The enigmatic realm of the mind encapsulates today's Popular Last Week feature! These comics offer a unique blend of psychological fiction and supernatural elements, taking you on a mind-bending journey through the complexities of the human psyche. From eerie mysteries to otherworldly encounters, these stories promise to unravel and blur the boundaries between reality and the supernatural. It's a spooky exploration of the mysterious and the uncanny.
SHELTER, 1152 pages - Published by wufargia, (cc/ @wufargia)
Behind closed doors, Ruka's life is an unforgiving hell with his cruel, abusive uncle. With no way out, his closest friend offers an immersive virtual reality world as an escape and reprieve from the daily torture. Will VR prove to be a new safe haven? . . . or just another hell?
Story and Art by wufargia
Project Parasomnia, 24 pages - Published by Cyaboron, (cc/ @Cyaboron)
When the Lakeside orphanage got turned into a hospital and asylum for the severely phobic, Kali, Edgar, Mara and Syren got assigned as the “Nightmare Kids”. It’s their task to enter the minds of patients and take it up against their phobias, while also dealing with their own demons.
Story and Art by Cyaboron
The Forgetting: A Supernatural Noir, 25 pages - Published by Elizabeth Cawelti, (cc/ @ElizabethNevermind)
Ragnorok happened and it was bloody, but it was strictly a battle for gods and monsters. Most humans didn’t even notice. The shape-shifting Valravyns now find themselves earthbound without a purpose. For thousands of years they recruited the best humanity had to offer, cultivated their talents, and carried their souls to await end times in the halls of the gods. The Valravyns are redefining their lives in a world where the old rules no longer apply. Family members are pulling in different directions, some clinging to the past, others toying with new and dangerous ways of living.
Story and Art by Elizabeth Cawelti
Lydia Ray, 40 pages - Published by Juan Santapau, (cc/ @santapau)
In “Outside”, Lydia begins finding hints of a subtle invasion in the corporate world. In “The move”, she deals with a surreal domestic plague. Finally, guilty daydreams of a different career choice take a life of their own, in “Another Lydia”. Three modern fantasy comics by The Secret Knots webcomic author Juan Santapau.
Story and Art by Juan Santapau
Ash in the Wind, 91 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
Nobody, 16 pages - Published by Miss Fester, (cc/ @MissFester)
Everybody has hopes and dreams. Everybody has fears and doubts. So does Nobody.
Story and Art by Miss Fester
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