The Forest Danielle Burgos When an old fisherman fails

When an old fisherman fails to return after a storm

Sophia Foster-Dimino

com Best Graphic Novel of the Year

creator of Love Not Found  (Strawberry Comics) and Red String (Dark Horse Comics)

as a great graphic novel

The Forest Danielle Burgos When an old fisherman failsBy Thomas Ott. Published by Fantagraphics. Hardcover, 32 pages, B&W, 2022. The Forest is a graphic novella told via twenty five singular illustrations, without words, of which only Swiss artist Thomas Ott is capable. A young boy sneaks away from a family funeral and sinks into the forest depths, where he confronts man's greatest fear and must choose his path. Drawing with a technique called scratchboard, where a white surface is covered with a black