The Sculptor

Scott McCloud, a legendary figure in comics theory, both writes and illustrates this single-volume graphic novel from First Second. Published in 2015, The Sculptor follows a young artist who makes a Faustian bargain for the power to shape any material with his bare hands, only to find his time is now limited. It stands as a deeply personal, sprawling meditation on creativity, mortality, and the cost of artistic ambition from one of the medium's most thoughtful practitioners.