Special Exits

Joyce Farmer’s Special Exits is a poignant, graphic novel-length work published by Fantagraphics in 2014, chronicling the final years of her aging parents with unflinching honesty and deep empathy. Drawing from her own experience as a caretaker, Farmer crafts an intimate, slice-of-life narrative that explores the complexities of mortality, family, and the quiet dignity of growing old. This single-issue story stands as a powerful, humanistic contribution to the autobiographical comics tradition, showcasing Farmer’s mastery of the medium in capturing life’s most tender and difficult moments.