Lost Cat #[nn]

A quiet, understated gem from Fantagraphics, Lost Cat wears its personality right on its cover: a trench-coated anthropomorphic figure — rendered in Jason's distinctively spare, deadpan linework — stands hesitantly in a doorway against a bold black field, the warm yellow spine adding a pleasing graphic punch. Jason's minimalist style transforms even a simple silhouette into something full of mood and dry wit. At $19.99, this 2017 hardcover is an elegant showcase of the restrained visual storytelling that makes Jason's work so quietly compelling.