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Seth’s *It’s a Good Life If You Don’t Weaken* is a profoundly introspective graphic memoir. The book details the artist's decades-long pursuit of a forgotten cartoonist, revealing a complex meditation on obsession, memory, and the nature of artistic creation. It’s notable for its unique visual style...

Guy Delisle’s *Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City* offers a unique perspective on life within Israel and Palestine. This graphic novel memoir documents the author's time as an educator in Jerusalem, presenting a detailed observation of daily routines amidst significant political tensions. It i...

Pyongyang is a 2003 graphic travelogue by Canadian cartoonist Guy Delisle, published by Drawn and Quarterly. The book documents the two months Delisle spent in North Korea's capital while working as an animation supervisor for a French studio. Through simple black-and-white illustrations and dry, ob...

Hicksville is a metafictional graphic novel by New Zealand cartoonist Dylan Horrocks, published by Drawn & Quarterly. The story centers on a fictional New Zealand town where residents possess extraordinary knowledge of comics history and creation. A journalist investigating a famous cartoonist uncov...

"Skim" is a coming-of-age graphic novel published in 2008, created by the Canadian cousins Mariko Tamaki, who wrote the story, and Jillian Tamaki, who provided the illustrations. Set in 1993 at a private girls' school in Toronto, the narrative follows Kimberly Keiko Cameron, a Japanese-Canadian teen...

"George Sprott: (1894-1975)" is a melancholic graphic novel created by the Canadian cartoonist Seth, published in 2009 by Drawn & Quarterly. The book pieces together the fragmented memories and biographical episodes of its titular character, an aging, fading local television host in the fictional to...

Skim is a 2008 Canadian graphic novel written by Mariko Tamaki and illustrated by Jillian Tamaki. Set in 1993 at an all-girls school in Toronto, the story follows an outsider teenager nicknamed Skim as she navigates adolescent angst, depression, and questions of sexuality. The narrative addresses th...

This One Summer is a coming-of-age graphic novel written by Mariko Tamaki and illustrated by Jillian Tamaki, published in 2014 by First Second Books. The story follows two young friends as they spend the summer at a beach town and navigate family tensions, adolescent discovery, and local drama. It i...

Burma Chronicles is an autobiographical travel comic by Guy Delisle, first published in French in 2007. It recounts the period Delisle spent in Myanmar with his young son while his wife worked there for Médecins Sans Frontières, observing everyday life under military rule. The book combines domestic...

SuperMutant Magic Academy is a graphic novel by Canadian cartoonist Jillian Tamaki, published by Drawn & Quarterly in 2015. It follows students at a school for young mutants and magic users as they deal with classes, friendships, romance, insecurity, and other ordinary parts of adolescence, using dr...

Boundless is a 2017 anthology graphic novel by Jillian Tamaki, published by Drawn & Quarterly. Instead of following one continuous plot, it brings together short stories that examine modern anxieties, intimate relationships, social behavior, and the effects of internet culture. Its anthology structu...

Shenzhen is a 2000 graphic travelogue by Canadian cartoonist Guy Delisle, based on his time in Shenzhen, China, while accompanying his then-wife during an animation project. The book uses observational humor and everyday scenes to examine language barriers, cultural difference, urban development, an...