Vann Nath - Le Peintre des Khmers Rouges #[nn]

A gaunt man works at an easel while an armed guard watches over him — this haunting cover image sets the tone for Matteo Mastragostino and Paolo Castaldi's graphic account of Vann Nath, the Cambodian painter who survived the Khmer Rouge's notorious S-21 prison. Published by La Boîte à Bulles in 2020, the muted, grey-washed artwork conveys both the oppressive atmosphere of captivity and the quiet defiance of a man whose art became his means of survival. A powerful and sobering work that uses the sequential art form to honor a story that genuinely deserves to be told.