This my runner up entry for the 2012 Manga Jiman competition hosted by the Japanese Embassy.
The theme was 'Ganberre' or 'Do your best'.
You can read it online here!
Three friends embark on various rites of passage during their summer holidays, one girl gets a battle scar on her 18th birthday, a young boy falls in love with a mysterious origami folding girl and a group of geurilla gardeners have a run in with the law.(sample pages)
Available to purchase in store at Orbital Comics, London.
An unusual tale about a girl and her parasite in their battle to have a prescription filled after a series of pharmaceutical strikes. (sample pages)
Available to purchase in store at Orbital Comics, London.
A whimsical tale of a girl who furnishes her student accommodation with a second hand microwave only to learn that it is haunted by the ghost of a little Japanese fox... (sample pages)
The ballad of Humpkin Pumkin
Written by Iva Batustic & Clare Johnson
Pubilshed by Guru Kitty Studios
A short tale told in verse about a lonely little butternut squash just wants to have a friend.
Availale to purchase here
I wanted to use this comic as an excuse to create a comic with a style heavily rooted in children's illustration to give the story a whimsical feel. I think I had succeeded.
Water colours and pencils
This comic was an opportunity for me to experiment with narration.
Pencils and photoshop
A slightly melancholic
Pencils and water colours
A silly little comic about evil dustbunnies.
Fine liners and photoshop