#oq comics

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I know what you're thinking: "Paradise Systems team, you've already published several amazing books this year, certainly you are now planning to rest on your laurels until 2025." Wrong! We have so many more amazing projects in the works, including this book which we can't wait to show you, Murmur by Ganmu (@ganmuuu-blog). 

This book has been in process for years as we try to give Ganmu's work the showcase it deserves. We are copublishing this volume with OQ Comics, who is responsible for the incredible design. More details soon!

Image description: The cover of the book, a minimalist illustration of hands peeling an apple with a knife. The apple is a pinkish gradient orb, making a shocking contrast to the thin black outline of knife blade.

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Available while supplies last! We have a handful of copies of the Explosive World by Xiang Yata 象牙塔 left! You will never stop regretting missing this incredible riso work, published by Ningbo-based OQ Comics

https://paradise-systems.com/products/the-explosive-world

[paradisesystems]

Available for the first time in the US, we have a limited number of copies of The Exploding World by Xiang Yata. This gorgeous riso book publishes an excerpt of Optometry, the multi-media work Xiang Yata has been drawing for the past five years. Published by OQ Comics.

$22 + $3 s/h in the US, email [email protected] to order! We will also have copies at SPX this weekend!

[paradisesystems]

FLASH SALE: We have five copies of this stunning riso book by Ningbo-based cartoonist OlgaZ! Titled “Didi in Yard,” this 40 page comic in blue and red riso is a worldless, metaphorical exploration of childhood, dedicated to the artist’s younger brother.

$20 + $3 s/h in the US, contact [email protected] to order while supplies last.

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New in the shop: The South Park by gantea, published by O.Q Press! This is the first mid-length comic by gantea. It tells the story of two friends walking through a soon-to-be demolished park. At the top of a Ferris wheel, they unexpectedly solve the mystery of an urban legend circulating in the city. 

Embellished with a suite of delightful features, The South Park is a triumph of book design. It includes tear-away panels, a velvety green cover, a bilingual page layout, and more.

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Image description: Cover and interior pages of the book. The cover is mostly dark green and includes only a small illustration in the center. The pages are composed of simple but information rich linework. Opposite to the page of illustrations is a full English translation, with the text appearing in the same locations as it does in the original Chinese.

[paradisesystems]

So excited to see The South Park, a new comic by gantea, published by OQ Comics! There are some very cool special features in this riso comic. We will try to get some to distribute in the US!

[Image description: Photos of the book on a table and tucked into a tree. It's cover is dark green with a small illustration of a park statute in the middle. In a third photo, the book is being assembled, with multiple cutouts in the pages.]