The Scar: Graphic Reportage from the U.S.- Mexico Border #[nn]

Rendered in stark, atmospheric tones by Andrea Ferraris, the cover of The Scar immediately commands attention — a lone figure and a dog are caught in the glare of a searchlight against the looming vertical slats of the border wall, while the shadowed silhouette of a bird of prey stretches enormous across the steel, all set beneath a deep night sky. The image carries the weight of its subtitle, Graphic Reportage from the U.S.–Mexico Border, promising documentary-minded storytelling that takes the comics form seriously as journalism. Published by Fantagraphics in 2019, this is the kind of work that reminds readers how powerfully sequential art can bear witness to real-world human experience.