Overview
An evocative and contemplative collection of short comics from cartoonist Adam de Souza, ish explores the complicated nature of grief through a series of loosely connected vignettes. Each brief glimpse brings another layer to the nuances of healing--from the deep muck of despair to unexpected joys--all told with care and thoughtfulness that shows through the page. The Doug Wright Award for Emerging Talent Nominee 2023
Full Product Details
Author: Adam de Souza
Publisher: Silver Sprocket
Imprint: Silver Sprocket
Dimensions:
Width: 20.60cm
, Height: 0.50cm
, Length: 24.90cm
Weight: 0.159kg
ISBN: 9781945509889
ISBN 10: 1945509880
Pages: 56
Publication Date: 15 May 2022
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Ish is tender: with your feelings, with you, with itself. An examination of loss and the space surrounding it, Ish cradles you carefully, its almost-oversized pages giving de Souza's work room to be and breathe. - Jules Brown, Librairie Drawn & Quarterly Best of 2022 Adam de Souza is a master at grabbing hold of a thread and weaving it through a patchwork of different voices, settings, and anxieties. His work makes for a wonderful compilation of comics that is striking and poignant. - Elle Shivers, The Sucker De Souza creates for intrepid readers comfortable with ambiguity. - Terry Hong, Booklist De Souza's fragmented but emotionally coherent comics debut delivers an unusually poignant collage of grief. - Publishers Weekly The succinctly titled ish presents a series of deceptively simple yet satisfyingly dense narratives reflecting on grief, loss, nostalgia and quiet joy. - Chris Kuzma (Lunchquest)
Adam de Souza is a master at grabbing hold of a thread and weaving it through a patchwork of different voices, settings, and anxieties. His work makes for a wonderful compilation of comics that is striking and poignant. - Elle Shivers, The Sucker De Souza creates for intrepid readers comfortable with ambiguity. - Terry Hong, Booklist De Souza's fragmented but emotionally coherent comics debut delivers an unusually poignant collage of grief. - Publishers Weekly The succinctly titled ish presents a series of deceptively simple yet satisfyingly dense narratives reflecting on grief, loss, nostalgia and quiet joy. - Chris Kuzma (Lunchquest)
Adam de Souza is a master at grabbing hold of a thread and weaving it through a patchwork of different voices, settings, and anxieties. His work makes for a wonderful compilation of comics that is striking and poignant. - Elle Shivers (The Sucker) The succinctly titled ish presents a series of deceptively simple yet satisfyingly dense narratives reflecting on grief, loss, nostalgia and quiet joy. - Chris Kuzma (Lunchquest)
Author Information
"Adam de Souza is a Canadian cartoonist and illustrator. He has been drawing comics for as long as he can remember and self-publishing his work for the past five years. His series ""A Gleaming"" was nominated for two Doug Wright Awards in 2021. Adam is currently working with a publisher on a young adult graphic novel, as well his online comic strip ""Blind Alley."" Outside of comics, he has illustrated a children's book for Thames & Hudson UK called The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers and has illustrated for publications such as The Globe and Mail and Reader's Digest."
