Zoe Thorogood's first graphic novel The Impending Blindness of Billie Scott is a story about what it's like to get something you want, have it immediately taken away from you and then how you can put it all back together again in unexpected ways. Set in a world of people down and out in Newcastle and London, it's a graphic novel that speaks to the problems facing many of those left behind in post-austerity Britain. It's also the debut work of an exciting author who many are tipping to be a great new talent in the world of comics.
Nominée pour l'Eisner Award de la meilleure autobiographie Nominée pour l'Eisner Award du meilleur auteur Dans une exploration artistique autobiographique, Zoe Thorogood dépeint six mois de son quotidien qui sombre au fil des jours dans une profonde mélancolie. Elle offre un regard intime et métanarratif sur son existence, celle d'une artiste dont la création est la raison de vivre, révélant sa lutte pour la santé mentale - à travers les hauts et les bas de l'anxiété, de la dépression et du syndrome de l'imposteur - alors qu'elle se forge une carrière prometteuse dans l'art séquentiel. « Ce livre frappe et secoue aussi fort que si un poing traversait la page. » Publishers Weekly « Zoe Thorogood s'intéresse aux sensations et à la façon dont elles sont vécues d'une manière qui ne ressemble à aucune autre. » AIPT « Sûrement le meilleur roman graphique de l'année. » The Beat « Tout simplement un chef d'oeuvre de bande dessinée. » Broken Frontier « Empruntant à divers styles de la culture populaire - comics, cartoons, mangas... -, l'artiste installe avec le lecteur une tendre complicité. L'autodérision lui fait prendre de la hauteur : son humour est aussi dévastateur que ses idées noires. » Le Monde
On a seemingly normal August day in Boulder, Colorado, the skies are clear and Honeysuckle Speck couldn’t be happier. She’s finally moving in with her girlfriend Yolanda. But their world is literally torn apart when dark clouds roll in and release a downpour of nails—splinters of bright crystal that shred the skin of anyone not safely under cover. RAIN makes vivid this escalating apocalyptic event, as the deluge of nails spreads across the country and around the world, threatening everything young lovers Honeysuckle and Yolanda hold dear. So begins a gripping graphic presentation of New York Times-bestselling author JOE HILL’s acclaimed novella, adapted by DAVID M. BOOHER (Canto) and ZOE THOROGOOD (The Impending Blindness of Billie Scott). Also features a bonus art gallery and an all-new introduction by author JOE HILL! Collects JOE HILL’S RAIN #1-5
In a multiverse of infinite possibilities, there is endless potential. Where some stories are familiar, others are new. For most of her life, Alex Chen was alone and adrift in the foster care system. She struggled with her ‘curse’ – the ability to hear, manipulate, and absorb the emotions of other people. When she graduated out of foster care, she reconnected with her brother Gabe in the town of Haven Springs, Colorado. Alex arrived in Haven Springs hoping to reunite with her brother but found more than just family. When Gabe died in a mining accident, Alex partnered with Gabe’s friends and used her powers to find justice. As the truth unraveled, Alex grew close to – and began dating – Steph Gingrich. Steph was a former resident of Arcadia Bay, and a student of Blackwell Academy. Though in this timeline, Rachel Amber and Chloe Price left Oregon for the sunny California coast, and Max Caulfield never returned. Steph left Arcadia Bay for Seattle, where she bounced around the punk scene as a drummer. It was whilst on tour with her band, Drugstore Makeup, that Steph first discovered Haven Springs, and the rest is history. Once the pair uncovered the truth behind the Typhoon mining company, Alex and Steph left Haven Springs to start their own band, performing in venues across the states. It was on the road they met troubled teenager, Lily. Discovering Lily had run away from home, Alex and Steph decided to help the teenager unravel the anguish of her powers – the ability to take others’ memories – until the only past left to confront was her own…
À Boulder dans le Colorado, le ciel est dégagé et Honeysuckle Speck ne pourrait pas être plus heureuse. En cette journée d'aout ensoleillée, elle emménage enfin avec sa petite amie Yolanda. Mais quand le rêve tourne au cauchemar et que des nuages sombres s'accumulent libérant une pluie de clous qui déchiquettent la peau de ceux qui ne sont pas protégés, leur monde vole littéralement en éclat. RAIN donne de la vie à la progression de cet événement apocalyptique, alors que le déluge de clous se répand à travers le pays et le monde, menaçant tout ce que les jeunes amoureuses Honeysuckle et Yolanda chérissent. L'adaptation captivante de la novella de Joe Hill, acclamée par la critique et best-seller du New York Times, par le scénariste David M. Booher (Canto), la dessinatrice Zoe Thorogood (The Impending Blindness of Billie Scott), et le coloriste Chris O'Halloran (Ha-Ha).
