I first became aware of the comic while watching the music video you see below (too add some class to your browsing, hit play). Naturally, I looked the thing up online. It was Grace McSorely. In the book, we meet Grace and her boyfriend, Death. Yeah, they met on the internet. We become witness to the day-to-day workings of their relationship, their adventures, and their mishaps. In addition to all of this, it just happens to be awesome.
The book is familiar, slightly surreal and quietly conveyed. There is humor, there is sadness, and the drawings are cooly copacetic.
The comic's craft is equal to its art. The book was written, drawn, and published by one sole creator, Katie Murphy. Read about it here. She drew the pages, printed them on a home press, then sewed them together. If that doesn't knock your socks off, I don't know what will.
One of the things I love about the book is that it's the product of one person's passions and elbow grease. In a time when most art seems the product of audience screenings, it's refreshing to see someone create something from their own ideas.
Read the comic. Enjoy it. Then get inspired to do something too.
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