Louis Riel

Chester Brown’s Louis Riel, published by Drawn & Quarterly since 2003, is a singular, meticulously researched graphic biography of the controversial Métis leader. Brown adapts the complex history of Riel’s resistance movements in 19th-century Canada into a stark, expressive comic, blending political intrigue with personal tragedy. This single-issue work stands as a landmark of the alternative comics movement, demonstrating the form’s power to re-examine national history with nuance and clarity.