In a multiverse of infinite possibilities, there is endless potential. Where some stories are familiar, other are new. For most of her life, Alex Chen was alone and adrift in the foster care system. She struggled with her ‘curse’ – the ability to hear, manipulate, and absorb the emotions of other people. When she graduated out of foster care, she reconnected with her brother, Gabe, who lived in the town of Haven Springs, Colorado. Alex arrived in Haven Springs hoping to reunite with her brother but found more than just family. When Gabe died in a mining accident, Alex partnered with Gabe’s friends and used her powers to find justice. As the truth unravelled, Alex grew close to – and began dating – Steph Gingrich. Steph was a former resident of Arcadia Bay, and a student of Blackwell Academy. Though in this timeline, Rachel Amber and Chloe Price left Oregon for the sunny California coast, and Max Caulfield never returned. Steph left Arcadia Bay for Seattle, where she bounced around the punk scene as a drummer. It was whilst on tour with her band, Drugstore Makeup, that Steph first discovered Haven Springs, and the rest is history. After uncovering the truth behind the Typhon mining company, Alex and Steph left Haven Springs to start their own band, performing in venues across the States. Whilst on the road, they encountered a runaway teenager, Lily. Silent and mysterious, it quickly became apparent Lily was suffering from a ‘curse’ of her own…
Un giorno d'agosto apparentemente normale a Boulder, in Colorado… Il cielo è terso e Honeysuckle Speck non potrebbe essere più felice. Sta finalmente andando a convivere con la fidanzata, Yolanda. Ma il loro mondo va letteralmente in pezzi quando, con l'arrivo delle nuvole nere, sulla terra si riversa una caterva di schegge mortali, chiodi di cristallo brillante che devastano la pelle di chi non trova riparo in tempo. Rain dipinge a tinte vivide quest'apocalittica escalation: la pioggia di schegge si diffonde prima per gli Stati Uniti e poi in tutto il mondo, minacciando tutto quello che stava a cuore a Honeysuckle e Yolanda. È questo il punto di partenza del fumetto tratto dall'acclamato romanzo breve dell'autore best seller del New York Times, Joe Hill, adattato da David M. Booher (Canto) e Zoe Thorogood (It's Lonely at the Centre of the Universe). Completano l'opera una gallery di extra e una nuovissima introduzione di Joe Hill! [CONTIENE: JOE HILL'S RAIN #1-5]
In a multiverse of infinite possibilities, there is endless potential. Where some stories are familiar, others are new. For most of her life, Alex Chen was alone and adrift in the foster care system. She struggled with her ‘curse’ – the ability to hear, manipulate, and absorb the emotions of other people. When she graduated out of foster care, she reconnected with her brother Gabe in the town of Haven Springs, Colorado. Alex arrived in Haven Springs hoping to reunite with her brother but found more than just family. When Gabe died in a mining accident, Alex partnered with Gabe’s friends and used her powers to find justice. As the truth unraveled, Alex grew close to – and began dating – Steph Gingrich. Steph was a former resident of Arcadia Bay, and a student of Blackwell Academy. Though in this lifetime, Rachel Amber and Chloe Price left Oregon for the sunny California coast, and Max Caulfield never returned. Steph left Arcadia Bay for Seattle, where she bounced around the punk scene as a drummer. It was whilst on tour with her band, Drugstore Makeup, that Steph first discovered Haven Springs, and the rest is history. Once the pair uncovered the truth behind the Typhon mining company, Alex and Steph left Haven Springs to start their own band, performing in venues across the states. It was on the road they met troubled teenager, Lily. Discovering Lily had run away from home, Alex and Steph decided to help the teenager unravel the anguish of her powers – the ability to take others’ memories – until the only past left to confront was her own…
Slasher hunter Cassie Hack is only just getting used to her man-monster partner, Vlad, when sheÕs drawn into a new case involving a murderous bunny mascot, dead kids, and an entire squad of maladjusted teenage serial killer-hunters! A completely new chapter in the beloved, long-running series by Eisner-nominated ZOE THOROGOOD (ITÕS LONELY AT THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH) thatÕs perfect for new readers and old fans alike. Collects HACK/SLASH: BACK TO SCHOOL #1-4
