The Airless Year

In The Airless Year, a young girl navigates the claustrophobic pressures of middle school and a fractured home life, finding her reality warped by strange, dreamlike occurrences that blur the line between adolescence and a hidden cosmic truth. Launched in 2022 by Dark Horse, this single-issue debut is the work of writer Adam P. Knave and artist Valentine De Landro, whose evocative visuals ground the story’s eerie, introspective tone. It matters as a thoughtful, character-driven exploration of identity and isolation, offering a fresh voice in the publisher’s line of original graphic novels.