slice of Life
Cute characters, quarter-life crises, chemical supplements, and corporate catastrophes… Jon Allen’s cult-favorite online comic is now a must-read graphic novel!
Low Orbit
Graphic Novel - Slice of Life
An atmospheric and profound coming-of-age graphic novel about a Malaysian American teen carving out her own identity in the uneasy space between friends and family.
Where There's Smoke, There's Dinner: Confessions of a Cartoonist Cook
Graphic Novel - Slice of Life
Bursting with color, flavor, and messy emotions, this unprecedented graphic memoir and “anti-cookbook” blends comics with satirical recipes to explore the intersections of food, feminism, frustration, and family.