Prop Comic
Traditional Offset, Broadsheet newspaper.
2025
17.5 x 22.75 inches, 20 pages
Edition of 500
“Prop Comic” is a feminist re-imagining of the classic “Popeye” comic strip, presented in the nostalgic format of a newsprint publication. This comic follows Olive Oyl as she navigates a mirror world stripped of Popeye and his familiar friends. Isolated in a cityscape defined by shifting brick walls, Olive confronts obstacles crafted by a manipulative creator. Each strip offers a poetic twist on the damsel in distress trope, as she stumbles through the complexities of modern existence with animated props and henchmen as her only companions.