Beneath the Dead Oak Tree by Emily Carroll

Paradise by Matthew Pettit, ‘In a different time, Paradise follows the journey of two boys that defected from their bandit gang. Wizard and Soft Pig by Rosie Brand, 100pp, full colour: ‘Roll around in the gentle visual felts of Wizard and Soft Pig, wander aimlessly through the forest, smile at a flower. But what happens when being wrapped inside your thoughts finds you quite literally inside yourself…! ‘ Navel Gazing follows an engaging, reflective journey of self exploration, doppelgangers, and an infuriatingly monosyllabic wise old sage.”

‘A cool evening finds Gyimah Garbia’s protagonist in introspective mood. Navel Gazing by Gyimah Gariba, 60pp, full colour. Can the unlikely duo ever make it work?’ Viv Schwarz chronicles her relationship with anxiety disorder in this collection of warm, funny, and moving strips.” There to remind Cat of each and every worry, there to undermine Cat’s decisions, there to rollcall all the embarrassing things Cat’s done at a moment’s notice. Cat is an artist who makes picture books and comics, and Bag is, well… there. ‘Ĭat & Bag by Viv Schwarz, 56pp, black and white. ‘Murder, decadence, cowardice, guilt, and aristocratic foxes in wigs all combine in this gorgeously poignant poem/folksong from Emily Carroll, about the futility and heartbreak one can run into when dealing with vengeance. This is the only way to get the box.īeneath the Dead Oak Tree by Emily Carroll, 28pp, full colour. That begins on the 22nd of January and ends at midnight on 31st January. You buy a box, and that’s that- there’s no further commitment to anything else. The comics are brand new releases created especially for the box that you won’t find anywhere else. It’s simply a (pretty special) box of comics we publish and put together every 3 months. ShortBox is an independent comics box.Here’s the important information about ordering from the ShortBox team with previews below. You can visit the ShortBox site here and order #7 online here. Of note to regular Broken Frontier readers is new work from our recently announced BF 2018 ‘ Six to Watch‘ artist Matthew Pettit who contributes the comic Paradise. That’s just one of five comics in a set that includes material from Emily Carroll, Viviane Schwarz, Gyimah Gariba, Rosie Brand and a print from Alexis Deacon. Pre-orders for the latest edition of Zainab Akhtar’s carefully curated independent comics box ShortBox went live today and you have until January 31st to make sure you get hold of this latest compilation of indie comics excellence.

Beneath the Dead Oak Tree by Emily Carroll