Forbes lists Year of the Rabbit, The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist, and Paul at Home as Best Ofs 2020

Year of the Rabbit by Tian Veasna. Veasna’s harrowing story of his family’s experiences during the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia isn’t light reading, but his down-to-earth style keeps the focus on the resilience of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. From Maus onwards, comics have excelled at making these kinds of stories accessible to readers and Year of the Rabbit represents a major new contribution to the medium.

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Cartoonist by Adrian Tomine. Acclaimed graphic novelist Adrian Tomine has long captivated readers with his eye for detail and ability to imbue everyday situations with drama and dark humor. In his latest, he’s a prophet without honor in his own country: the book is a catalog of decades’ worth of slights and indignations that come with being a giant in a tiny corner of the literary world, and it’s painfully funny.

Paul at Home by Michel Rabagliati. A bittersweet fictionalized memoir of middle age and life’s changes from beloved Quebecois cartoonist Rabagliati.