The Whipping Girl

Núria Tamarit’s The Whipping Girl, a single-issue comic from Shortbox (2017), is a vivid, self-contained fable about a young girl subjected to a brutal ritual in a strange village. Tamarit, serving as both writer and artist, fills every page with lush, expressive color and a folkloric intensity that makes this short work feel like a complete, haunting world. It matters as a striking example of the modern European small-press comic, showcasing a singular creator’s vision in a compact, powerful package.