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"A familiar object. A memory, or a dream?"

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A page from FLESH & FLORA by @prehistoricfrog!

Gen is alone, with only their robot companion Hare and the creatures they tend to for company. When Gen and Hare discover a creature they've never seen before, Gen's world - and even Gen themself - begins to fall apart.

🐉 Available in print and PDF at quindriepress.com!

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This week's spotlight is on NORRIE and his comic Flesh & Flora. NORRIE is a comics creator, illustrator and character designer from Scotland. He lives in Dundee, drinks coffee and watches the birds from his window. He has no complaints.(@prehistoricfrog | website | instagram | twitter)

"Flesh & Flora follows two synthetic characters, Gen and Hare, who are doing their best to hold onto their humanity in a strange new world, prompting them to question each other's mortality. The arrival of an unknown species puts their differing perspectives to the test and may jeopardise both characters' very existence." 

Read the spotlight below the cut!

NORRIE's goal with Flesh & Flora was to create a book that if he saw, he'd want to pick up straight away. "I love the feeling of picking up a book and that being all I talk about for about six months. That's the essence of comics! I've always been interested in themes of identity and the human consciousness, especially when they are placed onto seemingly non-human characters, and I wanted to use those themes to think about very human concepts like ego and in particular the fabrication of responsibility. to make us feel important and in control of our world.

"I'm also fascinated when people describe the world as a character, like what does that mean? So I wanted to really run with that to an extreme: the world in Flesh & Flora is a character in the way that as nature, it is living and breathing but it's also an amalgamation of undulating flesh and a tangle of pulsating wire, flourishing amongst the flora. I primarily wanted it to be an uncanny image but also work as a sign that this world is evolving and that evolution is a process that takes such a long time, what would it feel like to be amongst those who haven't realised it's happened? This is the position I wanted to show Gen and Hare in really wanting to be able to explore this idea and their reaction to being left behind."

NORRIE's love of sci-fi, particularly robots and mechs, is clear throughout his work. "Look, I'm a simple little guy. I've got no shame in admitting that. I like cool robots, hot babes and bananas sci-fi. I've spent a lot of time reminding myself it's fine to indulge in these things artistically but basically, I grew up watching Anime vhs's like Bubblegum Crisis, Patlabor, Dominion Tank Police and Ghost in the Shell, and obviously there's a strong Cyberpunk vein running through these films and shows that's very exciting on a visual level to a kid. Once you grow and you revisit these stories there's much more going on, usually these questions of what makes us human, etc. than just the surface level Cyberpunk motifs that are plastered on everything these days.

"I love Headlopper by Andrew Maclean and Apocalyptigirl has had a big influence on me. Homunculus by Joe Sparrow is an incredible comic. I'm constantly thinking about SOMA by Frictional Games and more recently SIGNALIS by rose-engine really struck a chord and has already got me thinking about future stories." 

For aspiring comic creators, NORRIE has this advice: "Focus on what you love. Comics are hard so you should make sure that you are passionate about what you work on, don't try to please other people – there's no pleasing them anyway. If you want to be a creator, you should create for yourself. You'll always have an audience that way. I think people that appreciate good comics can see work that's honest, you don't have to be the best at drawing or be the next flash in the pan creator, just be yourself and don't be intimidated by others. There is always a place for you."

You may also be interested in some of NORRIE's other upcoming work! "I'm currently working on character artwork for the amazing video game AERO GPX. It's a futuristic anti-grav racer in the style of F-Zero but very much with its own twist. It's roughly scheduled for a 2024 release, it looks amazing and you can wishlist it on Steam now!"  

 You can pick up Flesh & Flora, alongside the other three comics in our 2023 collection, right here on Kickstarter! 

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Yoooo, here’s the first few pages of my comic Flesh & Flora. A snek pek, if you will. Read it, enjoy, yes! Look at these dumb birds. Kickstarter is still going so check it out https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/quindriepress/quindrie-press-2023

Gen is alone, with only their robot companion Hare and the creatures they tend to for company. When Gen and Hare discover a creature they've never seen before, Gen's world - and even Gen themself - begins to fall apart. 

Flesh & Flora is the newest comic from creator @prehistoricfrog! 40 pages, available in print or PDF as part of the Quindrie Press 2023 comic collection, now on Kickstarter!

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Esio knows all the rules about travelling to the fae realm: stick to the path, don't say your name, and don't eat any offered food. She is determined to make it to the realm's castle and ask for a wish from the mysterious being who lives there. Unfortunately for her, struggling stockbroker Ted has invited himself along for the dangerous journey.

Witching Hour is the debut comic from illustrator @bethfuller! 40 pages, available in print or PDF as part of the Quindrie Press 2023 comic collection, now on Kickstarter!

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Do you like stickers? Of course you do. If you pick up all four of our latest comics, you'll get this adorable sticker set featuring all the main characters for free, designed by the lovely @sticksandsharks!

Check out the Kickstarter HERE ⚜️

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⚜️ Coming soon to Kickstarter ⚜️

From the publisher behind Wolvendaughter comes four more fantastic short comics, launching on Kickstarter on May 10th!

Featuring the incredible work of @elljwalker, @pppondi, @prehistoricfrog, and @bethfuller, with editing by @haridraws and @evegwood.

Want to be the first to support us when we launch? Sign up for a reminder on Kickstarter!

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Mistah Kennedy

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Did you know? I'm designing characters for a video game?

Introducing the art for the five main pilots that feature in Aero GPX.

Aero GPX is a futuristic racing game in the spirit of F-Zero that I am lucky enough to be creating the artwork for.

You can read more about the game in the Kickstarter update,

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aaronmac64/aero-gpx/posts/3754207

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just trying out some animating, dudes :)