Quiet Thoughts Emily Carroll examines the human condition within

examines the human condition within the natural order at the extremes of the unknown

single-panel gag jokes

Kevin Tang

his own exes have all boarded the train to crazy town

The neighbourhood cats are trying to steal her fish

Quiet Thoughts Emily Carroll examines the human condition withinBy Karen Shangguan. Published by Avery Hill Publishing. Softcover, 84 pages, B&W, 2021. A collection of drawings and comics by Vancouver artist Karen Shangguan that consider the quiet, poetic side of life. Shangguan's warm and lyrical narratives capture fleeting moments and sensations; while her shifting perspectives take in all of existence from the emptiness of space to the intimacy of human interactions. A contemplative journey that explores how it