Finch, Scott – Introverts Illustrated #11: King of Waters

May 13, 2026

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Introverts Illustrated #11: King of Waters

I feel like I should once again mention that Scott sent me these comics (roughly 21 in total) in bundles of four or five each, and that it’s entirely possible that it would be better for me to review them in clumps rather than one at a time. And, once again, maybe I’ll do that next time! But this time around I just read the one comic, so that’s what I want to talk about. Last time I used my traditional single page for the sample image, which I think shortchanged the man’s artistic ability a bit. Just about every page is a double page spread, so please take in an actual example of his work in the sample image below. That level of detail would be enough by itself to get me to check it out, so if that’s all it takes for you, please go about your day. The link in the title goes to a website where you could purchase each issue of this series, so see what strikes your fancy and go nuts with it. If you’re looking for a little more detail, keep reading! I can certainly provide very slightly more information, since I’ve never been all that great at reviewing what is basically an illustrated poem. This comic describes how the king of waters came into being, how many others tried for the role, and how reluctant the actual king was to accept the role. He flows through everything, but not everyone is interested in participating. See? Very few extra details indeed, but his art style is mesmerizing to me, and I’m still pondering some of the dialogue well after reading this a couple of days ago. Both solid reasons to check out his comic, I reckon. $5


Finch, Scott – Introverts Illustrated #1

October 15, 2025

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Introverts Illustrated #1

Was I expecting something autobiographical after seeing that title? Reader, you know I was, but this is actually a dream comic. Scott sent along a big bundle of his comics (21 issues I think?) in this series, and they’re arranged by theme. The first five issues are dream comics, but what am I going to do, NOT review the first issue in the series? Madness. Maybe it would have made more sense to review the first five issues as a chunk, but I’m committed to this one now, so maybe don’t be shocked if the next four issues are a bundled review. Trivial information for people who didn’t ask! Scott does dream-like comics very well, and this issue is no exception. Forms are constantly splitting and merging, perspective changes, reality is in doubt, and there’s a general sense of wondering what you just read after finishing it. I mean that in the best possible sense! Trying to describe any kind of dream comic is a fool’s errand, but I’m just that kind of fool. Things start off with a gorgeous sequence of images attempting to coalesce into a theme before finally settling on driving down a highway towards a town named Rapunzel. The car shifts into him being one (or two) stray dogs who had to sing for their supper, which is what he had always been. Their supper was lettuce, which was guarded by witches flying kites. Of course, he never was a dog, which he also figures out eventually. There’s more, but I think you get the general sense of it, and I don’t want to spoil even a dream. More to come, so I’ll have a more informed opinion as I go, but this was intriguing and I’m curious to see more comics in this series. So far I’m only seeing this for sale as a bundle of the first five issues for $25.