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.
Robust Heat
Graphic Novel - Drama
Soozi Jung, an aspiring artist, finally faces the adversity of losing her parents when she is unable to finish paintings for a show. She decides to confront Daniel Walker, her late father's partner, and the only person to have witnessed the moments that lead up to their great loss. As Daniel struggles to open up to her, Soozi recalls a core memory from her childhood: the night her parents decided to become fugitives to their head-of-state, Kaiser Khöpr. The story of Robust heat tells the saga of Roderick Jung, Soozi's father, and what her parents sacrificed to make sure the people they loved lived to prosper.
Phantom of the Opera
Graphic Novel - Horror
The iconic Gothic romance gets a fresh retelling as a graphic novel adaptation of this classic. The Phantom who lives beneath the opera house falls in love with Christine Daaé, a gifted young opera singer, and hopes to win her with an evil plot to make her a star. For Christine, this would mean giving up her chance for true love. Does she choose her newfound success or her beloved Count Raoul?
Lower Your Sights
Graphic Novel - Drama
Mad Cave Studios and Voices Of Children have teamed up to publish Lower Your Sights, a graphic novel anthology, to raise awareness and proceeds for children impacted by war.
Comic creators and pin-up artists worldwide all came together to tell stories that focus on the consequences of war, the peace/relief effort, and the resulting long-term ripple effect. These are tales about the human condition and how combat affects soldiers, family members, friends, students, doctors, politicians, and allies from afar.
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.”
Averee
Graphic Novel - Slice of Life
A world where social rank rules and your status sets your inevitable course in life -- sound familiar? Just imagine if it was all controlled by an app! In Averee's world, the usual trials of making your way into adulthood come with the added stress of Ranked, a ubiquitous and all-knowing tech innovation that awards you points for socially acceptable behavior and takes them away when you don't...
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.
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?
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.
Best Wishes
Graphic Novel - Drama
When two strangers cast coins into a Central Park fountain, their dreams and desires become supernaturally intertwined. Cal wants fame and respect, and Mary craves true love from her pro quarterback boyfriend, but destiny weaves a tangled fabric. A tale of New York, meme madness, fame's price, and secrets of the heart. Original graphic novel, never before published. By Mike Richardson, writer of 47 Ronin and Echoes, and Paul Chadwick, the award-winning creator of Concrete. Best Wishes is Chadwick's first published comics work since 2013!