![]() ![]() It’s a comic, and like other great comics, it tells you how to read it while you’re reading it.ĭavis likes three-row layouts. There’s a political protest group too, and a sweet old lady whose days are surely numbered, and what’s with that weirdo in the woods with all those guns, and the female cop in riot gear who has a sense of humor? Like I said, plot points galore, but approaching The Hard Tomorrow from the same plot angle you would a movie or TV show is to miss the best parts. Will Hannah get pregnant? Will her pothead husband ever build their house? And just how serious is Hannah’s infatuation with the mysterious Gabby? ![]() Davis made a pdf of the opening chapter available for purchase on her website last year, so I’ve been in happy suspense for a while now. (If you think it’s odd to list those qualities, then you need to read Why Art?). The Hard Tomorrow is a full-sized and full-fledged graphic novel, complete with a main character, supporting cast, and plot points galore. ![]() ![]() And her 2018 Why Art? is 157 pages of metafiction, technically five pages longer than the newly released The Hard Tomorrow, but Why Art? has only one panel per page and the entire book fits in the palm of my hand. Her 2017 You & A Bike & A Road takes nonfiction comics to a new, diary-driven level. Her 2014 How to Be Happy is one of the best collections of graphic story stories (most run about 12 pages) by a single author I’ve read. Her last three graphic works were already significant accomplishments. At last, Eleanor Davis has tackled the graphic novel. ![]()
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