We're almost done with the year, but we won't let you get off that easy! Psychological stories fill our latest Popular Last Week list. Tales that bend the mind, and cause you to question reality... and yourself. Perfect for those New Year's resolutions, right? Find out by reading these titles, featuring:
Ash in the Wind, 62 pages - Published by cryoflower, (cc/ @cryoflower)
Alexis Brangwyn is a disillusioned college student who has lost interest in the real world. When an opportunity turns up for her to investigate a local paranormal legend (and with the boy she's been eyeing) she seizes it, but the two soon find themselves in over their heads. In a place that seems like a dream come true, is there a reason to return home? A paranormal romance about self-love, loneliness, and escaping into fantasy worlds.
Story and Art by cryoflower
RETRIBUTION, 72 pages - Published by CheesyComicsShop, (cc/ @CheesyComicsShop)
Retribution explores the dark aspects of love, commitment, and a disturbed mind. It asks: to what lengths would someone go to recapture a lost love? Retribution is a graphically brutal but psychologically poignant story reminiscent of Spawn, Crossed, and the Crow. WARNING! RETRIBUTION is a mature comic. It deals with topics related to mental health, trauma and suicide. The goal of this comic is to better understand these topics. Retribution is not for the faint of heart as it includes gut-punching (and spewing) action, adult situations, and language.
Story and Art by Giulia Gualazzi, Nicole D'Andria, Rodney Ford
Eleutheromania, 32 pages - Published by Anas Abdulhak, (cc/ @anasabdulhak)
Why does liberation hold space for both our deepest joy and grief? Writer Anas Abdulhak with artists Anton Mozhegov, and Mattia Monaco (KNOCK EM DEAD) grapple with that question in a tale of freedom and the dread that comes with it. A one-shot comic book of abstract imagery accompanied by poetry. A fleeting vision of two entities linked by the burden of letting go of all that k
Story and Art by Anas Abdulhak, Anton Mozhegov, Mattia Monaco, Novella Locritani
Whatzit, 81 pages - Published by Heavy Metal, (cc/ @dezi)
Pimples, the scourge of adolescents everywhere, are actually portals through which creatures from another dimension derive voyeuristic pleasure by spying on the lives of human teenagers. This is the story of an unnamed refugee from this alien world and Scott, a horny and morose teenage boy languishing in 1970’s America.
Story and Art by Gideon Kendall and Oliver Irving
Inside The Lines, 134 pages - Published by Love, Chaotica, (cc/ @lovechaotica)
January 28, 2003 was the coldest day of that year. It tore the Green family apart and only their 5-year-old son, Rory, survived. Now all that's left for Rory is his uncle, Todd Blue— a young, best-selling author rather unequipped for concepts such as "raising a child." From a world where colors are more than what’s in your eyes. It’s even in your last name! [ This comic contains honest depictions of family trauma. Viewer discretion is advised. ]
Story and Art by Love, Chaotica
The Guide to a Healthy Relationship, 277 pages - Published by That's It? Comics, (cc/ @DanitheCarutor)
Psychological | Drama | Hurt/Comfort Upon discovering his now ex-childhood friend isn't dead, an emotionally immature alcoholic tries to make amends for ruining their friendship. CW: Abuse, violence, blood, mental illness, suicidality, bigotry, slurs, self-harm, body horror, implied sexual assault.
Story and Art by That's It? Comics
