Zoe Thorogood – Cannonball Read 17

Relatable or One really long acid trip or One Last Selfish Act or What do I know? I’m a cartoonist or the Monologue that got away

It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth by Zoe Thorogood

October 6, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I am not giving It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth by Zoe Thorogood a rating of 5 because I absolutely loved it, or thought it was the best thing in the world, or even because I found it original. Actually, I don’t really like the author or her life choices. However, she is a freaking genius and can paint a story in a way that is relatable and a bunch of hooey. And you love her for it. She tells us she is […]

“Spending time in these worlds is my happy place. The problems arise when it’s time to leave…”

It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth: An auto-bio-graphic-novel by Zoe Thorogood

August 9, 2023 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

Cbr15bingo Bodies, Bodies Writer/illustrator Thorogood depicts herself in a variety of different bodies in this book, and her depression takes the form of a monster that follows her around Zoe Thorogood was nominated for 5 Eisner Awards this year for her work on both Joe Hill’s Rain and her own book It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth. Thorogood is a gifted comic book artist, but It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth shows that she is also a talented writer. It’s Lonely […]

Walking through the apocalypse

Rain by Joe Hill

March 10, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

CBR15Passport, Illustrator lives in UK I did not rate Rain a five because it was the best, but because it really hit me in the right feels. Plus, there are some amazing alternative images at the end. It is probably a 4.5 but I was feeling generous as this is an experience book that had I been having another experience than what was happening while reading, this book wouldn’t have worked. You need to give this book time, read the illustrations, read slowly as if […]

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