Today has been a heavy day for local/indy comix and like good hip hop it just don't stop! Eroyn Franklin, co-founder of Short Run, Seattle's premiere small press comics festival, just dropped off a whole heap of oddly sized, experimental and downright unique comics for the discerning reader. Eroyn's work really comes from a different place than most creators, pulling from influences far outside the comics realm to create thought provoking, insightful and sometimes depressing but always truthful comics about the ever changing world around us.
DEAR DEAR
(W/A) Eroyn Franklin
A man tries to cope with loss by videotaping interviews with people who are connected by a traumatic experience. The mysterious event is slowly revealed through awkward interviews and dreamy noir flashbacks.
Minicomic
Copyright 2011
Black and White
34 pages
8.5”x7″
Metallic cover
SORRY SHEETS
(W/A) Eroyn Franklin
Sorry Sheets is a slow-paced examination of frustration.
Minicomic
Copyright 2011
Black and White
22 pages
8.5”x7″
FOR THE RECORD, I KNOW THIS IS A BAD IDEA
(W/A) Eroyn Franklin
This minicomic is a collection of off-color jokes. WARNING: This book has adult themes and content. It is in no way intended for children or even most adults
Minicomic
Copyright 2012
Black and white
32 pages
5.5”x5.5”
JUST NOISE
(W/A) Eroyn Franklin
Minicomic with hand-cut pages
Copyright 2012
Color
24 pages
4.25”x5.5”
DELUGE
(W/A) Eroyn Franklin
There is girl, a hobo, and a lot of vomit. The deluge is a struggle with burdens that appear overwhelming but by comparison to the problems of others they are surmountable, even welcomed.
Minicomic
Copyright 2012
Color
32 pages
3”x5.5”
SUNDER
(W/A) Eroyn Franklin
Sunder is a brief monologue about duality.
Minicomic
Copyright 2012
Black and White
8 pages
5.5”x4.25”
DETAINED
(W/A) Eroyn Franklin
Detained explores immigrant detention centers in Washington state. Each side of the book is a continuous panorama that follows 2 immigrants, Gabriela Cubillos and Many Uch, as they navigate through Seattle’s former INS building and the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma.
26-foot long accordion bound book
Copyright 2011
Color
78 pages
5.5”x8”
This limited edition comes with 2 posters that explore the lives of Many and Gabi after detention
VANTAGE
(W/A) Eroyn Franklin
For each scene, the texture of the ground unfurls into a tiny landscape. This foldout book documents the Long Walk, a socially engaged project where Susan Robb leads 50 people on a 4-day, 45 mile walk from Puget Sound to Snoqualmie Falls using the Regional Trails System.
Fold out zine
Copyright 2012
Black and white
2.5″x2.5″