Award winning artist Bex Ollerton has recently launched her brand new fantasy epic ‘Nyaegling’ a bittersweet fantasy adventure, written by Richard Bass.
Nyaegling:
When Tabitha is freed from her captors by her best friend, Nyx, she convinces them to turn their rescue mission into a quest for revenge.
As they journey through Lamorna to retrieve Tabitha’s stolen sword, their friendship is pushed to the limit and the cracks in their teamwork start to show.
Is the cost of retrieving Nyaegling too great?
Nyaegling is a beautiful fantasy adventure story of what can happen to a friendship when ambition and selfishness take precedent over wellbeing.
Nyaegling can be found in all stores listed here:
The print copy is 74 pages, full colour, A5 size.
Digital copies are also available.
About the authors:
Bex Ollerton is an Eisner Award-nominated comic artist from Manchester, UK. She is known for her work about mental health and neurodivergence. Ollerton strives to use the medium to convey a strong emotional truth and discuss things that can be hard to talk about.
Ollerton has garnered widespread acclaim for her autobiographical work Lavender Clouds (2024, Andrews McMeel), as well as SENSORY: Life on the Spectrum (2022, Andrews McMeel). Ollerton has won a Broken Frontier award as well as being nominated for an Eisner award, a Ringo Award, a Comic Scene award and GMIC award. She has spoken on panels internationally, most notably at San Diego Comic Con, MCM London, and Toronto Comic Art Festival.
She is the artist of Nyaegling.
Richard Bass is a writer, and content creator from Peterborough, UK. He is known for his content surrounding autism, travel and gaming.
His previous works include his debut self-published comic about autism, Diagnosis, Blame and Support (2022), as well as two self-published novels, Left Behind (2015), and Mature (2014). He is also the creator of a non-fiction series, Best Thing From, Volumes 1-4 (2014).
Richard has spoken on panels at MCM London, EGX, The Autism Show and presents on multiple podcasts including Mature Gamer, The Autistic Creative Hub Careers Podcast and more.
He is the writer of Nyaegling.
Nyaegling was created through funding on Kickstarter where their successful campaign raised over £10,000.
As the first full graphic novel created by either author, the success they’ve achieved so far is outstanding.
The story has seen a huge growth in popularity, with readers showing great love for the main characters, Tabitha and Nyx, and demanding to know when Book 2 will be available.
Readers attending MCM London Comic-Con on the 24th-27th of October can purchase copies of Nyaegling from Artist Alley. Copies are also available on Etsy, Amazon, Itch and more.
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Richard Bass and Bex Ollerton
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Bex and Richard are both neurodivergent creators from the UK. They met while delivering a panel at MCM London Comic-Con in 2021 and have since worked on a wide range of projects including multiple comics, games and events.
Nyaegling is their latest major project, the culmination of several years work and a successful Kickstarter campaign. The book has seen huge initial success and continues to grow a following.
This release was published on openPR.