No One Else

A death throws a family's life into turmoil in one of the most anticipated graphic novel releases of 2021.

Publisher Marketing: I've read it four times, and find fresh connections and details with each round.-- "The New York Times Book Review" Review Quotes : No One Else skyrockets [Johnson] to the upper pantheon of cartoonists making literary fiction thanks to his skillful use of the medium, his deep insight into its characters, and his restraint in telling their stories -- which pushes the reader close to them, to see them with clarity and compassion. If Anton Chekhov was making comics today, they might read like No One Else .-- "The Comics Journal" Brief Description : "Charlene is a single mom and full-time nurse who also cares for her elderly father. She was already struggling to hold everything together when tragedy strikes and her nonconformist brother returns home unexpectly, piling chaos on top of grief"-- Review Quotes : Johnson draws with a confident bravado that is particularly impressive ... and his narrative skills are equally assured.-- "Booklist" Review Quotes : As he tracks a few days in the course of his characters' lives, Johnson avoids the easy cliches typically deployed in tales that depict the grieving process; he eschews even catharsis in favor of conveying raw emotion with brutal realism.-- "Library Journal (starred review)" Review Quotes : This is a sophisticated, modern and artful look at the pressures of work and family.-- "Youth Services Book Review" Review Quotes : Johnson tells an achingly realistic story of a Hawaiian family reeling in grief. ... a beautiful example of a short comic containing multitudes.-- "Publishers Weekly (starred review)" Review Quotes : A meditative and melancholy story that's nevertheless bristling with energy and dry humor -- one that lingers long after the first read.-- "Bomb Magazine" Review Quotes : Johnson's dreamlike vignettes capture a family in the aftermath of loss, during a time of transition and, possibly, renewal, as they live through moments that are at once quotidian and monumental.-- "The New Yorker" Review Quotes : No One Else might be one of the most subtle, poignant books about grief I've experienced.-- "AIPT" Review Quotes : No One Else sparks an emotional fire with subtlety and grace.-- "The AV Club" Publisher Marketing :

Format: Paperback | Pages: 104 | Publication Date: 2021-11-09