Author:Philippa Rice
Philippa Rice's relatable comic strips that prove true love isn't always about the big romantic gestures make the perfect gift this Valentine's day.
Sometimes it's about sympathising with someone whose tea has gone cold, watching TV and sharing a quilt, or allowing your partner to order take-away pizza again. When two people move in together, it soon becomes apparent that the little things mean an awful lot. The throwaway moments in life become meaningful when you spend them in the company of someone you love.
Soppy is Philippa Rice's collection of comics based on real-life moments with her boyfriend. From grocery shopping to silly arguments and snuggling in front of the television, Soppy captures the universal experience of sharing a life together.
'Intimate, sweet, and oh so relatable' Metro
This so-adorable-it-hurts books features many intimate real-life moments…that are instantly recognisable to anyone who’s ever had a heart or a discussion with their partner about whether they’d want to be shot if they became a zombie. It’s as if those Love Is cartoons from my childhood, with the naked couple, have suddenly grown up, got cool and finally put some clothes on.
—— RedA sweet Valentine's Day gift
—— Cup of JoYou will be won over by the charm, the illustrations, the painfully lovely relationship that plays out in front of you where boyfriends kiss girlfriends’ heads, order them pizzas, make them cups of tea, fall asleep on top of them on the sofa and yet still refuse to bake them biscuits.
—— It's Nice ThatSoppy is possibly the single most adorable thing I have ever seen
—— Robin Lewis , Left LionAnyone who has enjoyed the little intimacies of a lasting relationship will be able to relate to this collection of illustrations
—— Liz Connor , Evening StandardIntimate, sweet, and oh so relatable
—— Ellen Scott , MetroOne of the most interesting comic-book artists currently working in Britain and almost impossible to categorise
—— Daily TelegraphThe next hot ticket could be British artist Philippa Rice, whose marvellously inventive blogs My Cardboard Life and Soppy have won her fans across the world
—— Anna Baddeley , GuardianMcGuire adds lavish color and some plot, but he preserves the captivating, uncanny sense of love, anger and tragedy flying across the centuries while staying in one place.
—— Mark AthikisOne of the most engaging graphic novel experiments in book form I've ever seen
—— Los Angeles TimesHere heightens our awareness of how much has gone before and is still to come
—— Independent (Best graphic novels of 2014)Rarely does a conceptual work seize the emotions like Here. Every moment seems insignificant compared with the massive sweep of time, and yet the most trivial actions take on an aching poignancy
—— NPRAlmost overwhelmingly poignant. His masterful sense of time and the power of the mundane makes this feel like the graphic novel equivalent of Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life
—— Publishers Weekly (starred review)Completely wonderful
—— MetroYou begin to appreciate McGuire's extraordinary command of history and pacing . . . the non-chronological arrangement seems faithful to how consciousness really works
—— FInancial Times WeekendWonderful graphic novel.
—— Arifa Akbar , IndependentThe storyline is exciting and well thought out to give a wide overview of the suffrage movement. I was very pleasantly surprised.
—— Lattice , GuardianA seamless blend of historical fact and fiction ... The illustrations are full of energy and expression.
—— Jacqui Agate , Independent