The Undertaking of Lily Chen

In The Undertaking of Lily Chen, Danica Novgorodoff crafts a haunting graphic novel for First Second that follows a young man's desperate, surreal journey through the Chinese countryside after his sister's accidental death. Published as a single volume beginning in 2014, the story blends folklore and stark reality as he seeks a traditional "ghost bride" to appease his family. Novgorodoff's luminous watercolor art brings an aching, atmospheric beauty to this meditation on grief, duty, and the lengths we go to for love.