Make Your Own Dress-Up Horror Paper Doll with SOFIRE

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Meet the ultimate final girl: Carrie Krueger is 27 years old, hates whiny men, and is thirsty for revenge at 4 months dead. This is the premise My Ex-Ghost Friend — a horror comedy by SOFIRE with a feminist twist. This comic strip takes us back to the young girl magazine era of mixing and matching cutouts to dress up your Paper Doll- except there’s explicit lore in the form of haunting exes and dishing out spooky revenge. SOFIRE’s work is packed with hilarious, offbeat comics, from Midnight Tokers — the late-night musings over one last spliff — to Bad Bunny, a cheeky twist on the beloved Miffy.

It’s a love letter to the gritty inspirations that sparked SOFIRE’s creative journey. Think: childhood reads of Judge Dredd, the edgy Zombys art on neighbourhood shutters, late-night vinyl sessions, and the iconic Metalheadz skull logo that’s still tattooed in memory. It’s for the laughs, the late nights, and the “borrowed” reads that stay with you.

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