CORPUS: A Comic Anthology of Bodily Ailments Explores Illness, Both Mental and Physical
Launched on Kickstarter, CORPUS: A Comic Anthology of Bodily Ailments is a new comic anthology that explores illness, both mental and physical. The full color graphic novel features over 200 pages and 40 stories.
The graphic novel covers a wide range of topics from peanut allergies to losing an eye, from depression to epilepsy, what it takes to care for a sick person to the stigma of chronic illness.
The creative line-up is impressive:
- Christopher Sebela (HEARTTHROB) / Haley Boros (THEY HAVE ISSUES)
- Ryan Cady (MAGDALENA) / Phillip Sevy (TOMB RAIDER)
- Ram V (PARADISIO) / Caspar Wjingaard (ANGELIC)
- Alex Paknadel (ARCADIA & TURNCOAT)
- Vita Ayala (THE WILDS) / David Stoll
- Ryan King (NICO’S FORTUNE) / Alabaster Pizzo (RALPHIE AND JEANIE)
- Kendall Atkins / Page Firby
- Matthew Erman (LONG LOST) / Renee Kliewer
- Elaine Will (LOOK STRAIGHT AHEAD)
- Tini Howard (ASSASSINISTAS) / Caroline Stuart
- Alejandro Aragon (CULT CLASSIC: SLUDGE)
- Christof Bogacs (CITIZEN) / Kaska Gazdowna
- Ann Uland
- Ben Khan (HEAVENLY BLUES) / Lilly Taing
- John Robinson IV / Danos Philopoulos
- Akeem Roberts (LIFE AFTER GRAD)
- Cathy Leamy (GERANIUMS AND BACON) / Judy Leamy
- Jim Gibbons (MARS: SPACE BARBARIAN) / Melody Often (TRINADOT)
- Erica Schultz (M3) / Kevin Maher (27, A ROCK ANTHOLOGY)
- Cody Sousa (CROAK) / Ben D’Amico
- Brian Level (LAZARUS)
- Cameron DeOrdio (JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS) / Eli Neugeboren
- Mady G (INVADER ZIM)
- Shing Yin Khor (THE AMERICAN DREAM)
- Querelle P / Dante Luiz
- Ian Mondrick (CURIO) / Elodie Chen (WAYWARD SISTERS)
- Kevin Schaefer / Andrew Herman / Mike Rosenzweig
- DCS
- Hal Matthews (NIKKI SHE-RA) / Olivia Mercurio (THE ANSWERING ROCK)
- Holly Aitchison / Morgan Perry
- Fred Kennedy (CRUDE) / Soo Lee (MINE: A PLANNED PARENTHOOD ANTHOLOGY)
- Ryan Estrada (BANNED BOOK CLUB)
- Eliot Rahal (CULT CLASSIC) / Sean Andrew Lynch
- Stephanie Cannon (BANDERA) / Emily Pearson (THE WILDS)
- Mark Bouchard (H.o.M.C.) / Stelladia VS
- Pat Shand (DESTINY, NY) / Ryan Best
- Mister Loki (UNTIL THE LAST DOG DIES)
- Vicky Leta
- Rebecca Farrow (LADYCASTLE)
COVER ART BY: Mark Wang
You can get a digital copy for as low as $12 and items range from your name in the back of the book to comissions.
The project is looking to raise $25,000 and ends on March 4th.
Check out some art from the graphic novel below.
