Coma
Published on 13. May 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-912408-66-5 (ISBN)
Description
The world of Zara’s 15-day drug-induced coma, which she describes as ‘being trapped in a nightmare state that you can’t wake up from’ is rendered as a full-colour fantasy, with mythological creatures appearing out of nowhere as she battles to protect her three children against the forces of evil that threaten to engulf her. Meanwhile, her husband Dan tries to keep family life going as he faces the most difficult task of all: preparing the children for the likely loss of their mother.
An extract from COMA was shortlisted for the Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition 2018 and longlisted for LDComics Awards 2019.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Brighton
United Kingdom
Illustrations
Full colour illustrations throughout
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 169 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
706 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-912408-66-5 (9781912408665)
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Person
Zara Slattery is a graphic novelist, illustrator and tutor. Her first full-length graphic memoir, COMA, was shortlisted for the Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition 2018 and longlisted for the Laydeez Do Comics Awards 2019. Zara was a comics finalist in The Arts Foundation Futures Awards 2020.
Having studied an MA in Design Communication at Manchester Metropolitan University exploring the interplay between illustration and theatre, Zara has brought her interests together in the form of graphic narratives. Her self-published comics include Two Birds (a graphic short collection with Myfawny Tristram) and Don’t Call Me A Tomboy (A WildSlattern Production with Kirsten Wild). Her work playfully explores identity, art and feminism.
Zara was commissioned in 2012 to run Sketches By Boz comic workshops for the British Council in Greece and Malta. She teaches comic art, drawing and painting at the Friends Centre, Brighton and runs community workshops in Sussex and around the UK. She lives in Brighton.