Orphan Train

Over six issues from 2013 to 2019, Piredda Verlag's Orphan Train follows the harrowing journeys of displaced children sent westward on the real-life "orphan trains" of 19th-century America. Written primarily by Martin Surmann and Philippe Charlot, with evocative art by Xavier Fourquemin, the series unfolds as a quiet, character-driven historical drama rather than a sensationalized adventure. It matters for its thoughtful, European-perspective exploration of a little-known chapter in American social history, treating its young protagonists with dignity and emotional depth.