Carlisle #1

The cover of this Chevais-Deighton and Seigneuret collaboration says everything with quiet, devastating power: a young Native American figure, wrapped in a white blanket and clutching a red sash, stares out with tearful defiance as a uniformed soldier's hand holds scissors poised above their hair — a scene charged with dignity, grief, and resistance. Carlisle: Tasunka Witko tackles the history of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School through the lens of one of its most resonant subjects, and Seigneuret's artwork makes the weight of that moment utterly unforgettable. This 2013 Bamboo Édition album announces itself as exactly the kind of thoughtful, historically grounded bande dessinée that stays with you long after you close the cover.