Sour Pickles

My first graphic novel Sour Pickles was released in 2021 by Avery Hill Publishing.

Pickles Yin is a final year student at a prestigious art school, struggling to live up to her own expectations of how to navigate the transition from education to a career. Surrounded by nepotism and wealthy peers, her friend Radish suggests an alternative method to achieve success, with some unusual results.

Sour Pickles is a semi-autobiographical tale about the despair and hilarity in seeming to be the only one you know who is woefully unprepared for the rest of your life.

Sour Pickles is out in the UK & USA with Avery Hill Publishing.

"Alternately whimsical and gritty, funny and tragic, and consistently finding new things to say about a well-trodden topic, this first outing’s a strong indicator of good things to come."
Publishers Weekly

"Clio Isadora’s graphic novel debut, Sour Pickles, grounds her portrayal of the art school experience in the more material concerns of labor and class. Isadora never strays far from these themes, but her directness does not undercut her wit. On the contrary, she delivers an honest and grimly funny depiction of a niche experience that feels not only accessible, but universal."
The Comics Journal