Especially amid the intense language issues the city currently faces, PRO-CAN feels like a Montreal comic for Montrealers.
By Esinam Beckley
Graphic Novels
Jade Armstrong pivots between trauma jokes, confession, and explaining how disordered eating plays out emotionally.
By Emily Raine
In Julie Delporte's latest, a colourful and bold ambiguousness holds the strength of the book.
By Sarah Mangle
While Bottenberg's deceptively simple collection of stories changes shape after each new read, Thom’s evokes a complete and casual mythos.
By Connor Harrison
Mirion Malle's book resonates with the familiar feeling of wanting to accept easy answers, while also having to learn to listen to yourself.
By Ashton Diduck
Chris Oliveros' novel has the potential to become a seminal text in Quebec’s assessment of its bilingual past.
By Connor Harrison
Jillian and Mariko Tamaki's latest captures the loving but volatile interactions of three young people discovering NYC.
By Ian McGillis
Éloïse Marseille's graphic novel is for girls afraid they’re wildly abnormal.
By Sruti Islam
Lawrence Lindell's graphic novel is a journey through friendship, identity, and the power of zine culture.
By Esinam Beckley
In Camille Jourdy’s eighth book, she has found and refined her visual signature to perfection.
By Ian McGillis
A random find in a free library box turns into a literary quest in Cesario Lavery's self-published graphic serial.
By Anna Leventhal
Nick Maandag's collection showcases his quiet, uncomfortable humour and ear for dialogue.
By Connor Harrison