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'In the witch kingdom Hyalin, the strength of your magic is determined by the length of your hair. Those that are strong enough are conscripted by the Witch Guard, who enforce the law in peacetime and protect the land during war. However, those with hair judged too long are pronounced enemies of the kingdom, and annihilated. This is called a witch burning.
'Witchy is a comic about the young witch Nyneve, who is haunted by the death of her father and the threat the Witch Guard poses to her own life. When conscription rolls around, Nyneve has a choice to make; join the institution complicit in her father''s death, or stand up for her ideals?'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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Witchy : Volume 2
Ariel Slamet Ries
(illustrator),
Portland
:
Oni Press
,
2022
25828932
2022
single work
graphic novel
fantasy
'In the witch kingdom Hyalin, the strength of your magic is determined by the length of your hair.
'Low on magic and on the run after committing the ultimate heresy of cutting one's hair, Nyneve and her raven companion, Banana, head into an ancient forest in search of safe transport. However, when Nyneve butts heads with the gruff and overbearing broom-maker Kaveh, she starts to wonder if she wouldn't be better off in the hands of the Witch Guard.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Works about this Work
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South Asian Witches Are the Heroes, Not Tokens, in Newly Printed Australian Comic Witchy
2019
single work
column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , November 2019;'Three faceless, cloaked figures loom large on the front steps of the Ahmadzai abode. The young girl at the door — Nyneve — doesn't know it yet, but today is her father's last. The Witch Burners have come to burn him at the stake. His crime? Being born with hair deemed too long.' (Introduction)
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South Asian Witches Are the Heroes, Not Tokens, in Newly Printed Australian Comic Witchy
2019
single work
column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , November 2019;'Three faceless, cloaked figures loom large on the front steps of the Ahmadzai abode. The young girl at the door — Nyneve — doesn't know it yet, but today is her father's last. The Witch Burners have come to burn him at the stake. His crime? Being born with hair deemed too long.' (Introduction)
Awards
- 2020 joint winner Comic Arts Awards of Australia — Gold Ledger
