City of Light, City of Dark: A Comic Book Novel

Avi and Brian Floca's City of Light, City of Dark is a standalone graphic novel from Orchard Books, first published in 1993. This single-issue work weaves a fantasy narrative around the struggle for light in a wintry New York City, blending myth and urban realism. Its significance lies in being an early, ambitious example of a full-length comic created specifically for young readers by a celebrated children's author.