In Garth Stein and Matthew Southworth‘s The Cloven, a genetically modified human searches to belong but is confined to categorization based on his appearance. In Chris Gooch‘s Under-Earth, a makeshift underworld prison sets the tone for two parallel stories to converge, both confined by loneliness. Watch these incredible authors and illustrators as they talk about the trappings of loneliness and the search for home, connection, and family as their characters move underground or through the Pacific Northwest – and ultimately inward – finding a safe space in the unlikeliest place.
Moderated by Heidi MacDonald, editor-in-chief of comics blog The Beat.