Nominated for 2023 Eisner Awards in the Best Graphic Memoir and Best Writer/Artist categories

Nominated for the 2023 Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award

Included in Forbes' "The Best Graphic Novels of 2022" list

"Thorogood elevates the dark material with her expressive use of the comics medium and the urgency of her voice. One to watch for the 2020s." -Forbes

"This has the force of a fist punching through the page." -Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

"Thorogood taps into sensation and the way that it is experienced in a way that is unlike anything I've seen before. It's astonishing." - AIPT (review link)

Cartoonist Zoe Thorogood records six months of her own life as it falls apart in a desperate attempt to put it back together again in the only way she knows how. IT'S LONELY AT THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH is an intimate and metanarrative look into the life of a selfish artist who must create for her own survival. A poignant and original depiction of a young woman's struggle with mental health-through the ups and downs of anxiety, depression, and imposter syndrome-as she forges a promising career in sequential art and finds herself along the way.

Reviews

"Tragic, funny and disturbing." -Connecticut Public Radio/NPR

Forbes' "Best Graphic Novels of 2022" list

"Thorogood elevates the dark material with her expressive use of the comics medium and the urgency of her voice. One to watch for the 2020s." -Forbes

"Unflinchingly stark and personal." -The Guardian UK

"Already pushing herself to new limits, Thorogood more than delivers on the promise of her debut. This has the force of a fist punching through the page." -Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A wondrous achievement as both an autobiographical discussion and as a piece of the comics medium. The skill and ingenuity of her visual storytelling approach is staggering and awe-inspiring. Thorogood's courageous honesty is supported by her hilarious deadpan humor and then tied all together by her absolutely insane artistic vision. Centre of the Earth is an important work as a discussion of trauma, depression, and the hope that can keep one moving forward. This is an absolute must-read, and without a doubt one of the best comic creations of recent years." -Monkeys Fighting Robots

Book Information
ISBN 9781534323865
Author Zoe Thorogood
Format Paperback
Page Count 196
Imprint Image Comics
Publisher Image Comics