Quiet Thoughts
English
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.
Kitty
Graphic Novel - Slice of Life
Kitty lives an unremarkable life with her aging parents and her job in the Post Office. She escapes into daydreams of dancing and romance to relieve the monotony of her daily routine. Her story provides a glimpse into a generation of women whose lives were shaped by the limits of their education, class and social expectations of the last century.
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’.
A City Inside
Graphic Novel - Abstract
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.
Follow Me In
Graphic Novel - Biographies
Kat had no responsibilities and nothing to tie her down. But she had graduated university with no plans. She was an artist who hadn’t drawn in five years. She was lost.
What’s more, she’d been avoiding admitting to herself something that all of those around her knew; that her boyfriend, Richard, had some serious problems with alcohol.
Looking for a fresh start, the two of them quit their jobs and embarked on a journey to Mexico for what what they expected to be an adventure of a lifetime.
Entrance
Graphic Novel - Abstract
A graphic novel I wrote a few years ago. It was originally based on a dream I had, and then turned into a kind of absurd drama.
Sleeping While Standing
Graphic Novel - Biographies
A series of short autobiographical strips, dropping in at important events throughout her life that shaped who she is today, told in a compelling and humorous authorial voice. We are led by Taki through her early childhood in Japan in the early 80s, to moving to Minnesota, the separation of her parents, childhood trauma, teenage angst, death, drugs, comics, health issues, love, fertility, pets and zombies; all of life is here in this book!
What If it was This Way
Graphic Novel - Abstract
Manny always dreamed of being a highly successful writer but after 20 years, he hasn't achieved his goal yet and is frustrated. While working as a courier, he ends up meeting himself. But this aspect of himself is a very successful writer. Manny makes a decision about his life after this meeting until he meets another aspect of himself and makes Manny realize maybe his life isn't as bad as he thinks it is.
Hollow
Graphic Novel - Abstract
This short comic is an exploration of a dreamlike afterlife and a discussion with the gatekeeper between life and death.