The End Pauls Rietums (The Cartoon Utopia)

(The Cartoon Utopia)

"Craig Thompson infus[es] his bittersweet tale

tender tale of grief and environmentalism

I could read his work all day long

Josie Schuller is a picture-perfect homemaker

The End Pauls Rietums (The Cartoon Utopia)By Anders Nilsen. Published by Fantagraphics. Hardcover, 150 pages, B&W and Colour, 2022. Assembled from work done in Anders Nilsen's sketchbooks over the course of the year following the death of his fiance, Cheryl Weaver, in 2005, The End is a collection of short strips about loss, paralysis, waiting, and transformation a physical manifestation of grief. The End is a concept album in different styles, a meditation on paying attention, an abstracted