Difference Engine

Difference Engine Difference Engine is an independent comics publisher based in Singapore.

It’s Singapore’s big 60! Every story – from the corridors of our HDBs to the lively tables of our coffeeshops – is a spe...
09/08/2025

It’s Singapore’s big 60! Every story – from the corridors of our HDBs to the lively tables of our coffeeshops – is a special and indispensable part our community, and we hope to keep telling them no matter how big or small they are 💖

This one’s for all the corporate girlies who are fending off emails, circling back to a hundred things, and hitting thos...
08/08/2025

This one’s for all the corporate girlies who are fending off emails, circling back to a hundred things, and hitting those KPIs while on the monthly bleed 😔

Sometimes, you just want to turn off the corporate speak and scream. But if your boss is in the room, the next best thing you can probably do is read “A Drip. A Drop. A Deluge: A Period Tragicomedy” by Andeasyand – an honest, bold, and humorous depiction of menstrual experiences 🩸 which can be found in “How Are You Feeling? A Comics Anthology”.

📖 “A Drip. A Drop. A Deluge: A Period Tragicomedy” by Andeasyand

Preorder “How Are You Feeling? A Comics Anthology” and receive an exclusive bookmark with each copy! Place your orders by 15 August at https://differenceengine.sg/comics/how-are-you-feeling/

Picking up a book just because there’s a cat in it? Not gonna lie, we’re guilty as charged… 🐈Even if the cat distributio...
08/08/2025

Picking up a book just because there’s a cat in it? Not gonna lie, we’re guilty as charged… 🐈

Even if the cat distribution system hasn’t chosen you yet 🥲, we’ve got a feline friend for everyone this whether it’s a lovable island loaf, a magical girl-turned-cat, or a (literal) teacher’s pet.

📖 “Tiger Girls” by Felicia Low-Jimenez and Claire Low
📖 “Two Tails” by Kiana Fedly aka Kifurai
📖 “The Makers Club: Game On!” by Reimena Yee and Tintin Pantoja

Grab the comics at our webstore at differenceengine.sg!

In the worlds of science fiction and fantasy where anything is possible, where does the Southeast Asian imaginary fit in...
07/08/2025

In the worlds of science fiction and fantasy where anything is possible, where does the Southeast Asian imaginary fit in?

Join our Publisher Felicia Low-Jimenez, Amir Muhammad, Dean Francis Alfar, and moderator Ng Yi-Sheng at Seattle Worldcon as they discuss how the familiar can be radically reimagined while still remaining uniquely rooted in Southeast Asia.

📚 Southeast Asian SFF Publishing
Seattle Worldcon (online)
Virtual Room 1
🕙 PST: 13 Aug (Wed) , 9 – 10PM
🕙 SGT: 14 Aug (Thu), 12 – 1PM
Get your tickets at seattlein2025.org

Queasy. Ravenous. Self-conscious.🥴 What does a week in your period feel like? It is *that* time of the month! We ask And...
30/07/2025

Queasy. Ravenous. Self-conscious.🥴 What does a week in your period feel like?

It is *that* time of the month! We ask Andeasyand, creator of “A Drip. A Drop. A Deluge: A Period Tragicomedy”, to reflect on the gritty, turbulent, and messy thoughts that the monthly bleed brings. Across the spectrum of awkward to ick, dive into all things menstrual in her comic where she illustrates the lives of various women through their periods and how each drop of blood speaks to a unique yet shared experience with others out there.

📖 “A Drip. A Drop. A Deluge: A Period Tragicomedy” by Andeasyand

Preorder “How Are You Feeling? A Comics Anthology” and receive an exclusive bookmark with each copy! Place your orders by 15 August at https://differenceengine.sg/comics/how-are-you-feeling/

What's fierce, majestic, and fabulous but in danger of extinction? This 🐅 in particular reminds us of the critically e...
29/07/2025

What's fierce, majestic, and fabulous but in danger of extinction? This 🐅 in particular reminds us of the critically endangered tigers of Southeast Asia threatened by poaching and habitat loss, and the women born in the Year of the Tiger in "Tiger Girls" who are hunted and killed for the belief that they bring bad luck.

