Nervensägen

Claire Bretécher’s single-issue comic Nervensägen (published by Rowohlt in 1985) collects a sharp, satirical look at the petty irritations and social frictions of everyday life. Bretécher, the series’ sole artist, brings her famously incisive line and keen eye for human foible to a gallery of exasperating characters. Though a standalone volume, it stands as a compact, caustic snapshot of its era’s social mores, showcasing the wit that made Bretécher a defining voice in European comics.