BONE BROTH

azbt/Alex Taylor

RIGHTS AVAILABLE: All rights / The bks Agency

A coming-of-age queer thriller from a prodigiously talented new graphic novelist

BONE BROTH is the story of Ash, a young transmasculine queer person breaking into adult working life as he starts his first job in a ramen shop in London. Joined by his colleagues on the wacky adventures they have along the way, he slowly learns the method by which the shop's traditional bone broth is prepared. This knowledge seems increasingly relevant as one night after heavy drinking at the annual staff party, the team come to find their boss dead on the floor, and must find a creative way to deal with this bubbling situation before it boils over.

azbt is a transmasculine genderqueer queer artist, currently based in London. Influenced by his international background, queer identities, and experiences with mental health, azbt works primarily through illustration, comics and zines to explore emotional landscapes, human relationships, and the deconstruction of gender. In 2023 azbt was awarded a micro bursary for trans/non-binary comic creators from Thought Bubble Comic Art Festival, and won the First Graphic Novel Award for his comic Bone Broth due for publication 2025. More of his work can be found at azbtart.com or @azbtart