A woman loses her sister to suicide and struggles with the overwhelming and confusing feelings that continue to plague her. A man reflects on a decade spent working in a call centre and the strange day-to-day momentum that caused him to unconsciously abandon his goals. Helem relies on a propulsive graphic narrative and evocative illustration to tell the intensely personal stories of two characters at a crossroads.

The stories contained in Helem, originally published by TRIP as "Agalma" and "Sequences," delve deep into the internal lives of their characters. Helem, created while Wany was in a hallucinatory state brought on by a severe lack of sleep, also provides an intimate look into his own personal dreamscape. (From Conundrum Press)

Stanley Wany is an Afro Canadian artist originally from Montreal and now based in Ottawa. His works have been shown internationally in exhibitions and found in private and public collections. Wany's first graphic novel, Agalma, was nominated for a Doug Wright Award.