When the Wind Blows

In this singular, devastating graphic novel from 1982, British author Raymond Briggs (The Snowman) imagines a nuclear attack on the English countryside through the eyes of an elderly, ordinary couple. Published by Hamish Hamilton, the book is a quiet, unflinching study of denial and resilience, using a deceptively simple comic-strip style to chart the aftermath of a blast with chilling, mundane detail. A landmark of the medium, it remains a timeless anti-war statement, proving that the most powerful apocalypse stories are the ones that never leave the kitchen.