We’re very proud to announce our line-up for spring 2024!

Barking by Lucy Sullivan
Safer Places by Kit Anderson
Infinite Wheatpaste vol.1 – Catalytic Conversions by Pidge
Disciples of the Soil by B. Mure

Barking by Lucy Sullivan – Out 27th February 2024
124 pages, hardback, black and white, 170 x 239mm

A year after the death of her friend, Alix’s depression and grief still hound her in this personally-inspired graphic novel.
Loopy . . . cuckoo . . . stark raving. . . .
When the depression and grief Alix feels over the death of her friend overwhelm her, she’s institutionalized. But inside a psychiatric ward, things don’t get better for her—now she has nowhere to get away from her rapidly-spiraling thoughts. As Alix navigates disinterest- ed attendants, group therapy, and isolation, she must build herself a new equilibrium and tame the black dog of her depression.
Inspired by her own struggles with mental health, Lucy Sullivan tells a powerful, emotional story about the problems that sometimes overwhelm us all—and the failures in the mental health system we depend on.

Safer Places by Kit Anderson – Out 26th March 2024
208 pages, paperback, full colour throughout, 160 x 220mm

A new collection of stories about isolation, memory, liminal spaces, and small magic from one of comics’ up-and-coming voices.
From road trips to doctors’ offices to the mysterious spaces under the house, Kit Anderson’s short stories explore the secrets and magic typically unseen in everyday life. A walk through the forest, a family move, a day in a normal life—Anderson’s depictions of these ordinary moments transform them with a double-take, revealing the strangeness, surreality, and transformation within.
With powerful and personal emotional writing and art, thoughtfully combining magic and life as we all know it—these stories establish Kit Anderson as a presence in short comics-format fiction.

Infinite Wheatpaste Vol. 1 – Catalytic Conversions by Pidge – Out 30th May 2024
280 pages, paperback, full colour throughout, 156mm x 239mm

Experience a universe-spanning sci-fi adventure in Infinite Wheatpaste.

Relationships . . . androids . . . car repair . . . time travel . . . gods – these interconnected stories set on the edges of human experience share the moments of the little bits of life that feel less than real.

Abby and Lilah are a couple drifting apart. Jeff is a flaming star. Soe is a perpetually late college student and the goddess next door. Casimir is a man with a past, and Abe is his future, maybe everyone’s future. Otis is a grief-stricken robot on a road to enlightenment. Groob is fun-loving and the salt of the earth. Some are slowly making their way to each other, but some are breaking apart.

L. Pidge is a Colorado cartoonist and educator. She has been writing and drawing her epic series Infinite Wheatpaste since 2016 and has no intention of stopping anytime soon….

Disciples of the Soil by B. Mure – Out 9th July 2024
88 pages, paperback, full colour throughout, 148mm x 210mm

A graphic novel fantasy about a new rail line scheduled to be built across Ismyre that threatens to disrupt both the stability of the land and the god who lies beneath the soil.
When the Prime Minister announces a new rail line in Ismyre, there are protests: from the wizards, who are concerned about the country’s magic, from the naturalists, who fear the damage to the soil, plants, and animals, and from the Sisters of Our Lady Who Slumbers Under the Earth, who would prefer their giant serpent deity to rest peacefully.
As the railway proceeds, the worries of the wizards and the naturalists come to pass . . . and the earth has begun to shake. . . .
A new book in the creative, fantastical Ismyre series drawn in pencil and watercolor by Bristol-based creator B. Mure. Mure continues to expand the Ismyre universe, this time with a story of industry and ecology.

We’ve now had two of our autumn books back from the printer, and they are looking amazing. These books (Curses by George Wylesol and The Wilderness Collection by Claire Scully) feature design elements that we’ve never done before – french flaps and dust jackets, so it’s been very exciting getting these two into print!

In other news, we were thrilled to learn that Shanti Rai (creator of Sennen) was nominated for Promising New Talent in the upcoming Ignatz Awards! Winners will be announced at the wonderful Small Press Expo this coming weekend, where Nicole Goux will also be appearing as a festival guest! If you’re going to be there, look out for her on the panel ‘Horror of the Everyday’ on the Saturday!

And finally, news of an upcoming UK-based event… the launch party for the highly anticipated The Hard Switch by Owen D. Pomery. This will be taking place at Gosh Comics on the 20th October, so put it in your diary!

Our recent Kickstarter campaign for The Hard Switch by Owen D. Pomery was a huge success! We went more than five times above our goal, and were able to upgrade production of the book to include a beautifully-designed dust jacket and extra features. A huge thank you to those that made this book possible. For those of you who missed the Kickstarter, don’t fret, you can still pre-order this science fiction tale via our web shop here!

Below are some sneak peeks at the design and production work that’s going into making this book extra beautiful!

Owen has also designed some exclusive bookplates for the wonderful OK Comics in Leeds, so pre-order from them here and you’ll get this signed bookplate edition while stocks last!

Also newly-available to pre-order in our shop is The Wilderness Collection by Claire Scully. This will be another beautiful hardback book with a dust jacket! Pre-order your copy here.

Another shop that currently has signed copies of recent books in stock is Topping and Company in Bath. They have some signed copies of Ellice Weaver’s Big Ugly in stock!

Finally, we’re currently nominated for as Best Small Press/Independent Publisher in this year’s Tripwire Awards! Please take a second out of your day to vote for us here!