KENK: A Graphic Portrait

Kenk: A Graphic Portrait, launched in 2010 by independent publisher Pop Sandbox, is a single-issue graphic biography that blends comic art with documentary journalism to explore the life of notorious Toronto bike thief Igor Kenk. The project is most associated with writer and artist Richard Poplak, who uses a mix of illustration, photography, and archival material to create a unique, hybrid portrait of its subject and the city's cycling culture. This innovative approach to nonfiction storytelling marks the series as a distinctive example of the graphic novel's potential for investigative journalism.