SICBA 2014 Shortlist
Best Comic Book or Graphic Novel
supported by CCA: Glasgow
Beginners Guide to Being Outside (published by Avery Hill Publishing Ltd.)
A charming account of an awkward holiday, Gill Hatcher's story continues the fine tradition of sequential art that plays with its childlike (not childish) form to evoke both a sense of innocence and looming maturity. With a clear drawing style and a measured narrative, Hatcher captures the wonder of nature and the complexity of human relationships.
Crawl Hole (published by Craig Collins)
One of those compilation books, Craig Collins and Iain Laurie lend a rough and tough edge to their vignettes, with the five stories all sharing a brutal menace. Dystopian, dysfunctional - and applying the harsh tones of 1990s' comics with a more mundane reality (no flying good guys here), Crawl Hole is a black'n'white marriage of disorientating imagery and sparse storytelling.
Crossing Borders (published by Rocket Puppy Press)
Jumping into a completely different genre - this very much is a personal comic - the elegant use of colour draws the reader into what appears to have been a fantastic holiday. Eschewing a linear narrative, Moogs Kewell combines photo-realism and an eye for detail (check out her pictures of the temples) to make a comic book that doubles as an objet d'art.
Dungeon Fun: Book One (published by Dogooder Comics)
There are trolls, cheeky prophets and everything else that a good fantasy comedy book needs. A nice, clear story, a call-back to the classic tales of heroes and epic adventure: Neil Slorrance and Colin Bell set up a drama that is bound to end in victory.
The Standard #5 (published by ComixTribe)
John Lees and Jonathan Rector manage to break the superhero cliches with a story that intrigues and a hero who is a bit more than the unbeatable Big Good Guy or the Gritty Morally Compromised Thug. In the grand old tradition of Merry Marvel and Determined DC, The Standard is old school, like Jurassic 5 or RUN DMC.
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