PPP// Comic books? part 1

From a combination of developing my own skills as a cartoonist and engaging with independent artists on tumblr, twitter and instagram I've been purchasing a lot more western comics recently. I've always been a fan of Easten comics and regally head down to my local comic book store to purchase the latest volumes of attack on titan or Pokemon. But I've never really followed western volumes of comics as much as eastern comics in the past...  until NOW.

SAGA 
is a Fantasy/Space comic book series by Brian K. Vaughan and Illustrated by Fiona Staples. It's a wonderful series that has yet to reach it's final volume and could be the most enjoyable comic book series I've ever physically bought in order to support the creators and their wonderful project.

The story circulates a war between two separate species that seems to have no end and then a lady from one of the species military unit and a dude from her enemy get together and end up getting pregnant; which causes some propaganda stress regarding the war their people are engaging within. The storytelling is fantastic and despite certain characters only breathing for a few pages every face featured within Sagas panels and unique and interesting and also entertaining. Despite the heavy war theme featured in this comic series the comedy is fantastic within the dialogue of the storytelling and visual storytelling. I would recommend to anyone to purchase at least the first volume (if not ALL)!

Soppy
'Soppy' is an illustration/comic compilation from artist Philippa Rice. The compilation features images depicting the progression of the relation between her and her boyfriend, with red and black ink only. I love this comic, it's heart warming as well as adorable. Philippa rice has become one of my recently inspirations especially with my own illustration project to produce a comic a day and to take up drawing with traditional ink. Each illustration captures so much emotion and memory from the relationship between the artist and someone she loves and it's wonderful to gaze onto a piece of art that represents that.

I'd recommend this comic to anyone who likes the idea of reading something lovely and cute!

HEADLOPPER
HeadLopper is a traditionally drawn comicbook series by illustrator/wrister Andrew Maclean and is published by Image Comics. 

I fell in love with this comicbook series after I discovered it in my local comicbook store; I'd followed the artist a few weeks previous, on Instagram and would regally like his videos of WIP ink work he was doing on his latest comic. I recognised the art style when I came across it in my local comicbook store and instantly bough it. I really love the way Andrew portrays his stories visually, how his drawings run across the page and carry your eyes from place to place. I HIGHLY recommend reading up on this comic series and it's not only beautifully drawn, the story is fantastic.