Blue Sky Through the Window of a Moving Car - by Jordan Bolton (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Most of life is made up of mundane moments on ordinary days. But every moment, every good day, bad day, and average day had to happen exactly the way it did for you to exist. Everything that made you connects us all in small, invisible, and beautiful ways. This first collection of comics from artist Jordan Bolton explores the fleeting details that unite us. Bolton brings together the visual language of comics with the heartfelt language of poetry to express moments of love and heartbreak, embarrassment and shame, grief and happiness. Split into sections that reflect where we spend the majority of our time -- In Public, In Transit, and At Home -- Bolton shines spotlights on the lives and stories unfolding around us every day that we might otherwise ignore."--

Book Synopsis

Jordan Bolton's Blue Sky Through The Window of A Moving Car is a poignant collection of comics that explore universal experiences and emotions through art and poetry. Small yet powerful, and equal parts heart-breaking and heart-warming, these poetic comics are intensely relatable and go straight to the heart of what it means to be human.

Most of life is made up of mundane moments on ordinary days. But every moment, every good day, bad day, and average day, had to happen exactly the way that it did for you to exist. Everything that made you connects us all in small, invisible, and beautiful ways.

This first comic collection from webcomic artist Jordan Bolton explores the fleeting details that unite us. Jordan brings together the visual language of comics with the heartfelt language of poetry to express moments of love and heartbreak, embarrassment and shame, hope and disappointment, grief and happiness. Split into sections that reflect where we spend the majority of our time--In Public, In Transit, and At Home--Bolton's full-color panels shine spotlights on the lives and stories unfolding around us every day that we might otherwise ignore.

With the addition of new and unseen comics, Blue Sky Through The Window of A Moving Car is a gentle reminder that everything is ordinary, everything is extraordinary, and everything is connected.

About the Author

Jordan Bolton is a comic artist currently based in Chester, UK. He started out creating posters for local poetry and music events in Manchester before progressing to film posters and book covers.

His work has been featured in Wired, Vice, The Guardian, and Buzzfeed among others, and it has been exhibited across the world including a 2018 solo exhibition at London's Royal Albert Hall.

Since 2021 he has worked exclusively on writing and drawing the comics series, 'Scenes from Imagined Films.'

You can find him on Instagram @jordanboltondesign.