#DavidBarnett

JR 🍂🍁JRDRD@mstdn.ca
2025-09-07
A picture of a stack of books, which includes:
- Shirley Jackson short stories, including ‘The Lottery’
- David Barnett’s ‘Withered Hill’
- Jacqueline Harpman’s ‘I Who Have Never Known Men’
- Guillaume Morrissette’s ‘L’Affaire Melodie Cormier’
- Adam Nevill’s ‘The Ritual’
2023-07-19

The Observer Comics and graphic novels
‘The real deal’: young UK graphic artist nominated for five ‘#comic book Oscars’
Unflinchingly depicting her battles with depression, #ZoeThorogood, a 24-year-old from Bradford, has scooped most nominations for this week’s Eisner Awards
#DavidBarnett @davidmbarnett theguardian.com/books/2023/jul #alttext

A comic book style 8 panes
1. A self drawing black and white: words in front of her face: EARLIER THIS MONTH I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO KILL MYSELF
2. She raises her hand: SORRY THAT MIGHT BE UNNERVING; I'VE HAD SUICIDAL DEPRESSION SINCE I WAS 14 SO IT'S NOTHING NEW OVER HERE.
3. She looks away: I GUESS I JUST REALLY SCARED MYSELF THIS TIME
4. She uses her hands to engage us (the viewer): ANYWAY - I'M A STORYTELLER. IT'S HOW I MAKE SENSE OF THE WORLD AROUND ME; AND I'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO MAKE MUCH SENSE OF MYSELF. SO HERE WE ARE.
5. She points us to a capture of herself in personal activity: I'VE DECIDED TO RECORD THE NEXT 6 MONTHS OF MY LIFE - UNTIL NEW YEAR - AND SEE IF I CAN FIGURE ANY OF ME OUT.
6. She reads her capture: WHY SHOULD YOU CARE? YOU SHOULDN'T!
7. She waves it, YOU HAVE TERRIBLE TASTE IN BOOKS ... 
8. A final drawing just commenced: I KNOW THIS IS ELFISH, PROBABLY LOOKS A LITTLE NARCISSISTIC TOO. BUT I REALLY DON'T KNOW HAT ELSE TO... 
CUT!

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