The Best American Comics #2013

The Story of Grainne Ni Mhaille / Excerpt from Gone to Amerikay follows Ciara O'Dwyer’s harrowing journey from 1870 Ireland to the Five Points slums of New York, where she struggles to survive after her husband Fintan fails to join her. Years later, in 1960, a young man named Johnny McCormack arrives in New York from Galway, drawn by dreams of fame, only to be haunted by a ghostly presence tied to Ciara’s past. Decades on, in 2010, a wealthy Irishman named Lewis Healy traces the echoes of that same story, seeking connections across time through the haunting melodies of Johnny McCormack’s songs.

In a coastal town haunted by whispers of the past, Maggie and her friends uncover a local legend: a ghost ship that arrived empty, leaving only the captain’s artificial hand in the museum. When they steal it in a bid to free the spirit, their plan unravels after being ambushed by Mark and his crew. Forced to reclaim it through a risky mission with her brothers, Maggie finds herself drawn deeper into the mystery—especially when she learns her siblings have seen the ghost too. As the hand is returned and the group’s bond strengthens, the ghost lingers just beyond sight, watching in silence before finally drifting away.