Sparkplug Highlight: Dumb by Georgia Webber

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The Dumb series is Georgia Webberโ€™s multi-disciplinary
exploration of what it means to live without a voice after sustaining a vocal
chord injury that required her to speak less than thirty minutes a day for months. Each
issue addresses an aspect of the difficulties involved in living without a
voice, from the vocal chord pain itself, to communication methods, to dealing
with the Canadian welfare system.

The comic is printed in black, white, and red. Itโ€™s used for
speech bubbles and ambient noise; red also indicates the speaking version of
herself with which Georgia struggles in Dumb #2. In Dumb #5, the red version of
Georgia is the one doing the talking and interacting that sheโ€™d normally be
doing, if not for her injury.
(Dumb #1: 16 interior pages; 6.75โ€ณx9โ€ณ; black, white, and red cover and interior; self-published, 2014)
Dumb #1-5 are available for purchase here.
Visit Georgiaโ€™s Website for more information about Dumb.
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