Kaspar

Diane Obomsawin’s Kaspar is a spare, poignant graphic novel from Drawn & Quarterly (2009–present) that retells the true story of Kaspar Hauser, the mysterious foundling who appeared in 19th-century Nuremberg. Through Obomsawin’s signature clean linework and understated storytelling, the book explores themes of isolation, identity, and the cruelty of society. This single-issue work stands as a quiet, essential entry in the publisher’s celebrated roster of literary comics.