It's always the strongest ones that others seek to bend and break. Illustrating the Tiger Girls with their animal counterparts, Claire Low dreams with us of a world where creatures do not need to fight for their right to live.

How many lives does a story live?Take a page from Shreya Davies and Vanessa Wong, the writer-artist duo behind “To the L...
27/07/2025

How many lives does a story live?

Take a page from Shreya Davies and Vanessa Wong, the writer-artist duo behind “To the Last Gram”, as they share about how they collaborated to create a graphic novel. The Double Life of a Story looks at the intersection between different creative practices and how they can influence and inspire each other, creating a fresh new way of storytelling.

The Double Life of a Story
10 August (Sunday)
2pm – 4pm
Central Library, Programme room 2
Register at https://form.gov.sg/6872a53489b9b2cc889675ea

🎮 Assembling party members…Meet the creators as they check their equipment one last time before the mission. From fictio...
25/07/2025

🎮 Assembling party members…

Meet the creators as they check their equipment one last time before the mission. From fiction to non-fiction comics to written pieces and multimedia works, “Free to Play: A Video Games Anthology” will be our love letter to video game culture.

Don't Start Without Me [poetry]
By Kenneth Lam 🇸🇬

Going Out of Bounds [non-fiction]
By Daryl Li Zhenhong 🇸🇬

He is You, She's For You [fiction comic]
By Hana Luisa Binte Yaacob 🇸🇬

It's Dangerous to Go Alone [fiction comic]
By Anthony Falleroni 🇺🇲

memory leak [multimedia]
By Leong Yi Zhen 🇲🇾

No Man Is An Island [non-fiction comic]
By Ellie Black 🇺🇲

Press 'Y' to Reboot [non-fiction]
By Noor Tannir 🇱🇧

snake on a train [poetry]
By Judith Huang 🇸🇬

The Short, Sweet Life of Commander Brian [fiction]
By Gabriela Lee 🇵🇭

Just like how some of our favourite games need a little buffering time, we will be letting these works “buffer” in the hands of their talented creators. “Free to Play” will be released in mid-2026.

Check out the full lineup of creators at our blog: https://differenceengine.sg/revealing-the-creators-for-free-to-play/

🕹️ Connecting players to the server…Meet the creators as they get ready to take on the final quest! “Free to Play: A Vid...
24/07/2025

🕹️ Connecting players to the server…

Meet the creators as they get ready to take on the final quest! “Free to Play: A Video Games Anthology” has gathered regional and international artists and writers for an anthology that challenges what video games are and can be.

A Seat at Venba's Table [non-fiction]
By Varsha Sivaram 🇸🇬

All the Skin(s) You Left Behind [multimedia]
By Mak Ming Qi, Sarah 🇸🇬
& Nic Chan 🇭🇰

All The Times I was Dragonborn: ‘Alongsideness’ and Memorialisation in Action Role-Playing Games [non-fiction]
By Nuraliah Norasid 🇸🇬

Boys and Girls Across Dead Worlds [non-fiction]
By Alex K. Masse 🇨🇦

Dawn of Clarandera [fiction]
By Meihan Boey 🇸🇬

Fast Travel [poetry]
By Adriana X. Jacobs 🇺🇲

God of War [non-fiction comic]
By Maya Escobar 🇺🇲

The Last Bonfire [fiction comic]
By Myle Yan Tay (Writer) 🇸🇬
& Natalie M. E. Tan (Artist) 🇸🇬

Stay tuned for the rest of the creators — we promise it’s worth the “loading” time!

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We’re inspired by stories from Asia and committed to publishing diverse, well-written, and beautifully illustrated comics of all genres, both print and digital.