Arrugas

Paco Roca's Arrugas (2007, Astiberri Ediciones) is a poignant, standalone graphic novel that explores life in a retirement home through the eyes of Emilio, a former bank manager coping with Alzheimer's. Roca's warm, detailed artwork and humanistic storytelling illuminate the quiet dignity and humor found in the residents' daily routines and friendships. This critically acclaimed work earned Roca a National Comic Award in Spain and was later adapted into a celebrated animated film, cementing its place as a modern classic of Spanish comics.