Fatherland #[nn]

Nina Bunjevac's Fatherland arrives as a striking graphic work from Ici Même Editions, its stark black cover dominated by a meticulously rendered portrait of a suited man rendered in precise, engraving-like detail against a dark background — the red spine providing the only flash of color. The restrained, almost photorealistic artwork signals something serious and deeply personal, the kind of comics storytelling that rewards careful attention. A compelling addition to the 2014 landscape of literary graphic narratives.