Azifri's Library

Aka. fiction books by Cristina Villafranca.

Short stories, zines and anthologies

A while ago, I gave myself the goal to craft at least one short story per year. I have plenty of ideas, so it sounded easy enough, yet somehow it isn't. Still, as a result, here are some short comics I've created. Themes range from Sci-Fi to gaming adventure to nature magic realism.

This has been a good opportunity to practice with different media and styles (ink, watercolors, gouache, different digital techniques, color vs. grayscale, etc). It also means that in some cases, I don't have much practice with a certain medium and have to be okay with the art being rough. As they say, done is better than perfect, and I've come to agree with it. I'm mentioning this because you have an idea you'd like to express through any art form, I'd like to encourage you to do it now, and don't wait to be perfect at writing/drawing/painting/etc to do so.

Happy reading!

Adventure in New World

Jack and Mike are childhood friends whose bond is put to the test when Mike and his family have to move far away. Through video games and their imaginations, they're determined to prove that some friendships are too strong to disconnect.

Story and colors by David L.

Comic adaptation and inks by Cristina V.

Product details

Publisher: Azifri

Format: PDF

Number of pages: 12

Publication date: August 04, 2025

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Stop on Request

After accidentally leaving the trail, a hiker stumbles upon remnants of the past, whose full history and purpose can only be left to the imagination.

Product details

Publisher: Azifri

Format: PDF

Number of pages: 14

Publication date: June 16, 2024

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Grandma's Hometown

In the not-so-distant past, strife and war cut off the farthest away space colonies, forcing their residents to develop their own terraforming technologies to survive.

Times have now calmed, and humanity has returned to Earth. After decades of abandonment, scientists Carmen and Fredrika are granted permission to explore a village colony that ties back to Rika's family. As they muse over the local lore, they may find out that there could be more than superstition behind some of the former residents' folk tales.

Product details

Publisher: Azifri

Format: PDF

Number of pages: 28

Publication date: October 30, 2021

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Nanoparticles in my Coffee

in Over A Coffee: An Anthology

When you are a genius and coffee is your only friend.

When humanity is destroying itself and you can do something about it, something... special.

How far will Carla go for peace?

Product details

ASIN: B07TXPV3Z6

Publisher: Faeries and Ents

Format: PDF

Number of pages: 96

Publication date: July 02, 2019

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