Pear Cider and Cigarettes

A raw, autobiographical graphic novel from Akileos, Pear Cider and Cigarettes is a single-issue work by cartoonist Robert Sergel that recounts his chaotic, often destructive friendship with a troubled childhood friend named Techno. Spanning decades from their youth in Canada to Techno's eventual life in China, the story is a brutally honest exploration of addiction, loyalty, and the limits of friendship. Its stark, expressive black-and-white art and unflinching narrative have made it a quietly essential work in the modern autobiographical comics landscape.