RL

Tom Hart's RL is a three-issue miniseries from 2012–2013, a deeply personal and experimental work in which the cartoonist documents the raw, immediate aftermath of his infant daughter's sudden death. Published outside the mainstream, the comic strips away traditional narrative structure to focus on fragmented, visceral moments of grief and the struggle to find meaning in everyday life. Hart's stark, expressive linework and unflinching honesty make this a quietly monumental work in autobiographical comics, a testament to the medium's power to process profound loss.