Lure

Lane Milburn’s Lure, from Fantagraphics, launched in 2021 as a single-issue comic that blends surreal, off-kilter storytelling with vivid, expressive art. The series follows a mysterious, almost dreamlike narrative centered on a strange fishing lure and its unsettling effects on those who encounter it. Milburn’s distinctive, textured linework and muted color palette create an atmosphere of quiet dread and curiosity, marking this as a promising debut from an emerging cartoonist. It’s a compact, atmospheric piece that showcases the publisher’s commitment to bold, unconventional voices in independent comics.