Big Ugly is your second long-form comic with Avery Hill, after Something City in 2017. Did you approach this book differently to the first?
Something city was a book of short comics. It felt easier to go into it without too much of a plan. If the comics worked by themselves they were probably going to work together because they had the setting of the book in common. Big ugly is my first longer comic that tells one story which was something totally new for me. I had to go into it with more of a plan and less crossing my fingers and hoping everything made sense.
You do a lot of freelance illustration work. What are the differences between that type of work and creating your own book? Comparing the two processes… are there things you enjoy and things that are more challenging with each?
With illustration work, […]
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Over on our campaign page you’ll find a video with all three creators talking about their books, there are sample pages from the books and also details of out what bonus items we have on offer. Some of the bonus items include original artwork and bundles of books/comics both print and digital.
Our spring 2023 books are:
Pet Peeves by Nicole Goux
Bobbie’s life is going nowhere fast. She’s working at a bar, wanting to play music but never having the time or energy. The only bright spot is her dog – always cheerful, always cuddly, and always there for her.
As the relentless day-in, day-out of work piles up, music and roommates and social plans begin to seem less and less important as Bobbie struggles to make rent and have any time to be creative. The only […]
We now have all three of our spring/summer books back from the printers and we’re so happy with how they’ve turned out. These are all available to buy in our shop here!
Some reviews of George Wylesol’s 2120:“Fascinating… something that has a deep and dark mystery at its heart… something that will reveal its secrets slowly and perfectly through all of the 500 pages.” – Comicon
“Absolutely incredible. I’ve never seen this kind of thing tackled this way before; an eerie, compelling, crazy ride that you’ll want to revisit time and time again.” – No Use Crying Over Spilt Ink
Some reviews of Claire Scully’s Outer Wilderness:
“Every single page is pregnant with undiscovered meaning and frightening awe, which is exactly what I want from sci-fi landscape explorations. I couldn’t get enough of it, it was great!” – Ace Comicals Podcast
“A visual treat, packed with Scully’s strong, […]
We’re very excited to be able to announce two new titles for autumn 2022: Suzanne – The Jazz Age Goddess of Tennis by Tom Humberstone and Sennen by Shanti Rai!
Suzanne – The Jazz Age Goddess of Tennis
Tom HumberstoneOut 01/09/2022 (UK) – 08/09/2022 (North America) 208 pages, softcover, full colour throughout, 168 x 239mm
The incredible story of Suzanne Lenglen, a woman who changed the face of sport and society in the trailblazing Jazz Age, but who few even remember.One of the greatest tennis players the world has ever seen was a woman few even remember. A championship player by the age of fifteen in a Europe overshadowed by impending war, Suzanne Lenglen broke records for ticket sales and match winning streaks, scandalised and entranced the public with her playing outfits, and became a pioneer, making friends and enemies throughout restrictive tennis […]
We had a great start to 2021, with nine nominations in the Broken Frontier Awards. We won best publisher, and Zoe Thorogood’s The Impending Blindness of Billie Scott won the best writer, best graphic novel and breakout talent categories. Owen D. Pomery’s Victory Point won best artist.We also had books in best-of-year lists from the New York Times, the Herald Scotland and the Comics Journal among many others.We’re also announcing our 2021 titles today!
Our first book of 2021 will be Alone in Space – a Collection by Tillie Walden.Release dates: 10/6/21 (UK) – 6/7/21 (USA)
A collection of Tillie’s three longform comics with Avery Hill: I Love This Part, The End Of Summer and A City Inside.Plus the early sketches, short comics for magazines and webcomics such as What It’s Like To Be Gay In An All-Girls Middle School that shot her to fame on both […]
All 4 of our Spring/Summer titles are available to pre-order from our shop.
They’re currently at the printers and will start shipping mid-June.
You can also pick them up at a 20% discount in this great bundle!
Avery Hill Publishing are delighted to share news about four publications for 2019!
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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
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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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Order the book with an exclusive sketch by Seekan Hui
Offer available until 6th July
A meditation on memories; making them, preserving them and keeping them secret.
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