Küsse für Jet

In Küsse für Jet, cartoonist Joris Bas Backer delivers a quiet, resonant one-shot from Jaja Verlag (2020–present) that explores a tender, unspoken romance between two young women in a 1980s Dutch high school. Through subtle, soft-lined art and a restrained narrative, the comic captures the bittersweet ache of first love and the weight of unexpressed feelings. Backer’s intimate storytelling and period detail make this a poignant, understated gem in contemporary European comics.