Is it Friday yet? Yesterday was only Monday?! Let's take a break from our reality! Our Most Popular Last Week series continues with 6 comics from our Slice of Life genre! Manga makers, after school clubs, and finding that perfect burger are just some realities on this list!
Take a break from your life and take a peek into the lives of these characters!
Offtask, 463 pages - Published by Alin Laphel, (cc/ @alaphel)
Two friends are determined to make a graphic novel and fulfill a dream they had back in high school. Despite being determined, they often find themselves off task and doing an assortment of other things. Will they ever finish their story or is it just a far off dream to move on from? UPDATED BIWEEKLY!!
Story and Art by Alin Laphel
Skyline, 311 pages - Published by Khairul Mikhael, (cc/ @kmikhael)
Fueled by inner passions and a need to fulfill an extra-curricular activity, a group of secondary schoolers form an event management team painted with their own unique spin. New chapter biweekly on Friday!
Story and Art by Khairul Mikhael
Hope for a Breeze, 23 pages - Published by Neil_W2, (cc/ @nwhitehorn)
Dedicated to all the losers and failures and freaks and social outcasts in society, this is a story of a girl named Sophia and her journeys through life. At the beginning of the story we find her doing something … drastic. The story follows her and what brought her to taking such drastic actions.
Story and Art by Neil_W2
Welcome to Mina's, 138 pages - Published by Cloudscape Comics, (cc/ @jeffreyellis)
A diner anthology about life, love and food over 100 years. Set in a fictional Vancouver diner. Unjust legislation and past tensions set the path of a simple diner and the people within it. Opening in 1919, Liz finds herself in need of a new job. Her sister Laura is opening a restaurant of her own, its namesake Liz’s daughter, Mina.
Story and Art by Cloudscape Comics
Averee, 134 pages - Published by A Wave Blue World, (cc/ @tyler)
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.
Story and Art by Andrew Dalhouse, Dave Johnson, Marika Cresta, Stephanie Phillips
Happiness is a Warm Bun, 21 pages - Published by Paul Axel, (cc/ @paulaxel)
A funny look into one young man's quest for the greatest burger in the country, and the lesson he learns along the way!
Story and Art by Paul Axel
Until then, let us know if you have a specific theme or genre you want us to explore for future Popular Last Week features.