Bath and North East Somerset Libraries

Inspired by the folk tales and oral traditions from the Caribbean, Milk White Steed is a dreamlike venture into the messy truths of everyday West Indian lives: the abiding pursuit of the familiar and the vicious appraisal of their own otherness, all at once.

Phantom desires, unchecked reveries, and surreal visions of the future flood the page in full-colour as stories follows a series of individuals leaving the West Indies and attempt to find their footing in the damp dinge of England’s counties. 

In this coming-of-age queer thriller, the young transmasculine Ash begins his transition into adult life by landing his first job at a ramen-noodle shop in London, prepping the bone broth.

But as the financial landscape shifts under Ash’s feet, and after months of bonding with a series of challenging co-workers, everything suddenly stops dead. Literally.

Sensory: Life on the Spectrum: An Autistic Comics Anthology by Bex Ollerton and others

Thirty Neurodivergent comic creators explore their experiences of living in a world that doesn’t always understand or accept them. 

It was a spiderweb moon. And the imps did wonder. What dark delights wouldst the cat-witch conjure.

By the Sardine Queen, by salt and the devil, by blackwormy earth, and by the deep, dark sea, the catwitch Urfi conjures an angel to love her.

Mickey Monsoon and Astra Maxima are best friends… and maybe more.

That is, until Astra unceremoniously dumps Mickey to become a softball wunderkind at a private girl’s school in Switzerland.

Years later, Mickey is the hotshot pitcher for the Belle City Broads, and their team is poised to sweep the league this season. But Micky is thrown off their game when Astra shows up to catch for the Gaiety Gals, the Broads’ fiercest rival.

After the sudden death of his twin sister, 14 year old James Reynolds becomes obsessed with her tale of a black hound, a folkloric creature that is regarded as a portent of death.

Enlisting the aid of his elderly neighbour, who the local children call ‘The Witch’, he delves into the centuries of village history, folklore, and ghosts, until he uncovers a deeper secret beyond his darkest nightmares, beyond the sight of most, and beyond the mortal veil.

Comics pages about Unexplained Phenomena. Hunt Emerson has drawn these pages for Fortean Times magazine since the mid-1980s; they’re about the weird things that happen in the world – Vampires, Ghosts, Faeries, UFOs, Werewolves, Folk Beliefs, Miracles, Mystery Smells, Unknown Animals, Megaliths – all put through his comics filter.

Arthur, Finn and Uma are three neurodivergent children with SEN (Special Educational Needs) who start a litter-picking group. Defying low expectations, they use their unique skills to improve their environment, with the story highlighting inclusion, friendship, and real-life parenting experiences. 

The world of Zara’s 15-day drug-induced coma, which she describes as ‘being trapped in a nightmare state that you can’t wake up from’ is rendered as a full-colour fantasy, with mythological creatures appearing out of nowhere as she battles to protect her three children against the forces of evil that threaten to engulf her.

Peter has always been told “the stories” like every child in the Caribbean. The tales of the ancients bound to the Silk Cotton tree, the Supernatural monsters of Myths and Legends, whispered in hush tones lest the speaker be heard and meet with an untimely fate.

London, The mid-sixties. In what appears to have been a murder attempt, Britain’s greatest pop sensation ‘Vic Vox’ has been left a foot tall – the effects of the ‘shrink drug’ administered by assailants unknown.

Detective Chief inspector Ladyshoe and his team at Scotland Yard are out to find who did it, and why, but they are up against the clock.

Washed-up actors Derek and Alex have been best friends ever since playing teen superheroes ‘Swallow’ and ‘Buzzard’ in the ’90s TV show Power Pals. Wait, you’ve never heard of it? Don’t worry, you’re not alone; it was cancelled after three episodes.

But that small taste of fame left them hungry for more, and they’ve been trying to get back on the Hollywood train ever since.