Lower Your Sights
English
AKOMA
Graphic Novel - Drama
Peace has lasted throughout the region for centuries until the strange disappearance of Mami Wata. Both the Maji and Mlima tribe have fought for control of land stretching from the Sea of Chinue and the Kambo Mountains.
Centuries ago, King Afa of the Mlima tribe launched a deadly attack during the Great Battle to enslave the Maji Tribe and control the Tuinate River. One hundred years have passed, the son of King Afa, King Afa Abey, continues to conquer and imprison anyone using Water Ase. Thus, the King has erected a dam, cutting off all water supplies to the Maji Tribe and limiting Water Ase’s use.
The prophecy said, “When the river runs dry, the Aliyechaguliwa will bring forth the fall of a false god and a reunion of enemies.”
The Impending Blindness of Billie Scott
Graphic Novel - Drama
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 inspiration to continue with her art, and the strength to move on with her life.
The Kids Stick Together
Graphic Novel - Drama
Showcasing the collaborative artwork of Chris Brunner and Rico Renzi (aka The Kickstand Kids). Filled with their best covers, sketches and comic pages from projects such as Loose Ends, Spider-Gwen & More! 112-page color digital.
Look Straight Ahead
Graphic Novel - Drama
The award winning graphic novel written & drawn by Elaine M. Will.
Jeremy Knowles is a 17-year-old outcast who dreams of being a great artist. But when he suffers a severe mental breakdown brought on by bullying and other pressures at school, his future is called into question — as is his very existence! Can he survive the experience through the healing power of art? And just what does it mean to be “crazy,” anyway?
Madame Livingstone: The Great War in the Congo
Graphic Novel - History
Based on the true story of two vastly different men—one Belgian, one African—who take on one impossible mission: the sinking of a German battleship in the Congo during WWI.
Gaston Mercier, lieutenant in the Royal Belgian Army, arrives in Congo in 1915 on orders to sink a critical German warship. To find the ship’s position, he is assigned a guide, a local man nicknamed "Mrs. Livingstone".
All Rise: Resistance and Rebellion in South Africa
Graphic Novel - History
Six true stories of resistance by marginalized South Africans against the country’s colonial government in the years leading up to Apartheid. From immigrants and miners to tram workers and washerwomen, these ordinary, working-class women and men defied a nation and defended the disempowered. A graphic history written six parts, each illustrated by a different South African artist.
Food/Love
Graphic Novel - Drama
FOOD/LOVE is a gastronomic experience for the heart, where memory and flavour are deliciously combined.
Specially prepared for you is an à la carte menu with each course individually selected to pair with a memory from a life well lived.
Sample a taste of childhood Steak & Kidney Pudding, followed by a first date Lobster Arancini, a Mother’s Day breakfast in bed Laksa, and much more.
The chef invites you to savour every morsel and relish every panel of this lovingly crafted tale.
Breakwater
Graphic Novel - Drama
A loner and an introvert, Chris has worked in Brighton’s Breakwater Picture House for many years. It's the kind of job that people drift through; friendships flourish for a time, contained within their allotted hours and place...and then fade when people move on. When Dan joins, Chris finds someone who breaks out of these designated boundaries and gradually becomes a part of her life. But as she learns more about her new friend, she must decide if the solitary life she's built is the one she's actually most suited to after all.
A Man's Skin
Graphic Novel - Drama
Once upon a time in Renaissance Italy, Bianca, a young lady from a good family, is of marriage age. Her parents find her a fiancé to their liking: Giovanni, a rich merchant, young and pleasant. The wedding looks set to go smoothly even though Bianca can’t hide her disappointment at having to marry a man she knows nothing about. But before the marriage, she learns the secret held and bequeathed by the women of her family for generations: a “man’s skin”! By donning it, Bianca becomes “Lorenzo” and enjoys all the attributes of a young man of stunning beauty. She can now visit the world of men incognito and get to know her fiancé in his natural environment. In her male skin, Bianca frees herself from the limits imposed on women. The morals of the Renaissance then act as a mirror to our present time and poses several questions: why should women be treated differently from men? Why should their freedom be the object of contempt and coercion?