Chartwell Manor: A Comics Memoir

In Chartwell Manor: A Comics Memoir (2021–present, Fantagraphics), Glenn Head delivers a harrowing, autobiographical account of his time at a brutal New Jersey boarding school. Through stark, expressionistic black-and-white art, Head excavates decades of suppressed trauma, confronting the institution's systemic abuse with unflinching honesty. This single-issue work stands as a powerful, visceral example of the comics medium's capacity for raw, personal testimony.