Pet Peeves comes after you’ve been Eisner Award nominated, you’ve worked on huge titles including those with DC, what was it that made you want to create this story now?Pet Peeves was meant to be a break from big projects at big companies. It was a chance to stretch my writing muscles and to tell a story with no edits, no one telling me what do. Honestly, it was supposed to be much shorter than it is, just a quick story to refresh and re-inspire me between jobs, but I found that the story I wanted to tell needed more space and it grew into the full book that it is today.
You talk about Pet Peeves being a really personal story, how much of Bobbie is based on real-life Nicole’s life and experiences?Nothing that happens to Bobbie in the books is directly from my life. More, the things […]
A massive thank you to everyone who’s pledged to support our first ever Kickstarter campaign so far.We’re 64% funded now… if you haven’t yet backed the project, this would be a great time to do it! Have a look here.
This week we’ve been sharing more information about the third of our 2022 books – Outer Wilderness by Claire Scully. Regular readers of Avery Hill books will be familiar with Claire Scully’s ongoing series of stunningly-illustrated books exploring varied environments: Internal Wilderness, Desolation Wilderness, and now Outer Wilderness. Outer Wilderness is the third and final instalment of a journey that began with introspective self-imagined places, followed by a passage of experience and memory, and now looks further away to the edges of the universe and into the unknown.
Here’s an interview with Claire about the book, and some sample artwork.
What did you most enjoy about this third […]
A massive thank you to everyone who’s pledged to support our first ever Kickstarter campaign so far.We’re so close to half way funded… if you haven’t yet backed the project, this would be a great time to do it! Have a look here.
This week we’ve been sharing more information about the second of our 2022 books – Sleeping While Standing by Taki Soma. It’s a collection of funny and moving autobiographical stories, and we’re really excited about it. In the book Taki leads us through her early childhood in Japan in the 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! Taki Soma is a HUGO award nominated artist, writer, and a colorist. She’s worked on projects such as Rapture, Sinergy, The Victories, United States […]
A huge thank you to everyone who’s pledged to support our first ever Kickstarter campaign so far! You can watch a fantastic video that the three creators made about their books by going to our Kickstarter campaign page here. This week we’ve been sharing more information about the first of our 2022 books – 2120 by George Wylesol. It’s an interactive book in which George continues exploring the the boundaries of what can be done with sequential storytelling. His last book Internet Crusader was highly acclaimed for its originality, being called “a masterpiece of intricate design” and “a revelation.” 2120 will be 500 pages long, paperback, full colour. Page size W:195 x H:271mm.
Here’s an interview with George about the book, and some sample artwork.
2120 is your third book with Avery Hill, and it’s clear to see that there are some thematic crossovers with your second book Internet […]
All three of our releases coming out in September for a special price and including unique bookplates (plus maybe some other nice things that we work out nearer the time)! Retrograde Orbit by Kristyna Baczynski, Follow Me In by Katriona Chapman and On A Sunbeam by Tillie Walden!
Books ship w/c 24/09/18
Get it HERE!
A young woman starts a job as a family photographer and live-in nanny for a couple who have a fixation on preserving their children’s memory and legacy in print.
She stumbles on a recently broken shrine and starts to notice an apparition in the photographs she exposes…
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A meditation on memories; making them, preserving them and keeping them secret.
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Avery Hill are proud to announce six upcoming 2018 releases!
On A Sunbeam by Tillie Walden
Follow Me In by Katriona Chapman
The Great North Wood by Tim Bird
Permanent Press by Luke Healy
A Projection by Seekan Hui
Metroland #4 by Ricky Miller and Julia Scheele
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Avery Hill are proud to announce four upcoming 2017 releases!
We’re thrilled to be working with three very exciting new creators, plus teaming up with renowned UK comics powerhouse Comic Book Slumber Party!
Comic Book Slumber Party’s Deep Space Canine Launching 26th January 2017 at Angoulême
Goatherded by Charlo Frade Launching May 2017
Ghosts, Etc. by George Wylesol Launching May 2017
Something City by Ellice Weaver Launching May 2017
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Avery Hill are proud to announce three new Autumn releases!
Grey Area – Our Town
by Tim Bird
Launching at Bristol Comic & Zine Fair on the 1st October
The End of Summer
by Tillie Walden
A special edition of Tillie’s acclaimed 2015 book
with new cover art and brand new bonus material.
Launching at The Lakes International Comic Art Festival
on the 14th October
Untitled Ape’s Epic Adventure
by Steven Tillotson
Launching at Thought Bubble Festival on the 5th November
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