We’ve got an exclusive look at Barking from Lucy Sullivan published by Avery Hill Publishing.

Loopy . . . cuckoo . . . stark raving. . . .

When the depression and grief Alix feels over the death of her friend overwhelm her, she’s institutionalized. But inside a psychiatric ward, things don’t get better for her – now she has nowhere to get away from her rapidly-spiraling thoughts. As Alix navigates disinterested attendants, group therapy, and isolation, she must build herself a new equilibrium and tame the black dog of her depression.

Inspired by her own struggles with mental health, Lucy Sullivan tells a powerful, emotional story about the problems that sometimes overwhelm us all – and the failures in the mental health system we depend on.

Lucy Sullivan is a writer/artist from London. After graduating from Kingston School of Art she specialized in hand-drawn animation before moving her practice into comics. Alongside her critically acclaimed comics Lucy has created commissions for Razorblades, Black Hammer, Yoshin10 and more. She mentors aspiring graphic novelists for LDComics and regularly tutors Illustration & Animation at universities in London.

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