• Cover: A large, evil-looking tree looms over Leora, a diminutive little girl dressed for the winter. A shadow of a man lurks within the tree's mouth. The title says "Leora's Christmas Tree, by Stranded E.H." A tagline at the bottom reads "How would you save your younger self?"
  • Preview of page 2 - Leora is looking out the window with hope in her eyes, admiring the pristine winter beauty. Suddenly, the peace is broken when her father bursts through the door with a tree saw, shouting "READY, LEORA? It's TREE-CUTTIN' TIME!" Leora looks at her father, and with slow resignation, goes to the white board that says "Days without a nervous breakdown", erases the number 1 and replaces it with "0".
  • Preview of page 6. Leora and her father have finished cutting the tree, but there is tension between them. "Let's just get this inside," says Dad, clearly unhappy. He drags the tree into the house, leaving a trail of needles on the floor. "GO GET THE TREE STAND", he bellows. Leora stares at him, intimidated by his voice. "HURRY UP!" He screams. A cloud of dust with the word ZOOM! indicates Leora has skedaddled out of frame.
  • Preview of page 12, Leora is on the couch, still in her winter coat, talking to a small woodland creature resembling a baby deer. She had heard a strange, disembodied voice she mistook for her own, but looking next to her she sees it came from this apparition. "It's mine, silly!", the creature says (referring to their voice). Dialogue ensues: Deer: Don't be alarmed, I'm here to help! Leora: Help me? How - Deer: To survive, you crazy kid! You're going about it all wrong! You just freeze and...
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Leora's Christmas Tree

Leora's Christmas Tree

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For anyone growing up with, or who has grown up with, a difficult parent, this grim but hopeful tale is a semi-autobiographical romp through the triggered mind of a young girl as she struggles to help her scary dad cut down the family Christmas tree. When things seem darkest, a couple of personified coping mechanisms kick into gear.

Black and white, 22 pages not including the cover.

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The Grumptipus, an inky black, pointy-eared, cat-like shadow creature with a big mouth, screams eternally.

Stranded

Stranded E.H. is an obscure cartoonist who lives very far away from you. She's the creator of Stranded Comics, a cozy underworld for her weird little collection of cartoony concepts, including Leora and the Grumptipus, The Egghead Plushpuppets, and Magnificent Randos. She streams her artwork on Twitch, sharing time with her twin loves, comics and portraiture. When she isn't working on her main projects, she enjoys drawing Baldur's Gate 3 fan art.