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Boomerang Part 2 – Rebecca K. Jones Takes Us Back to the Recession of 2009 in the Second Part of Her Pensive Coming-of-Age Drama

  • by Andy Oliver
  • November 8, 2021

THOUGHT BUBBLE FORTNIGHT! When we last saw Claire, the protagonist of Rebecca K. Jones’s Boomerang, she was facing an uncertain future in the days of the global financial crisis of…

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Boomerang Part 1 – Recession Era Britain in the 2000s Provides the Backdrop to Rebecca K. Jones’s Slice-of-Life Meditation on Unemployment, Mental Health and Adulthood

  • by Andy Oliver
  • September 3, 2019

HCZF FORTNIGHT! The list of comics accomplishments of UK small presser Rebecca K. Jones is an impressive one. Her short story ‘Lazy Sunday’ was shortlisted for the Cape/Observer/ Comica Graphic…

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Relatable Stories Told with Wit, Whimsy and a Touch of Animal Magic – Rebecca K. Jones on Her Laydeez do Comics Prize-Nominated ‘Boomerang’ and the Struggles of Being Catless and Creative

  • by Jenny Robins
  • June 12, 2018

ELCAF FORTNIGHT! Rebecca K. Jones is a London-based illustrator and comic artist, recently shortlisted for the Laydeez do Comics prize for her graphic novel project Boomerang. Her work addresses contemporary social…

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