A Family Matter

In A Family Matter (2009, W. W. Norton), a single-issue graphic novel, writer and artist Will Eisner turns his incisive eye to the quiet tensions of a suburban family gathering. The story unfolds over the course of a tense dinner party, where buried resentments and long-held secrets surface between a father, his adult children, and their partners. This standalone work, published late in Eisner’s career, distills his signature blend of character-driven drama and urban realism into a compact, emotionally charged family portrait. It stands as a poignant meditation on generational conflict and the fragility of domestic peace from a master of the medium.