asri | Melanie Gillman, Hsthete

Hsthete is a 24 hour comic by Melanie Gillman telling how the protagonist, soon to be wedded to a fiancé who doesn‘t even look at her, asks the goddess of mishaps, the titular Hsthete, for help to end the betrothal. The story is a joy to read, using elements of folklore and fairy-tales. Gillman chose a combination of violet, a reddish orange, and accents of yellow to color the panels, which works great. I love how Gillman steers their story to a queer ending.

Melanie Gillman, Hsthete. 20 pages (14cm square saddle-stapled) 2019.

Hsthete is available on Gumroad.

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