Days of the Bagnold Summer

Joff Winterhart’s Days of the Bagnold Summer (2012–present, Jonathan Cape) is a single-issue graphic novel that captures a quietly awkward English summer between a single mother and her moody teenage son. Winterhart’s deadpan, expressive artwork and understated dialogue lend a wry, tender realism to this slice-of-life story. A beloved cult gem in British independent comics, it’s a masterclass in finding profound emotion in the mundane.