Lost in NYC: A Subway Adventure

In Lost in NYC: A Subway Adventure, writer-illustrator Nadja Spiegelman and artist Sergio García Sánchez transform the sprawling New York City subway system into the setting for a young student's disorienting first day at a new school. Published by RAW Junior in 2015, this single-issue graphic novel weaves a fictional narrative of getting lost underground with factual spreads detailing the history and engineering of the world's largest subway network. Its clever integration of story and nonfiction, paired with García Sánchez's dynamic, map-like art, makes it a standout educational comic that captures the overwhelming yet wondrous scale of the city.