Life is Strange is a world of choices, in a multiverse of infinite possibilities. Forget-Me-Not takes place in a timeline much like the one you know from Life is Strange: True Colors… but with certain key differences. In this timeline, for instance, infamous Arcadia Bay residents Rachel Amber and Chloe Price fulfilled their dream of escaping to sunny California, and Max Caulfield never returned from Seattle. Here, the future is yet unwritten – and the past is full of surprises. After the death of her mother, Alex Chen was cast adrift in the foster care system, struggling for years with her ‘curse’ – the ability to sense, absorb, and even manipulate the emotions of other people, with her psychic power of Empathy. On leaving foster care, she reconnected with her older brother Gabe in the small town of Haven Springs, Colorado. When Gabe died in a mining accident, shortly after her arrival, Alex partnered with Gabe’s friend and used her growing supernatural powers to bring his killers to justice. As they brought the truth to light, Alex also grew close to, and began dating, local radio DJ and drummer Steph Gingrich. As a former resident of Arcadia Bay and student at Blackwell Academy, Steph Gingrich knows Chloe and Rachel of old. After high school, Steph left for Seattle, where she bounced around the punk scene as a drummer. It was whilst on tour with her two-piece band, Drugstore Makeup, that Steph first discovered Haven Springs – and the rest is history. After revealing the truth of Gabe’s death, Alex and Steph left town to start their own band, and are now road-tripping across the States, trying to build a name for themselves, one dive bar at a time…
The smash-hit horror anthology based on the hit Shudder TV series is back and CREEPIER than ever!??Ê The Creep challenges comicsÕ biggest names to shock readers like never before! And with a ghoulish roster including GARTH ENNIS (Preacher, The Boys), BECKY CLOONAN (Wonder Woman), MICHAEL WALSH (THE SILVER COIN), ZOE THOROGOOD (ITÕS LONELY AT THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH), and NICK DRAGOTTA (EAST OF WEST), readers may die of FRIGHT before finishing this volume!ÊÊ DONÕT SAY WE DIDNÕT WARN YOU.Ê Collects CREEP SHOW, VOL. 2 #1-5
You might think you know Poppy, but what if you were only just scratching the surface? What if you could learn more about Poppy at the same time that she learns about herself? Following the story of Poppy's Inferno, In between two worlds, both of which work to traumatize the unsuspecting into traumatizing others, Poppy finds herself in both literal and figurative Hellscapes, She must walk the thin line between doing what she must to gain her freedom and staying true to her own identity and beliefs. In Poppy's Inferno our hero must fight against all that try to change her, not allowing anyone to determine how she thinks, feels or hurts, all the while trying to outwit the demons that surround her every step of the way.
Cartoonist ZOE THOROGOOD records six months of her own life as it falls apart in a desperate attempt to put it back together again in the only way she knows how. IT'S LONELY AT THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH is an intimate metanarrative that looks into the life of a selfish artist who must create for her own survival.
Slasher hunter Cassie Hack is only just getting used to her man-monster partner, Vlad, when sheÕs drawn into a new case involving a murderous bunny mascot, dead kids, and an entire squad of maladjusted teenage serial killer-hunters! A completely new chapter in the beloved, long-running series by Eisner-nominated ZOE THOROGOOD (ITÕS LONELY AT THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH) thatÕs perfect for new readers and old fans alike. Collects HACK/SLASH: BACK TO SCHOOL #1-4
The smash-hit horror anthology based on the hit Shudder TV series is back and CREEPIER than ever!??Ê The Creep challenges comicsÕ biggest names to shock readers like never before! And with a ghoulish roster including GARTH ENNIS (Preacher, The Boys), BECKY CLOONAN (Wonder Woman), MICHAEL WALSH (THE SILVER COIN), ZOE THOROGOOD (ITÕS LONELY AT THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH), and NICK DRAGOTTA (EAST OF WEST), readers may die of FRIGHT before finishing this volume!ÊÊ DONÕT SAY WE DIDNÕT WARN YOU.Ê Collects CREEP SHOW, VOL. 2 #1-5
Billie Scott is an artist. Her debut gallery exhibition opens in a few months. Within a fortnight she'll be completely blind. Zoe Thorogood's first graphic novel is a story about what it's like to get something you want, have it immediately taken away from you and then how you put it all back together again. Set in a world of people down on their luck from Middlesbrough to London, it's a graphic novel that speaks of post-austerity Britain and the problems facing those left behind. This book is debut work of an exciting author who is a great new talent in the world of comics.
