Pope Hats

Since 2009, Ethan Rilly’s Pope Hats has been a quietly essential indie comic series, unfolding the intertwined lives of young New Yorkers with an understated, literary grace. Rilly serves as both writer and artist, crafting a single ongoing narrative across its issues that prizes character and atmosphere over plot. Its intimate, observational storytelling and elegant linework have made it a touchstone for the contemporary alternative-comics scene.