Rebecca Burke, Broken Frontier:
“Through Cicatrix, Shivers testifies to how truth always manifests itself despite totalitarian rules. Through comics, like this, or through unusual growths on the body. The things we try to disregard find a way of coming to the surface; in this case, the growth is a physical manifestation of an internal conflict between justice and guilt. This comic comes to represent its own act of justice, as a stand against the lack of free press under Marcos’ martial law in the Philippines. Even if we feel we must hold our tongue around certain people, Shivers seems to be saying, we can still shout out loud for others to hear.”
Read the full review on Broken Frontier’s website here!
