The Con Artists

In The Con Artists, cartoonist Luke Healy crafts a sharp, introspective graphic novel for Drawn & Quarterly, following a young Irishman in London whose carefully curated life unravels when a childhood friend reenters the picture. Through Healy’s clean, expressive linework and wry storytelling, the book explores the performances we stage for others and the messy truths we hide. A single-issue work from 2022, it stands as a poignant, self-contained meditation on friendship, anxiety, and the art of the con.