Perfect Example

John Porcellino’s Perfect Example is a single, quiet issue from 2005, published by Drawn & Quarterly, that distills the raw, introspective diary-comics style for which he is best known. It captures a fleeting moment of adolescent melancholy and small-town ennui with Porcellino’s signature spare linework and unadorned honesty, making it a touchstone for readers who find beauty in life’s mundane, awkward truths.