In a multiverse of infinite possibilities, there is endless potential. Where some stories are familiar, others are new. For most of her life, Alex Chen was alone and adrift in the foster care system. She struggled with her ‘curse’ – the ability to hear, manipulate, and absorb the emotions of other people. When she graduated out of foster care, she reconnected with her brother Gabe in the town of Haven Springs, Colorado. Alex arrived in Haven Springs hoping to reunite with her brother but found more than just family. When Gabe died in a mining accident, Alex partnered with Gabe’s friends and used her powers to find justice. As the truth unraveled, Alex grew close to – and began dating – Steph Gingrich. Steph was a former resident of Arcadia Bay, and a student of Blackwell Academy. Though in this lifetime, Rachel Amber and Chloe Price left Oregon for the sunny California coast, and Max Caulfield never returned. Steph left Arcadia Bay for Seattle, where she bounced around the punk scene as a drummer. It was whilst on tour with her band, Drugstore Makeup, that Steph first discovered Haven Springs, and the rest is history. Once the pair uncovered the truth behind the Typhon mining company, Alex and Steph left Haven Springs to start their own band, performing in venues across the states. It was on the road they met troubled teenager, Lily. Discovering Lily had run away from home, Alex and Steph decided to help the teenager unravel the anguish of her powers – the ability to take others’ memories – until the only past left to confront was her own…
Life is Strange is a world of choices, in a multiverse of infinite possibilities. Forget-Me-Not takes place in a timeline much like the one you know from Life is Strange: True Colors… but with certain key differences. In this timeline, for instance, infamous Arcadia Bay residents Rachel Amber and Chloe Price fulfilled their dream of escaping to sunny California, and Max Caulfield never returned from Seattle. Here, the future is yet unwritten – and the past is full of surprises. After the death of her mother, Alex Chen was cast adrift in the foster care system, struggling for years with her ‘curse’ – the ability to sense, absorb, and even manipulate the emotions of other people, with her psychic power of Empathy. On leaving foster care, she reconnected with her older brother Gabe in the small town of Haven Springs, Colorado. When Gabe died in a mining accident, shortly after her arrival, Alex partnered with Gabe’s friend and used her growing supernatural powers to bring his killers to justice. As they brought the truth to light, Alex also grew close to, and began dating, local radio DJ and drummer Steph Gingrich. As a former resident of Arcadia Bay and student at Blackwell Academy, Steph Gingrich knows Chloe and Rachel of old. After high school, Steph left for Seattle, where she bounced around the punk scene as a drummer. It was whilst on tour with her two-piece band, Drugstore Makeup, that Steph first discovered Haven Springs – and the rest is history. After revealing the truth of Gabe’s death, Alex and Steph left town to start their own band, and are now road-tripping across the States, trying to build a name for themselves, one dive bar at a time…
In a multiverse of infinite possibilities, there is endless potential. Where some stories are familiar, other are new. For most of her life, Alex Chen was alone and adrift in the foster care system. She struggled with her ‘curse’ – the ability to hear, manipulate, and absorb the emotions of other people. When she graduated out of foster care, she reconnected with her brother, Gabe, who lived in the town of Haven Springs, Colorado. Alex arrived in Haven Springs hoping to reunite with her brother but found more than just family. When Gabe died in a mining accident, Alex partnered with Gabe’s friends and used her powers to find justice. As the truth unravelled, Alex grew close to – and began dating – Steph Gingrich. Steph was a former resident of Arcadia Bay, and a student of Blackwell Academy. Though in this timeline, Rachel Amber and Chloe Price left Oregon for the sunny California coast, and Max Caulfield never returned. Steph left Arcadia Bay for Seattle, where she bounced around the punk scene as a drummer. It was whilst on tour with her band, Drugstore Makeup, that Steph first discovered Haven Springs, and the rest is history. After uncovering the truth behind the Typhon mining company, Alex and Steph left Haven Springs to start their own band, performing in venues across the States. Whilst on the road, they encountered a runaway teenager, Lily. Silent and mysterious, it quickly became apparent Lily was suffering from a ‘curse’ of her own…
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