Pyongyang

Guy Delisle’s Pyongyang, first published by Scratch Books in 2017, is a graphic travelogue that distills his celebrated, deadpan observations from a two-month stay in North Korea. Written and drawn by Delisle, with translation by Gert Jan Pos, this single-issue comic captures the surreal, mundane absurdities of life under a tightly controlled regime. It matters as a sharp, quietly unsettling document of isolation and propaganda, told through the author’s signature minimalist linework and wry, understated narration.