Manouches #[nn]

A striking red-and-ink cover sets the tone for this Steinkis release, with creator Kkrist Mirror presenting a weathered older man at center, hat in hand, surrounded by a crowd of faces rendered in expressive, loose linework — a community portrait as much as an individual one. The Manouches people, depicted here across generations and expressions, are given weight and dignity in every stroke. This 2016 album feels like an invitation into a world rarely given this kind of careful, humanizing attention on the comics page.