INDIE VIEW: ‘The Blue Road’ brings poetic clarity to the life of immigrants
The Blue Road
Written by Wayde Compton
Illustrated by April Dela Noche Milne
Arsenal Pulp Press
It is always worth reminding people that the concept of national borders...
INDIE VIEW: ‘Vanni’ is a sweeping but intimate account of the Sri Lankan conflict
Vanni: A Family’s Struggle Through the Sri Lankan Conflict
Research and Story by Benjamin Dix
Script and Illustration by Lindsay Pollack
Pennsylvania State University Press/Graphic Medicine
When I...
INDIE VIEW: ‘Mikel’ plunges into paranoid Basque Country
Mikel
Written by Mark Bellido
Illustrated by Judith Vanistenpael
Translated by Erica Mena
Self Made Hero
Taking place amidst the Basque separatist movement in Spain, Mikel focuses on a...
INDIE VIEW: ‘Americana’ is a thru-hike across Luke Healy’s psyche
The Pacific Crest Trail becomes the road to self-discovery
INDIE VIEW: ‘Martin Peters’ plays with the facts
Martin Peters
By Patrick Allaby
Conundrum Press
Have you ever had a conversation with a friend where you and the friend trade stories about your teenage years?...
INDIE VIEW: ‘Taxi! Stories From the Back Seat’ savors life’s in-between moments
Taxi! Stories From the Back Seat
By Aimee de Jongh
Conundrum Press
The inside of a taxi is a strange space, in that for one person it...
INDIE VIEW: ‘The Tenderness of Stones’ portrays the harshness of loss
Marion Fayolle's storybook of dark emotions
INDIE VIEW: ‘Floppy #1’ and ‘Desolation Bay’ tell different kinds of histories
Two Massachusetts cartoonists put intellectual and poetic heft into their comics.
INDIE VIEW: Abouet’s ‘Akissi’ books gleefully barrel through boundaries
Autobiographical comics for kids like you've never seen before
INDIE VIEW: ‘King of King Court’ celebrates the power of telling your own story
This dysfunctional family memoir is a triumph of resilience
INDIE VIEW: ‘Shanghai Dream’ magnifies a corner of World War II history
Shanghai Dream
Written by Philippe Thirault
Illustrated by Jorge Miguel
Translated by Mark Bence
Humanoids/ Life Drawn
Portrayals of the Holocaust have found their way into multiple comics...
INDIE VIEW: ‘The Lady Doctor’ demystifies the medical world
The Lady Doctor
By Ian Williams
Pennsylvania State University Press
Ian Williams has made a name for himself in the Graphic Medicine movement as an advocate for...
