I've long been a fan of the work of Isabel Greenberg (check out her website here) and I have a number of her longer comics work (The encyclopedia of early Earth, One hundred nights of hero and Glass town) but I don't know enough about her small press work.
These images below are (mainly) from my own collection but I'd love to know what other titles she might have produced. Any help much appreciated.
UPDATE (24/06/26):
Isabel also contributed to this (144 page book)
Described thus (and available from publisher Nobrow here) A collaboration between writer Jamie Rhodes and the National Trust, A Castle in England is a unique and fascinating graphic fiction project inspired by Scotney Castle in Kent. Using the rich history of this fourteenth-century castle as a starting point, Rhodes has created five short stories that take place over different eras in the castle's past: The Labourer (Medieval), The Priest (Elizabethan), The Smuggler (Georgian), The Widow (Victorian), and The Hunter (Edwardian). Each of these stories has been illustrated by experienced comic and graphic novel artists Isaac Lenkiewicz, Briony May Smith, William Exley, Becky Palmer, and Isabel Greenberg, creating a visually striking graphic collection that is steeped in historical context.
Jamie Rhodes is a London based writer working in screen, prose, and comics. He studied Philosophy at Manchester Metropolitan University, where he focused on Heideggarian studies and Phenomenology. He later trained as a script reader and co-founded the filmmaking collective, Donkey Stone Films, in Nottingham. Jamie has been supported by: EM Media, IdeasTap, Arvon Foundation, Spread the Word, and the Arts Council England. He is the author of Dead Men's Teeth, launched at the British Library in 2014.
UPDATE (22/05/26):
This is c/o friend of the blog Simon Russell...
That's about life size! This is definitely a mini-comic. It unfolds into a slightly larger than A4 piece of paper with a poster on one side and a story on the other side. Very clever. Undated but early??
UPDATE (22/04/26):
These are 3 all c/o friend of the blog Simon Russell...
Isabel provided a wraparound cover for issue #5 (Summer 2013) of this magazine (bit larger than A5 sized). Plus a 6 page interview and art.
Classic US comic book (size). First printed in November 2013.
Simon's copy of "The river of lost souls" (bottom) is also slightly different from my copy (top). His version is...slightly smaller; the paper stock is different; his is signed and dated 2013 and the inside back cover isn't blank. One for completionists only!
UPDATE:
Back in 2010 issue 1 of Sea Mouse comic was produced. It was 40 pages long, A5 size, black & white only and contained 2 pages of Isabel's diary comics. As this is from 2010 this predates her winning the Obsever/Cape graphic short story prize and, stylistically at least, looks like her earliest published work identified to date. Cover not by Isabel
A snippet of her work in Sea Mouse...
UPDATE: this is c/o friend of the blog Simon Russell
Rites, customs and histories of the great empire of Migdalbavel - Isabel Greenberg
Love in a very cold climate - Isabel Greenberg
This was the name of the short story that won Isabel the Obsever/Cape graphic short story prize (see here) so I wonder if this came before or after the prize??
Dreadful wind and rain - Isabel Greenberg
published October 2014
A short comic based on the traditional folk ballad The Two Sisters. This book was made for an exhibition at Cecil Sharp House with the English Folk Dance and Song Society, and printed with a risograph.
The tale tells of two sisters, seduced by the same lover, and the ruinous consequences that followed. The story can also be found in the graphic novel The One Hundred Nights of Hero.
The river of lost souls - Isabel Greenberg
Described here thus...A short story commissioned by the Guardian for a series on water, entitled The River of Lost Souls.
Toad, episode one - Isabel Greenberg
Described here thus...
A self-published risographed comic, written by Alexis Deacon and illustrated by Isabel Greenberg.
Confinement - Isabel Greenberg
From 2023 - more details here - this will be published in full in 2028 (!)
Got (6); The snow queen; The river of lost souls, Sea mouse #1; Love in a very cold climate; Dreadful wind and rain; Toad #1
To get (4); Sovay; Coven #5; Rites, Customs & histories etc; Confinement
