"In her debut graphic novel The Whale, 22-year-old artist Aidan Koch manages to conjure up some major emotions with barely any words. Instead, her drawings take center stage. It's the first release from Gaze Books, an indie publishing company recently founded by comic artist Blaise Larmee. In Koch's book, we're presented with issues like love, loss, and dealing with harsh realities, all within the context of nature. Trust us, it's a complex story under a deceptively simple guise. Plus, it's only about 60 pages- the perfect length, because this is one book that begs to be read over and over again." -- LIZA DARWIN, nylonmag.com "This material is going to click hard with a group of people who just aren't getting the comics that might speak to them elsewhere." --Sean T. Collins

The Whale

Aidan Koch

Gaze Books

Aidan Koch's Field Studies is a series of drawings from travels beginning in January 2012. She started in Olympia, WA and continued to draw wherever she was: mushroom hunting in California; touring Belgium, Germany, and Sweden; back through Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Utah, then finally back home to the Northwest.This book collects all 90 drawings that were made between January 19 and November 15, 2012, reprinted at their original 5″ x 7″ size. Taken as a whole they form an illustrated essay - a year in the life of an artist on the road.

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Arts & Photography

Floating World Comics

Impressions is Aidan Koch's third graphic novel. It tells the story of a young figure model and her relationships with her mother, her best friend, and the man drawing her. Set in an ambiguously modern time, the book captures a young woman's reluctant journey into self-awareness. Impressions was painted over three months at the Maison Des Auteurs residency in rural France, where Koch spent the spring of 2014. Aidan is a visual artist and storyteller based in New York.

Impressions

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The Whale

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Impressions