Artichoke Tales #[nn]

Megan Kelso's Artichoke Tales arrives from Fantagraphics in 2010 as a quietly enchanting graphic novel, its cover setting a gentle, contemplative tone: a young figure with leafy hair sits cross-legged in a meadow, eyes closed, blowing the seeds from a dandelion into a mint-green sky dotted with soft clouds. Every line on the cover — pencils, inks, and hand-lettered title — comes directly from Kelso's own hand, giving the whole thing a cohesive, personal warmth that feels refreshingly intimate.