Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged
As Rachael Smith’s graphic novel and comics portfolio begins to build up into a significant body of work, a sense of growing narrative cohesion has also become apparent. One of…
Columns · Eyecatcher · Small Pressganged
In 2014 Rachael Smith‘s debut graphic novel House Party propelled her unforgettably into the collective consciousness of the larger UK comics community. The rave reviews for her tale of a trio…
Rachael Smith’s I Am Fire is a witty little sitcom of a comic combining disaffected, angsty teenagers, health and safety politics, and bitter rivalries in that ever cut-throat and competitive…
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