Giant Days #12

Issue twelve of BOOM! Box's beloved Giant Days closes out its first year with a cover by Lissa Treiman that perfectly captures the series' mix of deadpan humor and warmth — a dark-haired young woman in a flannel shirt and baseball cap sits cross-legged, staring with weary resignation at a marshmallow that has burst into full flame on the end of her roasting stick. It's a small, relatable disaster rendered with just enough drama to feel genuinely funny, and it speaks to the charm that writer John Allison, artist Max Sarin, and colorist Whitney Cogar bring to university life one issue at a time.