In the cluster of lighting and lamp stores known as The Lamp District, the various characters in Pollux’s collection of comics seek illumination.
In a forest of floor lamps, they aim to untangle complications in their lives, impress their friends, repair their relationships, and find a decent lightbulb.
Amidst the assortment of chandeliers, sconces, ceiling lamps, and torchieres, the true lights of life and love shine through.
In the Lamp District casts an amusing light on the human condition.
Profilo dell'autore
Paul Morris (Pollux)
Polylerus
Los Angeles, CA
Pollux (né Paul Morris) was born in 1979 in the English town of Beverley, in what was the former East Riding of Yorkshire. He and his family moved to the United States a year later, and Pollux attended UCLA, studying medieval history and Latin and attended Brown University for grad school, studying medieval history. As a child, Pollux constantly drew and created his own comics, and while at grad school, he began drawing “Nigel and Beatrice” for The Brown Daily Herald. He has been creating comics ever since, creating the web comic Arnjuice (www.arnjuice.com) and he drew the daily comic “The Wavy Rule” for Emdashes.com. All of his graphic novels and novelettes are set in the fictional college town of San Tesifonte, California, which lies somewhere between Santa Barbara and Los Angeles. It is the location for UCST and is home to various museums, parks, beaches, Redwoods Restaurant (home to the famous Sequoia Steak Sandwich) and its pier.