Elbe Pegel 959 #[nn]

Published by Zwerchfell in 2019, Elbe Pegel 959 — Ein Kurzes Jahrhundert is a striking German graphic novel with a cover by Vanessa Drossel that immediately sets the tone: a group of THW (Technisches Hilfswerk) relief workers in their distinctive blue-and-yellow uniforms gather around a large blue MAN truck, some hauling sandbags in what looks like a flood-control effort. Drossel's warm, grounded artwork gives these everyday emergency volunteers a quiet heroism, making this look like exactly the kind of human-scale story that stays with you long after the last page.