Isle of 100,000 Graves #[nn]

A young boy and a tall, dog-headed figure stride confidently across a hillside blanketed with wooden grave crosses, machete in hand, while a sailing ship and a lone palm tree punctuate the horizon behind them. This 2011 Fantagraphics graphic novel brings together writer Fabien Vehlmann and artist Jason for a darkly comic adventure that wears its macabre premise with a surprisingly cheerful swagger. Jason's clean, deadpan linework gives the ominous island setting an irresistible storybook quality that makes the whole thing feel like a twisted treasure hunt you genuinely can't wait to join.