The End Of Summer

*This story also collected in Alone In Space.

By Tillie Walden. Published by Avery Hill Publishing. 

Softover, 88 pages, B&W, 2015.

The End of Summer is the debut graphic novel from exciting new talent, Tillie Walden; a 19 year old comics creator from Texas, USA.

In a secluded castle, at the beginning of a winter that is predicted to last for three years, Lars is battling illness, boredom and the pressures of family life. Locked inside for the duration, he passes the time playing with his siblings and his giant cat, Nemo, while tensions within the family begin to simmer…

Tillie Walden tells the tragic and moving story of Lars and his twin sister, Maja. A melodrama full of subtle and tender character moments and set in an exquisitely rendered castle, it’s a hauntingly beautiful work that will no doubt be considered as one of the great debuts of 2015.