DiSCONNECT

by Magnus Merklin

Overview

"DiSCONNECT is a touching graphic novel about music lovers in mourning and the always changing nature of friendship." — Foreword One year after the passing of their friend, two young musicians return to the summer home where they used to record with their trio DiSCONNECT. When discovering an unfinished song written by their departed friend, the two decide to work together to finish it. With different ideas on what being back together means, they both project their sadness onto each other. The creative process and their relationship is at stake as their grief looms underneath. DiSCONNECT is the debut graphic novel by Danish artist Magnus Merklin, blending traditional and digital techniques to explore grief, friendship, and creative healing.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781990521379
Publisher:	Black Panel Press
Publication date:	07/08/2025
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	16 - 18 Years

About the Author

Magnus Merklin is a Danish illustrator, comic book artist, typeface designer, and teacher. He studied Graphic Storytelling at The Animation Workshop in Denmark, where he honed his skills in writing, illustration, and sequential art. His first comic short story, Coffee Brake, was nominated for Best Debut in Denmark. He has gone to Los Angeles, where he interned with Man Of Action (writing for TV animation), and Toronto, where he collaborated with The RAID studio and contributed to the double anthology Barada & Nikto. Now based in Portugal, Magnus is the creator of Disconnect, a graphic novel

Editorial Reviews

"A beautiful and nuanced meditation on seeking new chords when grief changes the music in our lives.” —Cecil Castellucci (Shades, Batgirl, Female Furies)

“Letting go of a loved one is a symphony of painful chords, but Magnus manages to find the music in such loss in his moving and poetic debut,” —Steven T. Seagle (co-creator: Ben 10, Big Hero 6)

"DiSCONNECT is a touching graphic novel about music lovers in mourning and the always changing nature of friendship." —Foreword Reviews

“This is what a fresh and heart‑felt comic looks like.” —Comics Grinder

“A striking and deeply personal look at what it means to create and to live when someone who was once a significant piece of that creativity is simply no longer there.” —No Flying No Tights

“Well observed, uniquely drawn, and given room to breathe, Disconnect confronts the pain of loss head on to teach some lessons about life.” —The Slings and Arrows

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