2nd My fave books this year: Graphic novels

Read a lot of these this year! I couldn't even pick one as my top fave, cause these ones below are wonderful for different reasons.

Fun Home - Alison Bechdel

Memoir of a young woman around college age, coming out, dealing with her family and the secrets her parents had, etc. Just superbly drawn and interesting and touching. American author.

Burma Chronicles - Guy Delisle

 Delisle lives in other countries and cartoons about his time there. As these are usually usually non-democracies (North Korea, China, Burma) it's super interesting! Though his next one will be Israel and I'm sure it will be great too. I read it in English, but it's originally in French. Quebec author.

Aya #3 - Marguerite Abouet, illustrated by Clément Oubrerie

Series about a young woman in an Ivory Coast village, and her buddies. It was in number 3 that I really got hooked, wish my library would get books 4 and 5! I read it in French, but it's available in English (though not books 4 or 5, yet.) Ivorian-French writer, French illustrator, published in Quebec.

Ice Haven - Daniel Clowes

Clowes writes touchingly about social misfits. Ice Haven's my fave--I love how all these disparate stories feed into each other. And I love how he changes his drawing style, as though a variety of authors are illustrating his works (à la American Splendor). American author.

Paul series by Michel Rabagliati

I read 3 of these (just added one to Goodreads which I missed!) Loved loved loved. It's about a man in his 30s thinking back to his youth--each bande dessinée represents a different period. One from his summer job as a camp counselor, one about his first apartment w/ girlfriend, etc. They're funny, charming, the character is SO real, the drawings are beautiful, and in the end they're touching. I read them (the first three) in French, but the whole series exists in English. Quebec author.