Night Bus

In Night Bus (2021–present, Drawn & Quarterly), Chinese cartoonist Zuo Ma crafts a haunting, lyrical graphic novel that follows a lone night bus driver through a surreal, dreamlike cityscape. With delicate black-and-white linework and a quiet, meditative pace, the story unfolds as a series of strange encounters and shifting realities, exploring memory, loneliness, and the thin veil between waking life and the subconscious. Zuo Ma’s solo work—both writing and illustrating—marks the debut of a distinctive new voice in contemporary comics, bringing a fresh, introspective perspective to the medium. This single-issue series stands as a quietly powerful statement on the beauty and melancholy of the everyday.