Announcing a New Book! — Sadbook Collections 3

It’s that time of year, when Sadbook ventures onto the printed page—after living in a digital world for the previous 365 days (or so).

The Sadbook Collections is a (mostly) daily comic that plays primarily at sadbook.substack.com. Drawn (and loved) by Sara Barkat, little Sadbook has a big heart—filled with musings, whimsy, sometimes puzzlement, occasional crises, and always art.

As you might guess, the origin story of The Sadbook Collections began with sorrow. Sadbook was born at a difficult moment, but very quickly took on a vibrant and often happy life. That’s the power of art. It sustains you when you face the abyss. It can transform sorrow and create a certain kind of magic that no one can take away from you.

The intrepid Sadbook has come to the page again in The Sadbook Collections—Book 3. Curious and philosophical as ever, Sadbook is ready to make your day.

Join the party.

Have some cake.

And maybe pick up a copy for yourself or for a friend who needs a smile.

Sara Barkat

About the Illustrator, Sara Barkat

Sara Barkat is the author of the indie excellence awards finalist collection The Shivering Ground & Other Stories and illustrator of The Colour out of Space: A Graphic Novel and The Yellow Wall-Paper: A Graphic Novel. Of course, she also draws Sadbook on a (mostly) daily basis at sadbook.substack.com. You can also visit the artist at sarabarkat.com

Before the Cover, the Comic!

Occasionally the illustrator colors her otherwise minimalist drawings.

But this year, she had not previously colored Rainy Sunny Day.

Somehow that sky and those mountains seemed to beg for the surreal colors of a Sadbook sunrise despite the rain.

Here’s the comic before the cover…

Table of Contents, for the Curious

from the artist: there i am
surprise party
and some good presents
three spools
new beginnings
the song takes you in
talking
the paper bag machine
it snowed!
reading a novel
the peanut butter
movie night
snow falls at night
music brings the world close
winter
hmph
snake!
will o’ the wisp
night fog
announcement
parchment
early in the morning
rubik’s cube
incredible
preparations
not too much trouble
last night
stick angel
forgot my password
small cucumbers
primary sources
into the well
ordeal by roses
the meaning of life
getting ahead
entry
society
redesign
the saga of the pen
mystic
ides
library
off-model
marathon
mrs
tic-tac-toe
kitchen floor
it’s called hope
crafts
copper wheel glass engraving
sun-shadows
out-of-order
bolt
a procession of garlic
true north
stick figures
piano time!
rich people
indian rice
very delicious pasta
recycling
phone stand
a climb
ikebana
festival
goodbye month
hello month!
oleum vitrioli dulce, pt 1
oleum vitrioli dulce, pt 2
the elusive tag sale
walking in the rain
azalea
knitting
the pen tip
900-page-book
inside the raindrop
paternoster elevator
almost sunset
hiding out
out the door
because i am a stick figure
cuneiform
hieroglyphs
printing press
festival
temp
movie theater
rainy sunny day
creek bridge trail
seeing snails
puzzle
on the pier
idea bucket
ride of the beholder
good soup
thorn bush
too much of a good thing
ferris wheel
to the fair
evening walk
party snacks
tangent
sailing is…
last one off the dock
sadbook coaching
hat in the ring
a nice cool drink
bow and arrow
troubles
a dream
another dream
new show
fire truck parade
the squirrel
crows
just hanging out
art store
how to video edit
cricket noises
finished writing
out of the pages
life
new notebook
phone calls
playground
lighthouse
riverside
the pier
leaf on its way
knock, knock
recursion
under the dresser
two bags of cookies
unexpected
candid
treasure
some years ago
to-do
apples
10 seasons
sadbook vs. the brick
the brick (an explanation)
lots of bricks (the conclusion)
pumpkin carving
night flight
leaf pile
the fridge
short nap
a couple more flowers
cleaning the fridge
daylight savings
bitcoin
under the lamp
plans go awry
good intentions
fallen leaves
yummy cereal
cucumber
the particular phone
caterpillar on a leaf
the turtle
suddenly got cold
hot chocolate weather
vacuum
red leaves
candles
three
evening
windy
inside
sadbook pageant
the tree
breaking news
endnotes
origin story

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