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A Life Through Selfies— Arianna Arris’s depiction through selfies of a fashion model’s life is mysterious and addictive.
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Lemons— Paige Walsh’s enchanting four-episode fable about the title citrus fruit is rendered in pulsating color and dance-like grace.
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Giant Nerd Boyfriend— Everyone needs something silly and clever they can turn to for a chuckle. Artist/writer Fishball’s Ringo Award-nominated saga about a short Asian girl and her scruffy tall boyfriend fill the bill better than most.
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Vattu— Rousing action, muted color and terse dialog come together perfectly to depict a mind-bending odyssey of a nomadic race. Artist-writer Evan Dahm pursues the epic world-building with total commitment in this Ignatz Award-nominated series.
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Ten Earth Shattering Blows— A petite noblewoman and a brutal amazon escape together from a desert outpost in this sly-humored interplanetary saga by artist/writer Nuclearpasta. Read review.
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The Everyday Life of Letta Novak— Artist-writer Novak’s perfectly-composed art and eye-catching color is a big draw for this series of short comics, but the subtle writing raises it to another level.
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Fried Rice Comics–Erica Eng’s Eisner Award-winning autobiographical saga features gentle realistic depictions of family life in a Malaysian village.
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Blind Alley— Adam de Souza’s low key humor is reminiscent of Charles Schulz with a touch of Charles Adams in this Ignatz Award-nominated series.
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Everything is Fine— Mike Birchall’s subdued characters are imprisoned in animal masks and must pretend happiness in a dystopian society. Read review.
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Lore Olympus— Rachel Smythe’s vibrant colors and contemporary wit bring depth and immediacy to this Harvey and Eisner Award-winning rendition of the legend of Persephone and Hades. Read review.
