Today, I am pleased to present Joshua Kemble and his new online graphic novel Two Stories.
I stumbled across the website Quarterly Stories whilst on my search for autobiographical/non-fiction webcomics. I’m not sure how I came across this amazing work, but I sure am glad I did.
Two Stories is an autobiographical graphic novel that deals with themes of “…life, love, loss, and depression.” As far as I can tell, the novel will consist of a series of short stories that are all autobiographical, but will be presented in various styles, tones, and genres (“serious to silly”).
Not only are Josh’s illustrations absolutely stunning, full of texture and movement, but his storytelling is powerful and compelling. For this first chapter, it is not just a story of attempted suicide, but more astonishingly a step-by-step examination of the protagonist/author’s thought process — a complex mind that makes connections (from Shakespeare to It’s A Wonderful Life and back to reality) and plays tricks on itself (“The Suicide Game” on page 4).
Josh is a Xeric Award-winning cartoonist who works as a freelance illustrator as well as an adjunct professor at Laguna College of Art and Design. With such an impressive background and body of work, I’m expecting Two Stories to be quickly snatched up by publishers. 
The following images belong to Joshua Kemble.
For more Quarterly Stories and Joshua Kemble, please check out the following websites…
www.facebook.com/pages/Joshua-Kemble-Illustrations/130292550362837
Store: joshuakemble.com/?page_id=241
Numb: www.amazon.com/Numb-Lost-Love-Broken-Memories/dp/B002O746WA
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Copyright 2013 by G. E. Gallas
February 22nd, 2013 at 7:31 pm
This is certainly beautiful work, as is yours. Thanks for visiting my blog again. Happy drawing and writing!
February 22nd, 2013 at 8:07 pm
Mary-Rose: Thanks for your comment and kind words! I very much enjoy your art too.
Best regards, G. E.
February 24th, 2013 at 3:05 pm
Hi there! Just dropped by to let you know I’ve nominated you for the ‘very inspiring blog award’ ^_^ Click the link for details http://dawndancers.com/2013/02/24/blog-award/
Clare x
February 24th, 2013 at 3:46 pm
Clare: Wow, thank you so much! This may be my third time being nominated of the “Very Inspiring Blog Award,” but it’s wonderful to know how much my blog’s appreciated. Best regards, G. E.
February 25th, 2013 at 4:12 am
[...] Once again G.E. Gallas went above and beyond as a reader, and wrote up this extremely flattering feature on my comic on her blog: http://gegallas.wordpress.com/2013/02/21/comics-i-admire-quarterly-stories/ [...]
February 25th, 2013 at 8:39 am
Thanks for sharing your find. Beautiful illustrations and insightful storyline. Thanks for your like on my blog. Appreciate it! Jennifer
February 25th, 2013 at 10:43 am
Jennifer: Wonderful to hear!!
Keep up the great work on your blog! Best regards, G. E.
February 25th, 2013 at 10:23 am
Awesome illustrations. It is good he is bringing the suicide issue forward with graphic novel. Thanks for the post. Glad you stopped by my blog.
Sorry I forgot the ‘s’ in your name in my I have followers comic.
February 25th, 2013 at 10:44 am
Wonderful to hear!! No worries about the “s,” ha ha ha!
Best, G. E.
February 25th, 2013 at 10:49 am
[...] On that note, I would also like to ask you to please check out my review of Joshua Kemble’s extraordinary graphic novel Quarterly Stories! [...]
March 4th, 2013 at 4:48 pm
Wow this is fantastic! thanks for sharing, i love dark stories like this with much controversey haha
March 4th, 2013 at 5:39 pm
So glad to hear that!!
–G. E.