The Porcelain Series
Created by Benjamin Read (Writer) and Chris Wildgoose (Illustrator), PORCELAIN is set within a world that’s a magical echo of our own. It is the story of Child, an urchin, who leaves behind the cold streets of a snowy city when she climbs the high wall into the Porcelain Maker’s garden.
Released to wide critical acclaim amongst readers, fellow creators, and the comic press, the PORCELAIN series has since gone on to be translated and published in France by Éditions Delcourt, and in Poland by Sonia Draga.
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Porcelain:
A Gothic Fairy Tale
Writer: Benjamin Read
Illustrator: Chris Wildgoose
Colourist: André May
Flatter: Alexa Rosa
Letterer: Jim Campbell
Editor: Matt Gibbs
ISBN: 9781447461319
RRP: USD $20.99 / CAD $26.99 / GBP £12.99
Set within a world that's a magical echo of our own, PORCELAIN: A Gothic Fairy Tale is the story of Child, an urchin, who leaves behind the cold streets of a snowy city when she climbs the high wall into the Porcelain Maker's garden.
The Porcelain Maker discovers Child trespassing but, amused by her audacity, he offers her the chance to stay. He’s a lonely man, kept company only by his alchemically-powered automata, and he and Child form an unlikely friendship.
Shut off from the world beyond the wall, Child wants or needs for nothing as the Porcelain Maker heaps affection and luxury upon her, indulging her like a daughter. In return, she can do as she pleases, except for one command, one rule that must never be broken, she must not look behind the workshop door.
Suggested for Young Adults and Above.
Available digitally via: Amazon Kindle, Google Play Books, and Payhip (PDF).
Porcelaine 01. Gamine is available in French, with thanks to Delcourt.
Porcelana: Dziewczynka is available in Polish, with thanks to Sonia Draga.
“Porcelain is a gorgeous, gothic fever dream, beautiful and terrifying and funny and sad all at once. It is also that precious rarity, a perfect comic.”
“I loved the feel of it, like an old-school faerie tale. Tight and well-written. A little mystery, a little humor, a little horror. It made me smile in places and get a little weepy in others. Everything I want in a story.”
Porcelain:
Bone China
Writer: Benjamin Read
Illustrator: Chris Wildgoose
Colourist: André May
Flatter: Alexa Rosa
Letterer: Jim Campbell
Editor: Matt Gibbs
ISBN: 9781473320277
RRP: USD $22.99 / CAN $29.99 / GBP £14.99
More than a decade has passed since the events of PORCELAIN: A Gothic Fairy Tale, and Child has become Lady. Inheritor of all of Uncle's secrets and wealth, she has continued his work, becoming equally as isolated in her quest to refine the Porcelain and put right past mistakes.
With the Porcelain more sought after than ever, Lady comes to the attention of a ruthlessly ambitious General who desires inhuman soldiers for the war effort and won’t take no for an answer. Other, more human, problems rear their head when a handsome young Captain discovers a secret part of Lady’s life.
Faced with impossible choices, Lady must forge her own path through the complexities of love and war.
Suggested for Young Adults and Above.
Available digitally via: Amazon Kindle, iBooks and Payhip (PDF).
Porcelaine 02. Femme is available in French, thanks to Delcourt.
Porcelana, tom 2: Kostna biel is available in Polish, thanks to Sonia Draga.
"It was refreshing to read Bone China and see a woman that was so sure of herself and her capabilities. Lady goes through a whole range of emotions throughout the story. She feels joy, fear, love, rage. But that knowledge, that certainty remains."
"This book will also 100 per cent ruin you for any (yes any) comic that you read after it, in my view. It is so richly paced, drawn and coloured that I challenge you not to read it in one sitting."
Porcelain:
Ivory Tower
More than a decade has passed, and Lady has become a Mother. Hidden behind the high walls of her tower, cut-off from the world, she has sacrificed everything to keep her Children safe.
Set within a world that’s a magical echo of our own, Ivory Tower is the story of Mother, a revolutionary, who must overcome ruthless enemies and the dark secrets of her past to carve a new future for all her Children.
Suggested for Young Adults and Above.
Writer: Benjamin Read
Illustrator: Chris Wildgoose
Colourist: André May
Flatter: Alexa Rosa
Letterer: Jim Campbell
Editor: Matt Gibbs
ISBN: 9781447440161
RRP: USD $22.99 / CAN $29.99 / GBP £14.99
Porcelaine 03: Mere is available in French, thanks to Delcourt.
Porcelana, tom 3: Wieża z kości słoniowej is available in Polish, thanks to Sonia Draga.
