This week we read Home by the Rotting Sea by Finnish cartoonist Otava Heikkilä, a short but emotional journey to another world where the Arctic is melting and gender is what you make of it. We’ll talk about anthropology, allegory, and Otava’s unique page compositions. We’ll also talk about the censorship situation with Itch.io and payment processors, which does nothing to convince JD to choose digital comics over print.
Also mentioned in this episode:
Letters for Lucardo and The Shattered Spear also by Otava Hekkilä
Shortbox Comics Fair
Ten Earth-Shattering Blows by Tommaso Devitofrancesco
Human Queen by Pakorn Patarawutiporn
and Never Post by Mike Rugnetta
Music by Sleuth
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