Read Comics (A-Z)
‘(In Loving Memory Of) Analog Rituals’ is a 2 page colour comic contributed to Issue 44 the DIGITAL INTIMACIES edition of The Lifted Brow magazine.
The original comic is drawn traditionally on multiple layers of tracing paper using POSCA markers.
The Lifted Brow Issue 44 was published in December 2019.
Cover art by Kate Geck.
A 15-page autobio comic about education, the geographical lottery, and the meaning of a name.
The comic is drawn traditionally using POSCA markers on multiple layers of tracing paper. May 2019.
Zine can be purchased here.
‘Chinyere’ was presented live for the live comic-reading event, Read To Me at Thirning Villa, Ashfield, Sydney on Thu 20 June 2019. This Read To Me was a special event organized as a collaboration between The Refugee Art Project and Newmoon Collective.
‘Chinyere’ was presented live for the live comic-reading event, Read To Me / Late Night Library at Darling Square Library, Haymarket, Sydney on Tue 12 November 2019.
‘Chinyere’ was published in the comic anthology, Comic Sans Anthology Issue #4, 2019.
‘Chinyere’ was adapted as a live audio recording for All The Best Episode ‘#392 MY NAME IS’ on FBI Radio. 14 August 2019.
‘Chinyere’ comic was nominated in The Comic Arts Awards of Australia 2020 Short List. November 2020.
‘Chinyere’ comic was awarded was awarded ‘Gold’ in The Comic Arts Awards of Australia 2020. December 2020.
A 16-panel comic based on the story of ‘Nomad Lucy’ (and her dog Pixie Angel) whose son wouldn’t get a COVID-19 test because of medical misinformation he saw on Facebook.
This comic is part of an ongoing program ‘Science Friction’ on ABC Australia. The full comic is readable (with a transcript) at ABC.
This is a Faux Tracing Paper Comic drawn digitally. September 2020.
These are the first 10 of 16 panels.
“I have a wild tale for the grandkids about how a Seinfeld Santa themed Xmas party in a Kensington rave house ended up with us in the Emergency Room a few nights before Xmas last year.
However, it'll have to wait for the grandkids to be over 18. Similarly, I don't plan on publishing any of the actual story publically.
Instead, this comic is about the very vanilla conclusion to that fateful night. And me having a migraine.”
Part 1 of 2, ongoing. Drawn traditionally using POSCA markers on separate layers of tracing paper. March 2019.
Zine can be purchased here.
A 2-page autobio comic peering back at an extreme low period where I was disconnected from the world and my self. Drawn traditionally with POSCA markers on multiple layers of wet media acetate. December 2020.
‘Flood’ Comic was published in Going Down Swinging #41 – a boundary pushing, augmented reality-enabled digital edition. January 2021.
You can read the full comic on Going Down Swinging, and when viewed on desktop you can scan the QR code to view the suppoting AR animation.
A short autobio comic about why I hated the colour pink for the first half of my life. An example comic for my comic workshop students. March 2019.
Zine can be purchased here.
A 4-page comic musing tiny creatures and the big leaps of time and space they’re separated by. Drawn traditionally using POSCA markers on multiple layers of tracing paper. May 2021.
In Contact With Ants is published in ‘Immediately Before The End Of Everything (And Other Encounters With Nature)’, a limited edition risograph printed comic anthology featuring work from 25 Australian artists. Curated by Fionn McCabe and published by Pinch Press, Sydney.
The book is available for presale and will be printed and launched whenever lockdown ends lol.
A short abstract comic based on poetry.
Drawn traditionally using POSCA markers on white paper stock. April 2019.
Zine can be purchased here.
Short comics based on journal entries. Drawn traditionally using POSCA markers on separate layers of tracing paper. 2018 – 2019.
Zine can be purchased here.
‘Journal Comix Zine’ was nominated on The Ledger Awards 2020 Short List. November 2020.
🚺Locker Room Talk 🚺 is a conversation between some gals in a pub bathroom.
In the weeks leading up to starting this I’d had some typical experiences in women’s club bathrooms - typical in that they tend to always feature positive/judgement-free interactions with other women/nb folk.
And typical in that they can be a safe environment in a public space.
This comic was drawn traditionally using POSCA markers, Copic Markers, coloured ink brush pen, and white pencil (various) on toned tan drawing paper. December 2017.
