Swear Jar collects a series of short comics drawn between 2014 and 2015 by Abe Christie, one of the most talented and unique creators to come out of the UK small press in recent times.
Occupying itself chiefly in flirting with neurosis and mundanity, Abe’s work attempts to keep a gentle humour whilst querying the value of ones nemesis, failed friendships, and the inconveniences of finding oneself radioactive and powerless.
Abe is a cartoonist and former art student based in London. He spends his days working a dead end job where he dreams of other lives he might have lived, then attempts to live them in comic form. Swear Jar is the first published collection of his work.
Printed in full colour, across 40 pages.
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Avery Hill are delighted to announce the release of A is for Amos, an illustrated musical A to Z by internationally renowned artist Daria Hlazatova, on Record Store Day, 18th April 2015.
Taking its inspiration from childhood A to Z books, A is for Amos features subjects from the world of music, all hand-picked by Daria, and re-created in her astonishingly detailed and fantastic style across twenty-six original illustrations. Bowie sits alongside Tchaikovsky. Zappa with Florence. Kate Bush with Underworld.
A is for Amos is printed in full colour, 7″ perfect bound format across 60 beautiful pages, and is essential for music fans and art lovers alike.
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146 pages long, full colour.
Release date: August 28th 2015 with a launch party/signing at Travelling Man, Manchester
Debut convention: September 5th 2015 at International Comics Expo, Birmingham
London launch party/signing: September 11th 2015 at Orbital Comics, London
Rachael Smith has self-published several comics such as The Way We Write, Flimsy’s Guide to Modern Living, and I Am Fire (which made Forbidden Planet International’s ‘Best of 2013’ top 10 list). She then went on to release Clara’s Shadow via David ‘V for Vendetta’ Lloyd’s publishing house Aces Weekly, and her debut graphic novel House Party came out in 2014 with Great Beast Comics to critical acclaim (and made Forbidden Planet International’s and Broken Frontier’s ‘Top 10 comics of 2014’ lists). She is currently working with Titan Comics on her monthly strip for […]
As you can tell from the image above, we’ve had a pretty big year. On top of releasing all of these amazing books, here are the highlights!
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36 pages in US comic format, full colour
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Reads Volume 2 #2. 4 stories, in 4 parts over 4 issues. Now in full colour!
Featuring:
Tim Bird, Luke J. Halsall, Ricky Miller, EdieOP and Owen D. Pomery
Cover by Eleni Kalorkoti
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What happens when rock stars just won’t die..?
In the second issue of their acclaimed limited series Metroland, Ricky Miller and Julia Scheele (I Don’t Like My Hair Neat, Double Dare Ya) continue the story of South London indie band Electric Dreams, this time focusing on multi-instrumentalist and all-round star, Kathy.
As Stardust continues to fall apart and Jessica Hill remains missing, Kathy hangs out with The Five Years Cult and dreams of the end of the world.
Then, on the b-side, Miller is joined by Rebecca Strickson, as they delve into the past and tell of how Jessica Hill joined the band!
Manly Boys and Comely Girls, the acclaimed guides to modern existence by Gareth Brookes (The Black Project, The Land of My Heart Chokes on Its Own Abundance) and Steve Tillotson (Banal Pig, Untitled Ape’s Epic Adventure), are now available to buy!
First self-published by the creators back in 2009, Manly Boys is a pastiche of boys’ comics from the dim and distant past, when all an English boy had to care about was playing cricket with his chums, and getting one up on Johnny Foreigner whenever possible.
It features advice on matters such as why ‘Self-Touching is Bad’ and ‘How to Tattoo Yourself’, as well as everything else a young boy needs to know. Although please don’t show it to any actual young boys.
The long awaited companion to Manly Boys, Comely Girls is the essential guide on how to be a lady, written by two […]
Printed in full colour, across 96 A4 pages.
RRP: £11.99
Suitable for All-Ages
Publication Date: 14/11/2014, launching at Thought Bubble
Pre-Sale Begins: 02/11/2014
Buy it HERE
“Melissa pushed me down the stairs. I don’t want to be her friend anymore.”
“Who is Melissa?”
“The monster that lives in our walls.”
Avery Hill are delighted to announce the publication on 14th November 2014 of EdieOP’s first full-length graphic novel. ‘Maleficium’ is the story of Huxley Leighton-Lomax; an aspiring wizard who should know better than to feed the dark forces that lurk in the corners of his home. Will Huxley know enough magic when it’s up to him to save the day?
Edie is an illustrator, creator of comics and truly awful things. She likes to […]
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