Phenian

Guy Delisle's Phenian (2006–present, Kultura Gniewu) is a single-issue travelogue comic that documents the author's experiences during a work trip to the North Korean capital. Through Delisle's signature deadpan observational style and stark, clear-line art, the book captures the surreal, tightly controlled reality of life in Pyongyang, from its meticulously staged tours to the quiet absurdities of daily existence under a totalitarian regime. A landmark of the graphic journalism genre, it offers a quietly unsettling and humanizing glimpse into one of the world's most isolated cities.