Sisters of Mercy Are the Merciful Police, (The)

 

Sisters of Mercy Are the Merciful Police, (The)
Dylan Earnshaw

Publishing Info:
A5 laser printed on neon (various colours).
16 x pages
Included B&W A4 foldy 'Rolladisko'
UK (2023)

Description:
UK Goth band 'The Sisters of Mercy' are reimagined as detectives trying to solve crimes and capture the baddie 'Brick-Bat'. Fun punk/goth aesthetic throughout the colour neon pages. The author names The Sister of Mercy song 'Adrenachrome' as a theme tune to play alongside reading.

Link to author: https://www.instagram.com/dme__art/

Gumballs #2

Gumballs #2
Erin Nations

Publishing Info:
San Diego, USA 2017
16cm x 23cm
32 pages, colour printing

Description:
An entertaining and beautifully illustrated zine containing a mix of one and two-page comic strips about life, family, testosterone, friendship and cats. All issues of this zine and more are now available as a book ‘Gumballs’, Top Shelf Productions (2018).

This issue was the WINNER - 2018 DINKY Award for Outstanding Work Showcasing Diversity (Gumballs #2, 3, & 4)

“The buzzed-about series returns! In his second issue, Erin’s ready to do some shots of testosterone, that is, injected weekly for Hormone Replacement Therapy. The result? ‘I feel like I’m going through menopause and puberty at the same time.’ Plus: an all-new assortment of workplace antics, memories of Erin’s triplet childhood, imaginative personal ads, animal observations, and much more!”
(Publishers website)

Link to author: http://www.erinnations.com/gumballs
Erin Nations is the writer and illustrator of the comic book series Gumballs 

• NOMINATED - 2018 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Series
• NOMINATED - 2019 Eisner Award for Best Publication for Teens (13-17)

How to Be the Perfect Woman

How to Be the Perfect Woman
Ellie Travers, Mollie Mills, Willow Sykes, Imogen Carter, Maria Acostandei

Publishing Info:
A5 laser printed with riso cover
16 x pages, saddle stitched
Portsmouth, UK (2018)

Description:
A collaborative zine that looks at some of the gender stereotypes of being a woman. E.g. exploring children’s toys e.g. Barbie. The zine also includes spoof instructions, cartoons and comments. A mix of drawing, collage and photography. The creators were students of BA Illustration at the time this was published.