{"id":28855,"date":"2023-11-04T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T09:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/?p=28855"},"modified":"2023-11-02T19:34:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T19:34:04","slug":"follow-me-in-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/2023\/11\/04\/follow-me-in-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Follow Me In"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nBy Katriona Chapman<\/strong> (Avery Hill Publishing)
\nISBN: 978-1-910395-38-7 (HB\/Digital edition)<\/p>\n

Katriona Chapman is a story-maker who has been crafting superb tales in Small Press titles like Tiny Pencil<\/strong> (which she-cofounded), Comic Book Slumber Party<\/strong>, Ink & Paper<\/strong>, Save Our Souls<\/strong>, Deep Space Canine<\/strong> and her own award-winning Katzine<\/strong>. She draws beautifully and knows how to quietly sneak up, grab your undivided attention and never let go – and she hasn\u2019t spent all her life sat at a desk either.<\/p>\n

Follow Me In<\/strong> was her first novel-length tale (go look up Breakwater <\/strong>when you\u2019re done here), combining recollections of a particularly troubling time in her life with clearly the most life-affirming and inspirational events one could hope to experience.<\/p>\n

At the railway station, a young woman meets up with an old boyfriend. He\u2019s a writer and she draws. It\u2019s been years and they\u2019re still awkward and uncomfortable in each other\u2019s presence. They talk about the time in 2003 when they decided to trek the entire country of Mexico, north to south-east to west. Back then they were looking for themselves. As her mind goes back, she realizes she\u2019s a lot closer to answers than he is\u2026<\/p>\n

This hefty yet pocket-sized (165 x 216 mm) hardcover traces that voyage with exquisite detail, relating history, culture, the sights, and most especially the actual, non-screaming headlines and bad-movie images of a young nation with thousands of years of history, architecture and archaeology: a nation that proudly boasts dozens of indigenous cultures living in relative harmony, speaking at least 68 legally recognised languages and constantly being reshaped by political turmoil. Moreover, no traveller should miss this tome – if only for the advice on bugs, minibeasts and illnesses\u2026<\/p>\n

Follow Me In<\/strong> is deftly lyrical and enchantingly enticing; a moving and intoxicating graphic assessment of a crucial time in the illustrator\u2019s life, filled with facts, warmth and conflict, offering fascinating data on such varied topic as \u2018A Selection of Mexican Foods\u2019<\/em>, \u2018Learning Spanish\u2019<\/em>, \u2018Travel Sketching\u2019<\/em>, \u2018What\u2019s in our Bags?\u2019<\/em> and \u2018The Conquests\u2019<\/em>, all equally compelling and useful to know. And through it all, you\u2019ll want to know what happened to our travellers as they transition from kids to grown-ups as much as what they\u2019ll see next in this magnetic story within a story.<\/p>\n

Refreshing, redemptive and rewarding, this is a read to chase away all winter blues and existential glums and an experience you must not deprive yourself of.
\n\u00a9 Katriona Chapman 2018. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Katriona Chapman (Avery Hill Publishing) ISBN: 978-1-910395-38-7 (HB\/Digital edition) Katriona Chapman is a story-maker who has been crafting superb tales in Small Press titles like Tiny Pencil (which she-cofounded), Comic Book Slumber Party, Ink & Paper, Save Our Souls, Deep Space Canine and her own award-winning Katzine. She draws beautifully and knows how to … <\/p>\n

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