Wage Slaves
Blood
Daria Bogdańska
Wage Slaves is a story about union struggle when you are somebody marginalized by society. Daria moves to Sweden to reset her life. She looks for a job and starts working under the table as a waitress in one of Malmö’s many restaurants. She soon discovers that things aren’t quite as they should be. Together with a journalist and her union, she starts to investigate the employment practices at her workplace – and many things in her life change. Wage Slaves is a story about union struggle when you are somebody marginalized by society. But also the story of a journey to a new country. Daria tries to get a new life and make new friends. She parties falls in love, works, learns the new language and starts a band. Daria Bogdanska tells the story of the precarious generation without employment security that she herself is a part of and the underground scene in Malmö. A tale of everyday life and politics. About alienation in a new city, longing for love and justice and trying to feel at home far, far away from home. The book is based on true events.
Various artists
Women’s comic anthology from Poland The Blood Anthology illustrates the range of meanings that blood bears, from its mythological aspect (the magical powers attributed to menstrual blood), through the symbolism of heredity – the inevitable genealogical continuity, through revenge and violence, to strong connotations with physical pain. Blood also touches upon various layers in terms of art, not limiting itself to comics. Inside the anthology, we will find references to Frans Masereel’s and Lynd Ward’s woodcut pre-comics; subtle portraits; the simplicity of cartoon art; photomontage and psychedelic references to sciencefiction.
Supported by Swedish Art Council
Extent Binding Illustrations ISBN Price
200 pp; 180 x 255 mm SC B&W 978-1-912278-07-7 20 GBP / 27 USD / 24 EUR
Extent Binding Illustrations ISBN Price
108 pp; 165 x 235 mm SC full-colour 978-0-9933951-5-4 15 GBP / 22 USD / 18 EUR
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