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An illustration of a lush, tropical landscape in shades of purple, green and pink. Text bubbles read “The sprinklers are a ready supply of water” and “I just need to be careful about what I eat”.

Former INT Graduate Joe Kessler is back with a killer new comic, Windowpane

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Date
13 November 2012

Remember our old mate Joe Kessler? ‘Course you do. He was one of our Graduates way back in 2010 and a prodigious cartooning talent. Since we last met Joe’s been embroiled in the creation of a new anthology of comics, a 44-page screen printed beast that he’s named Windowpane. Within its glossy pages are no fewer than seven brand new and original stories rendered in Joe’s distinctive style – fluid organic shapes interspersed with complex multi-point perspective.

If you’re a fan of surreal, darkly-comic narratives then we can’t recommend this enough.The stories range from the tangential and humiliating realisations of a wet dream to disembodied voices narrating a cinematic panning across frames, all of which are consistently engaging.

If you’d like to peruse this new publication in the flesh then Joe’s got a show on at Protein’s Hewett Street gallery from November 22. We’ll definitely be heading down, and for more than just the free beers.

An illustration of a book cover titled “Windowpane” by Joe Kessler. The artwork shows a view through a window of city skyscrapers, framed by potted houseplants against a pink background.
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Joe Kessler: Windowpane

An open comic book showing two pages of a narrative in purple, green and yellow. The panels depict a person in a forest interacting with a small animal.
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Joe Kessler: Windowpane

An open comic book showing two pages of illustrated panels. The left page uses a purple and yellow palette, while the right page is predominantly yellow and green.
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Joe Kessler: Windowpane

An open comic book showing two pages of illustrated panels in purple, green and pink. The panels depict figures in a surreal landscape with dialogue in speech bubbles.
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Joe Kessler: Windowpane

A purple and white illustration of a brick building with figures visible through the windows. A red circle in the top left corner reads “£6 $10”. In one window, two figures stand amidst dense tropical foliage. Below them, a sign in a lower window reads “BREAKDOWN”.
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Joe Kessler: Windowpane

An open graphic novel showing two pages of a comic. The left page features a grid of panels with a figure falling through a pink and white sky, while the right page shows a person sitting in a purple-toned architectural landscape.
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Joe Kessler: Windowpane

An open comic book showing two pages of illustrations. The left page features a grid of panels with red line drawings of a running animal on a yellow background, ending with the word “END”. The right page is a detailed purple and green illustration of a lush garden titled “Kawanishi’s Greenhouse”.
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Joe Kessler: Windowpane

An open comic book showing two pages of a graphic novel. The illustrations use a limited palette of purple, green and yellow to depict figures walking through various landscapes.
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Joe Kessler: Windowpane

An illustration of a lush, overgrown greenhouse titled “Kawanishi’s Greenhouse”. A series of comic panels show a person surrounded by dense tropical foliage and a waterfall, with text describing how the space expands on its own.
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Joe Kessler: Windowpane

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About the Author

James Cartwright

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James started out as an intern in 2011 and came back in summer of 2012 to work online and latterly as Print Editor, before leaving in May 2015.

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