Five Graphic Novels to Gift This Christmas 2019
Artribune presents its final roundup of recommended graphic novels for the 2019 holiday season, featuring five new releases. 'L'ombra di Allende' by Jorge González and Olivier Bras (001 Edizioni, 128 pp., €19) fictionalizes the 1973 Chilean coup through the eyes of Leo, a child of Chilean immigrants in South Africa. Seth's 'Clyde Fans' (Coconino Press, 488 pp., €42) follows two brothers running a failing Canadian fan company, exploring personal and professional collapse. 'Lo specchio di Tina' by Cinzia Ghigliano (Contrastobooks, 63 pp., €19.90) illustrates the life of revolutionary photographer Tina Modotti, from factory work to her travels with Edward Weston and Frida Kahlo. Nora Krug's 'Heimat' (Einaudi Stile Libero, 288 pp., €19) is a mixed-media memoir confronting German guilt over WWII through family history. Vincenzo Filosa's 'Italo' (Rizzoli Lizard, 192 pp., €20) depicts a cartoonist's addiction to painkillers and his path to recovery.
Key facts
- Five graphic novels recommended for Christmas 2019
- L'ombra di Allende by Jorge González and Olivier Bras, 128 pages, €19, published by 001 Edizioni
- Clyde Fans by Seth, 488 pages, €42, published by Coconino Press
- Lo specchio di Tina by Cinzia Ghigliano, 63 pages, €19.90, published by Contrastobooks
- Heimat by Nora Krug, 288 pages, €19, published by Giulio Einaudi Editore
- Italo by Vincenzo Filosa, 192 pages, €20, published by Rizzoli Lizard
- L'ombra di Allende is set during the 1973 Chilean coup led by Pinochet against Salvador Allende
- Clyde Fans centers on two brothers running a Canadian fan company that goes bankrupt
Entities
Artists
- Jorge González
- Olivier Bras
- Seth
- Cinzia Ghigliano
- Nora Krug
- Vincenzo Filosa
- Salvador Allende
- Augusto Pinochet
- Tina Modotti
- Edward Weston
- Frida Kahlo
Institutions
- 001 Edizioni
- Coconino Press
- Contrastobooks
- Giulio Einaudi Editore
- Rizzoli Lizard
- Artribune
Locations
- Chile
- South Africa
- Canada
- Genoa
- San Francisco
- South America
- Mexico
- Germany
- United States
- Torino
- Roma
- Milano