Blue Pills

In celebration of Eisner Nominees coming out I thought I'd talk about one of my favorite nominated books.  The common misguided thought about comics is that they are men in tights, kids stuff that adults are meant to grow out of by the time they reach high school, if not then definitely college.  But more and more these amazing graphic narratives are being penned and inked, the pictures only providing deeper layers to the act of reading a moving story.  

Blue Pills by Frederik Peeters is exactly that.  About Peeters' relationship with an HIV-positive woman, Blue Pills is funny, heartwarming and realistic.  He brings a tenderness through the pictures, a sense of imminent loss looms even in the happiest of times.  But ultimately for Peeters, the relationship is a great one, and beautifully rendered on the page.  

Comics aren't just for kids.  In fact, they may just be the best thing to happen to "grown-up" literature.  

Happy Reading,

Julia