Ikaros

In this Norwegian one-shot from Jippi Forlag, writer Anne Kalsnes Modalsli and artist Manuele Fior craft a quiet, introspective story about Ikaros, a man whose strange affliction—he floats uncontrollably upward—becomes a metaphor for isolation and the weight of human connection. Fior’s delicate, expressive linework gives the surreal premise a grounded, tender humanity, making this 2006 comic a poignant debut from a creator who would go on to wider acclaim in European comics.