We’re really excited to start sharing some sneak peeks at what’s coming up next year. Below you’ll find some images from the first book we’ll be Kickstarting during 2026, plus a Q&A about the book between editor Ricky Miller and creator Olivia Sullivan!
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Oracles, by Olivia Sullivan
(out April 2026, funding January-February)
When the everyday becomes overwhelming, our protagonist begins to travel through the world to find wonder and a true escape. As they navigate through the forest, the ocean, the desert, and the mountains in a trip of peace, turmoil and reflection, the narrator encounters mushrooms, sage creatures, whirlpools and learns more about themselves in the process. With gorgeous art and lyrical, contemplative text, this graphic novel is a passage from uncertainty to joy and understanding.
“Olivia Sullivan has the beautiful gift of conveying meditative, contemplative landscapes — the peace and mindfulness in them speaks to me every time I look through her pages. I’ve been picking up her zines for years and am delighted we managed to persuade her to take on a long-form book. I’m excited to be able to get her work to new readers.” – Ricky Miller.
Q&A!
Ricky Miller: We’re very excited about your new graphic novel. Can you talk a little about what it’s about?
Olivia Sullivan: Oracles is a journey through matters of grief and loss; it is dealt with in a fantastical way through different biomes of nature and spirituality. The narrator is losing and finding themselves simultaneously. It plays with inner turmoil and discussion, and how that can seep through our external world. Peace, ambition, intellectualism, action – subjects that can be at odds and paralyse decision-making that can cause a maddening limbo.
Ricky Miller: What was your inspiration for writing this book?
Olivia Sullivan: My inspiration is mainly through my own personal grief, from the loss of loved ones and recently my auntie, and how that changed my view on life and death. Due to the difficult themes that the book presents, a lot of my inspiration came spiritually as well. Figures such as Ram Dass and Krishna Das, who combine eastern and western methods of communicating spirituality, helped me navigate tough moments in my life and their teachings motivated aspects of the book.
I also struggle with societal expectations and milestones that are meant to be met at certain times in people’s lives. I think it is restrictive and unrealistic due to the cost of living and the growth of personal freedom. However, the pressure of survival and living in a conventional way increases, so internal conflict grows.
Ricky Miller: Tell us about how you made the art for your graphic novel.
Olivia Sullivan: I started with illustrations I have made in the past that inspired the groundwork for this book, I then made rough thumbnails and developed the work with a lyrical narrative using nature around me and imagining it through a surreal lens.
Nature is always a main aspect of my work as it holds a spiritual weight, a grounding ecosystem to retreat to in this life and after.
Ricky Miller: What was the most exciting part for you of making this book?
Olivia Sullivan: The cathartic nature of it and releasing my largest body of work so far that I can share with everyone that supports my art.
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