Shenzhen

Guy Delisle’s Shenzhen (2011–present, Oog & Blik/De Bezige Bij) is a single-issue graphic travelogue that captures the disorienting experience of a Westerner on a three-month animation assignment in China’s booming tech hub. Written and drawn by Delisle, with contributions from Arend Jan van Oudheusden, it distills the isolation, cultural friction, and surreal monotony of life in a factory city. A quiet, observant work, it stands as a key entry in Delisle’s celebrated series of autobiographical comics about working abroad.