Berlin

Set in the waning years of the Weimar Republic, Jason Lutes's Berlin is a masterful, meticulously researched graphic novel series from Drawn & Quarterly that follows a cast of interconnected characters navigating the social and political turmoil of 1920s Germany. Through the eyes of a journalist and an art student, among others, Lutes weaves a rich, human-scale tapestry of a city on the brink of fascism. Though only three issues were published in this initial run (2001–2008), the series is celebrated for its deep historical authenticity and its quiet, novelistic approach to a pivotal era. It remains a landmark work of literary comics, demonstrating the medium's power to capture the intimate weight of history.