by Magnus Merklin (Author)
"DiSCONNECT is a touching graphic novel about music lovers in mourning and the always changing nature of friendship." -- Foreword One year after the passing of their friend, two young musicians return to the summer home where they used to record with their trio DiSCONNECT. When discovering an unfinished song written by their departed friend, the two decide to work together to finish it. With different ideas on what being back together means, they both project their sadness onto each other. The creative process and their relationship is at stake as their grief looms underneath. DiSCONNECT is the debut graphic novel by Danish artist Magnus Merklin, blending traditional and digital techniques to explore grief, friendship, and creative healing.
Author Biography
Magnus Merklin is a Danish illustrator, comic book artist, typeface designer, and teacher. He studied Graphic Storytelling at The Animation Workshop in Denmark, where he honed his skills in writing, illustration, and sequential art. His first comic short story, Coffee Brake, was nominated for Best Debut in Denmark. He has gone to Los Angeles, where he interned with Man Of Action (writing for TV animation), and Toronto, where he collaborated with The RAID studio and contributed to the double anthology Barada & Nikto. Now based in Portugal, Magnus is the creator of Disconnect, a graphic novel