Exit Wounds

Exit Wounds, published by Jonathan Cape in 2009, is a single-issue graphic novel by Rutu Modan that follows a young man searching for his missing father in modern-day Tel Aviv. Blending a detective story with a family drama, it explores fractured relationships and the lingering shadows of conflict in Israel. Modan’s warm, expressive art and nuanced storytelling earned the book critical acclaim, establishing her as a distinctive voice in contemporary comics.