Omschrijving
Told through powerful allegory, Shadows of the Sea
is a story about grief and the winding path to healing,
with help from friends, loved ones, and a little magic.
On the lonely road meet two outcasts — Doris, a small but spitfire
woman and Stanwick, a shy and sensitive dog. Each of this unlikely
pair harbors grief and must decide whether to stay with the pain
or run from it. On their journey, the two travel through lush forests,
to the eerily abandoned town of echoes, clear to the “mudder” sea,
where they finally confront the unbearable trauma of their pasts.
Cartoonist Cathy Malkasian’s graphic novels are known to be
crafted with layered, affecting allegory and metaphor, and Shadows of the Sea is no exception. In this story, shadows become
characters themselves, weighed down with painful truth. They
cannot be released until their owners acknowledge, reflect, and
heal. Charged by the magic of the “mudder” sea, the shadows
reveal the loss Doris and Stanwick have been carrying — a husband
and a child — and sets them free at last.