Unended

Josh Bayer finds an unfinished play manuscript inside his deceased father's desk, which triggers a series of personal crises and forces him to confront his limitations and futile ambitions. The play's lack of resolution highlights Bayer's struggles with an estranged, unknowable parent, and his comic book adaptation brings these issues to life with bold lines, tangled textures, and kaleidoscopic color. "Unended" is a Promethean quest to excavate the creative fire hidden inside us.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 272 pages
Publication date: 07 November 2023
Publisher: Uncivilized Books

Josh Bayer discovers a manuscript of an unfinished play inside his deceased father's desk. The play revolves around Josh's mother's early death at the age of 37 and his father's struggle with single parenthood. As he attempts to adapt the play into comics, it triggers a series of personal crises. Bayer's limitations and futile ambitions come to the forefront as he grapples with an estranged, unknowable parent and the play's frustrating lack of resolution.

Humans have a deep fascination with lore, myth, and fables, but many people's creative dreams remain abandoned. Why is that?

Bayer's distinctive inky line, intricate textures, and vibrant color blend seamlessly on the page, creating a comic book language that encompasses grandiose narratives, intricate tangents, and surrealistic episodes infused with dream logic. Josh Bayer skillfully stitches together scattered memories, creating surrealistic episodes that are permeated with dreamlike logic.

"Unended" is a Promethean quest to uncover the creative fire that lies within us. It encourages readers to embark on their own creative journeys, to explore the uncharted territories of their minds, and to unlock the potential that lies within them.

Dimension: 254 x 190 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781941250563