Adam de Souza reveals insight about ‘The Gulf’

Here’s my chat with Adam de Souza about his graphic novel The Gulf from Tundra Books.

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Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Adam de Souza writes and draws comics, illustrates children’s books, and has worked as a freelance designer in animation. While he’s currently working on a few unannounced projects, Adam produces an on-going and award-winning comic strip Blind Alley. Adam’s first graphic novel The Gulf released through Tundra Books in March 2024 and at the time of this recording is nominated for a 2025 Eisner Award in the Best Publication for Teens category.

The story of the graphic novel The Gulf goes like this: “Ever since Oli found a pamphlet for a remote island commune as a kid, it’s all she can think about. Now that she’s nearing the end of high school, feeling frustrated with the mounting pressure to choose a career and follow a path she has no interest in, the desire to escape it all has been steadily increasing. Everything comes to a head when Oli’s relationship with her best friend goes south and she claps back at a school bully with more than just words. Oli flees to find the commune on a Gulf Island off the coast of Vancouver, taking with her Milo, who can’t help but hide his feelings behind the safety of a video camera, and Alvin, a shy teen who sees more than he lets on. Behind them trails Liam, Oli’s ex-best-friend and sometimes love interest, who wants to apologize for the way things went down. All four are grappling with a world that cannot be changed . . . and simply trying to find their place in it.”

You can discover more about Adam online at https://kumerish.com/ and on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/kumerish.bsky.social

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