Alias the Cat

A hallucinatory, deeply personal graphic novel from cartoonist Kim Deitch, Alias the Cat (2007–present) is the sole issue in a series from Jonathan Cape. Blending autobiography with the surreal, it follows Deitch's own obsessive quest to uncover the true origin of a mysterious cat costume, weaving through vintage toy history and fever-dream digressions. This singular work distills Deitch's signature style—dense, scratchy panels and a love of bygone Americana—into a playful meditation on identity and storytelling itself.