Radiator Comics

Description

Fizzle is a fictional comic about Claire, a New Jersey transplant in California on the verge of transcending her listless life. Claire works retail at a tea shop where her boss expects more enthusiasm than Claire can muster, her stoner boyfriend, on the other hand wants Claire to spend less energy worrying about life. Claire wants something more, but isn’t sure what. A pot-induced joke and a taste for evocative fruit sparks an interest in Claire that could be her escape from her mundane life.

In issue five, Claire and her co-worker Jaime visit Jaime’s grandmother’s urban farm. The romantic tension is high as they spend the day together. Meanwhile, we are treated to a reminder of happier times between Claire and her actual boyfriend, Andy.

Whit deftly dovetails these two narratives throughout the comic as they smoothly mirror and transition between each other. Whit also treats us to another one of her pun-filled reality TV inventions, the dating show Earth Angel!

Honors

Nominee, 2023 Outstanding Series Ignatz Award
Winner, 2020 Outstanding Series Ignatz Award.
Nominee, Best Periodical Series of 2020 by Broken Frontier