Abandoned Cars #[nn]

A brooding man grips a steering wheel against a dark, nocturnal backdrop — headlights glowing faintly in the distance — and the tension on his face tells you everything about the mood Tim Lane is after. Abandoned Cars collects Lane's noir-drenched stories in a handsome 2008 Fantagraphics volume, rendered in his precise, ink-heavy line work that evokes mid-century pulp with real artistic conviction. If you're drawn to American loneliness, open roads, and the kind of quiet dread that lingers after the last page, this one deserves a place on your shelf.