by Amy Wu Spanning twenty years of curiosity, connection, and care, All Things Connect chronicles Andrew and Ise’s shared life in an increasingly complicated world. Divided into two main acts, The Rite of Spring begins with their chance encounter at a dog park in 2005, through their life of environmental activism on scales both large and small. The Dance of Death follows, offering an exploration of intimate themes of personal loss and grief. All Things Connect is a story told predominantly through Andrew and Ise’s conversations, punctuated by familiar headlines: the 2008 recession, natural disasters, Brexit, the pandemic, etc. There… Read More
All Is Not Well – Comics About Care. Call for work.
Jonathan Clode, comics writer and former care manager, tells us about leaving his day job to focus on building a new website, dedicated to stories about the British care system. “Anyone working in comics will know that making a living out of it is hard, and that most of us will need a day job to keep the lights on. For me that job was learning disability support services in Cardiff. It was the best job I could ever hope for and genuinely inspired me. Over time I became a manager, with hopes of making lives better and helping people who had spent… Read More