Die Schwarzen Brüder

Based on Kurt Held and Lisa Tetzner's novel, this 2002 one-shot from Sauerländer adapts a grim chapter of Swiss history. Artist and writer Hannes Binder brings a stark, evocative visual style to the story of young boys trafficked from their impoverished homes to work as chimney sweeps in Milan. It's a singular, powerful graphic novel that brings a classic, socially-conscious European children's tale to a new format.