Trollskogen #1

From Swedish publisher Rabén & Sjögren comes this enchanting 2015 graphic novel by John Holmvall, whose richly detailed cover sets the tone perfectly: a small blonde girl in a red coat clutches a basket as she stands before an enormous, weathered troll hunched against a mossy, shadowed forest backdrop. The contrast between the girl's calm, curious presence and the creature's massive, rugged form hints at a story rooted in Nordic folklore with both wonder and a touch of the uncanny. Trollskogen looks like a genuinely captivating all-ages adventure steeped in the atmosphere of Scandinavian fairy tales.