Four Shorts from Markosia – Available Now!
Markosia announced this week that "Four Shorts," a remarkable collection of four short stories brought to life by the talented Albert Campillo Lastra, is now available. These tales beautifully explore humanity's struggles and resilience, honouring the nostalgia of classic comic magazines. This anthology invites readers to immerse themselves in vivid storytelling and unforgettable characters, inspiring a deeper connection to the human experience.
Four Shorts is a collection of four short stories – Daddy goes for food, The Deadly Cycle of the West, Under the Cherry Blossom Tree One Spring Night and The Last Man on Earth – that have as a common link the futility of human actions and their constant struggle against the inevitable, the destruction of the species itself.
This work is a compilation of stories that arise from the author’s nostalgia for those comic magazines on which he spent the little money he had when he was a kid.
In Daddy Goes for Food we will follow the adventures of a little bird who leaves the safety of his nest to go in search of food for his children and the dangers he will face when he crosses the path of a terrible scientist with evil plans for humanity.
In The Deadly Cycle of the West, you must make sure you are not in the crosshairs of any of the cruel characters who walk through this deadly story. Will you be able to turn the next page?
Under the Cherry Blossom Tree One Spring Night is a story of bad people who wait with little or no patience for the arrival of a messenger in a remote place. But not everything will go as planned.
And finally, The Last Man on Earth. Its title says it all.
Written and illustrated by Albert Campillo Lastra, Four Shorts is out now and available through the links listed on the Markosia website.
