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Fiction, Novel
Paperback comic book
Mandy Ord‘s first graphic novel, Rooftops, is a personal and idiosyncratic view of a night in Melbourne. The book opens with Ord’s comic self rushing through the streets of the city to meet friends at a rooftop showing of Ghostbusters. Not only can Ord draw with real but understated graphic power but she has a rare ability to make unremarkable, even awkward, daily events come alive.
“Rooftops’s subtle strength resides in what is gleaned rather than revealed; what is implied rather than stated; in valuing the poetic as much as the dramatic impulse. The book is at once a vividly crafted ode to the author’s adopted city (Melbourne) and a disarmingly candid exploration of her cyclopean comic self’s passions and insecurities.” Cefn Ridout, Art Monthly
“It wouldn’t surprise me if Rooftops became a cult hit.” The Age
“…an assured and assuredly beautiful graphic novel.” Comics Lifestyle
“…Ord particularly excels with some perfectly-paced cinematic moments… it’s inspiring stuff.” Two Thousand
“…her inky brush lingers on wonderful architectural details…Mandy’s work jumps off the page.” Nikki Greenberg
“…Finlay Lloyd have done a wonderful job of the editing, printing and publishing of the book… all (making) for a wonderful object.” Bernard Caleo
Mandy Ord has long been part of the local underground comic community, producing a range of self-published mini comics as well as contributing to local and international anthologies. Her first graphic novel, Rooftops, was published by Finlay Lloyd in 2007. She published Sensitive Creatures with Allen and Unwin in 2011. NY was published in 2013. She lives in Melbourne.
Fiction, Novel
Paperback comic book
Mandy Ord‘s first graphic novel, Rooftops, is a personal and idiosyncratic view of a night in Melbourne. The book opens with Ord’s comic self rushing through the streets of the city to meet friends at a rooftop showing of Ghostbusters. Not only can Ord draw with real but understated graphic power but she has a rare ability to make unremarkable, even awkward, daily events come alive.
“Rooftops’s subtle strength resides in what is gleaned rather than revealed; what is implied rather than stated; in valuing the poetic as much as the dramatic impulse. The book is at once a vividly crafted ode to the author’s adopted city (Melbourne) and a disarmingly candid exploration of her cyclopean comic self’s passions and insecurities.” Cefn Ridout, Art Monthly
“It wouldn’t surprise me if Rooftops became a cult hit.” The Age
“…an assured and assuredly beautiful graphic novel.” Comics Lifestyle
“…Ord particularly excels with some perfectly-paced cinematic moments… it’s inspiring stuff.” Two Thousand
“…her inky brush lingers on wonderful architectural details…Mandy’s work jumps off the page.” Nikki Greenberg
“…Finlay Lloyd have done a wonderful job of the editing, printing and publishing of the book… all (making) for a wonderful object.” Bernard Caleo
Mandy Ord has long been part of the local underground comic community, producing a range of self-published mini comics as well as contributing to local and international anthologies. Her first graphic novel, Rooftops, was published by Finlay Lloyd in 2007. She published Sensitive Creatures with Allen and Unwin in 2011. NY was published in 2013. She lives in Melbourne.
