Something Terrible

Dean Trippe’s Something Terrible (2016–present, Iron Circus Comics) is a deeply personal, single-issue graphic memoir that uses the language of superheroes to confront the author’s childhood trauma. Through stark, expressive art and a deceptively simple narrative, Trippe explores survival, memory, and the slow process of reclaiming one’s own story. It stands as a poignant, quietly powerful example of how comics can address difficult real-world experiences with honesty and grace.