Rest Systems

Marineo’s Rest Systems is a quiet exploration of mutual aid & collective living placed against the backdrop of the seemingly endless commodification of every aspect of human existence, down to something as essential as the act of sleep. Utilizing a loose, delicate line, they take a non-didactic approach to these themes via a set of anthropomorphic insects going about their quotidian routines, all orbiting around the act of rest & the protagonist’s struggles with it. A refreshing new entry from an emerging voice in the Italian small-press comics scene.

Adriana Marineo is a cartoonist based in Bologna Italy, where they’re a member of the Enter Press collective (who are publishing the Italian edition of Rest Systems) as well as the bookshop/gallery/risograph & screenprinting studio known as Titivil. Outside of publishing via their own outlets, they’ve worked with publishers such as Editions De Press, Colorama, and Kus!

Printed at Johnson Litho in Eau Claire, WI
5”x7”
40 pages
Single color offset on Grout Gray 70lb stock
May 2025