“While I consider myself Australian, I find it difficult to relate to my mixed Armenian-Iranian and Igbo Nigerian cultural identity. In order to find answers to the wider questions of culture and heritage, in December 2017 I interviewed my Mother about my oral family history on my Persian side.
Mama-Jan is a short animated film based on a portion of the originally 45 min long audio interview”
This comic is an exploration/adaption created during the pre-visualization stage of film production. Traditionally drawn using POSCA markers on A2 white drawing paper stock.
I restricted myself to solely using text in this process; thus I’ve visualized this particular section of interview using English as spoken word and Farsi as my visual elements.
This comic was contributed (in conjunction with other vis dev material) to the Between Two Worlds Exhibition at Freda’s/Down Under Space, Chippendale on 30 May 2018. Curated by Gianna Hayes (@hazey__)
Mama-Jan Comic was presented live (among two other short stories) for the live comic-reading event, Read To Me at Knox St Bar, Sydney on Tue 3 July 2018.
‘Neutral Intermediary’ is a faux tracing paper comic drawn digitally for the International Committee of the Red Cross. November 2021.
“A comic by Sydney artist, Claudia Chinyere Akole, tells the story of how neutral, impartial, and independent humanitarian action reunites families.
The ICRC acts as a neutral intermediary around the world - transporting detainees home, crossing frontlines and talking to all sides of a conflict. While 'neutral intermediary' may be a mouthful, to those in conflict it can mean valuable access to those they themselves can't reach.”
This comic was originally published digitally by ICRC in November 2021. The full comic with text transcript + PDF for republishing can be found here.
This comic has been republished in multiple languages other than English.
A 3 page comic submitted to the music-themed comic anthology, Meet Me In The Pit Issue #2. Repeat: One Song Only is a short comic about music and memories. Drawn traditionally using POSCA markers on 2 separate layers of tracing paper. September 2018.
This is original coloured art. The comic was published in B&W.
Meet Me In The Pit Issue #2 was published in November 2018, and was available in print at Kinokuniya Sydney, Kings Comics Sydney and online (both print and digital) via Blueprint Comics.
Meet Me In The Pit #1 and #2 –Edited by Chris Neill, published by Blueprint Comics– were nominated via The Ledger Awards Short List 2019. March 2019
She Lives There is a short abstract comic based on a piece of poetry written by Claudia Chinyere Akole. June 2018.
The comic is drawn traditionally with POSCA markers on black paper stock, including the hand-lettered title.
She Lives There was presented live (among two other short stories) for the live comic-reading event, Read To Me at Knox St Bar, Sydney on Tue 3 July 2018.
She Lives There was published in UTS Vertigo Magazine Vol 4 2018.
Zine can be purchased here
Something's Wrong is about that feeling when Something Is Wrong. It’s what a bad anxiety day, week, month, life feels like.
This comic is drawn traditionally with POSCA Acrylic Markers on white paper stock, later printed onto kraft paper and pink-tinted paper. May 2018.
Something’s Wrong was presented live (among two other short stories) for the live comic-reading event, Read To Me at Knox St Bar, Sydney on Tue 3 July 2018.
CW: suicide, mental health, food
A 3 page comic submitted to the food-themed comic anthology, Steady Diet Issue #1. ‘You Don’t Have To Be Hungry’ is a short comic about food and survival. Drawn traditionally using POSCA markers on multiple layers of tracing paper. February 2020.
This is original coloured art. The comic was published in B&W
'Why Black Lives Matter Resonates With Black People All Over The World: An Open Letter to Australians' is a comic originally published digitally on Going Down Swinging in August 2020.
The 42-page comic is an exploration of global Black Solidarity that compares ongoing Bla(c)k Civil Rights movements in the USA and Australia.
Drawn traditionally using POSCA markers on multiple layers of tracing paper. August 2020.
A self-published printed version of the comic is also available as a charity zine. 60% of profits to be donated between:
– Aboriginal Legal Service (AU: NSW/ACT)
– Split donation to 71 US-based bail funds, mutual aid funds, and activist organizations via ActBlue (USA)
Charity zines are available for purchase here.
‘Why BLM Resonates…’ comic was adapted as a live audio recording for All The Best Episode ‘#437 Why Black Lives Matter Resonates With Black People All Over The World’ on FBI Radio. 15 October 2020.
‘Why BLM Resonates…’ comic was nominated in The Comic Arts Awards of Australia Short List. November 2021.
‘Why BLM Resonates…’ comic was awarded ‘Bronze’ in The Comic Arts Awards of Australia 2021. December 2021.