Difference Engine is an award-winning independent comics publisher based in Singapore. Powered by stories from Southeast Asia and beyond, we are inspired by diverse, thought-provoking tales told through captivating illustrations by creators both new and experienced.
Like how the invention of the difference engine impacted the world, our goal is to create comics that nudge readers to look at the world differently. As a team of creators ourselves, we see each comic as a collaboration, a conversation, and an opportunity to experiment beyond the printed form to push the boundaries of what comics can be.
In addition to our main publishing line, Difference Engine also publishes DE Shorts, an imprint of short comics that explores a wide range of social issues through lived experience.
Difference Engine is a Potato Productions company co-founded by Felicia Low-Jimenez and Lee Han Shih.
Charlene Shepherdson is the Business Development Manager of Difference Engine, an independent comics publisher based in Singapore. As part of their work, they manage DE’s rights & IP and promote DE’s backlist titles to publishers, game studios and film & TV companies. With their background in EdTech and ArtTech, they translate the team’s artistic vision into developer speak and spearheads DE’s experimental tech collaborations such as webcomic adaptations, interactive games and audio comics. differenceengine.sg
Before joining the publishing industry, Hairul spent more than half his life navigating the business end of geek culture and sports fandom. In his free time, Hairul likes nothing better than sharing the joys of tabletop gaming with the world. You can find him on Instagram at @hairul.amar
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