"Oracles," is an upcoming original graphic novel by Olivia Sullivan and set to be released by Avery Hill Publishing this Spring. I had the chance to read an advance copy and found it a superb and fascinating book! It features a minimalist prose that invites us to read between metaphorical lines as we witness a heartbroken individual head to the countryside in the hopes of exploration, meditation, and peace. Things get a bit supernatural, as well, between our protagonist, growing tree limbs out of their body at one point, and encountering strange creatures across varying landscapes.
"Oracles," is a bit of a visual poem, lush and imaginative as our hero/heroine (their gender is never made explicitly clear) traverses various places in the hope of finding...something. We are all searching, after all. for answers, community, clarity, or anything else. Maybe it can be found out in the wilderness, maybe not, but our, "Main character," has dreams of making a life out there (at one point literally dreaming of a perfect woodland life and then realizing they're ravenous as even these dreams of a busy life in the wilderness make one hungry). The mix of quiet sadness and an element of hope in, "Oracles," gives it a nice, vaguely optimistic vibe even when the unnamed narrator/protagonist is in harm's way--such as a boat capsizing.
I greatly adored, "Oracles," and found Sullivan's way of telling the story in bits and pieces of prose to work perfectly at giving us a contemplative (and beautifully drawn) tale. I would encourage you to preorder a copy directly from Avery Hill or ask your comic-shop/bookstore/library to secure a copy. I excitedly rate this comic/graphic novel...
5 out of 5 Stars.
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