Step into a timeline of your own making at the book launch of DELAY: A Comics Anthology, our latest Southeast Asian comic anthology that speaks to all the momentary lulls and unexpected detours in our lives.
Together with our friends at everyone’s favourite oversharing indie bookstore Wormhole, we’ve got a packed afternoon of games and activities that’ll put a new spin on time. Running late? No judgments here — we’ve already got an excuse for you with our fortune cookie excuse generator, free with each entry.
From across timezones, hear from our creators and editors before feeling the seconds warp in Timewinder, a guess-the-song competition with a twist, where the songs are all on 0.5x speed! The best part? Three lucky winners with the highest number of guesses will walk away with Wormhole bookstore vouchers!
Get your copy of DELAY at the Wormhole pop-up booth, or stay in the moment with minigame stations Slow-mo Charades or Own Time, Own Target.
ABOUT THE LAUNCH
🗓️ Date: Saturday, 29 November 2025
🕑 Time: 2PM – 4PM
📍 Venue: Potato Productions (Level 3), 284 River Valley Road, Singapore 238325
🕑 1.45PM – 2.00PM Guest Registration (Collect a cheeky door gift!)
🕑 2.00PM – 2.45PM Hear from DELAY’s co-editors and creators!
🕔 2.45PM – 4.00PM Play Timewinder, explore minigames, and get your copy of DELAY
📌 Walk-ins are not available for this launch. Do register for a free Peatix ticket to join us!
📌 Limited seating is available on a first-come-first-served basis, with ample standing room.
📌 The event venue can only be accessed via stairs. Please let us know if you have any accessibility needs that we can help to accommodate in advance.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Looming milestones and missed connections. Resisting mainstream expectations and doing life at your own pace. What does DELAY mean to you? Writers and illustrators from Southeast Asia take on this theme in a comics anthology curated by guest editors Charis Loke and Paolo Chikiamco. From explorations of identity and inner worlds to the twists and turns of modern life, these stories offer restoration, room for reflection, and invite us to reclaim time in our own ways.
ABOUT DIFFERENCE ENGINE
Difference Engine is an independent comics publisher based in Singapore. We are inspired by stories from Asia, and we are committed to publishing diverse, well-written, and beautifully illustrated comics of all genres and for all ages. We collaborate closely with Southeast Asian creators, both new and experienced, with genuine and thought-provoking ideas to share. In addition to our main publishing line, Difference Engine also publishes DE Shorts, an imprint focused on self-contained stories on a wide range of social issues. Our range of print and digital comics and graphic novels are available locally, regionally, and internationally through our network of booksellers, retailers, and distribution partners. To view our full list of titles, visit http://differenceengine.sg
When: 29 Nov 2025, 2:00PM - 4:00PM
