Hypebeast features Umma’s Table, Familiar Face, and Department of Mind-blowing Theories

Umma’s Table by Yeon-Sik Hong Where to buy: Libraire Drawn & Quarterly for $30 USD

This graphic novels follows the character of Madang as he divides his time between his young family in the countryside and his aging parents in Seoul. “Umma’s Table is an incredibly human tale, mixed with a kind of magical realism that depicts human emotion like a surreal fever dream,” D&Q says. “The book is both grounded in reality and free to depict universal experiences in an experimental way.”

Familiar Face by Michael DeForge Where to buy: Libraire Drawn & Quarterly for $25 CAD (approximately $22 USD)

Cartoonist Michael DeForge explores “a near-future technodystopia” in this stunning graphic novel, which follows a government worker tasked with listening to all manners of citizen complaints. “In a world where everything is constantly automatically updating, even one’s body, is true connection still possible?” D&Q asks.

Department of Mind-Blowing Theories by Tom Gauld Where to buy: Libraire Drawn & Quarterly for $25 CAD (approximately $22 USD)

Department of Mind-Blowing Theories is made up of 150 comic strips mixing humor and science. “[Gauld's] beautifully rendered jokes cover science from nanobots, to rogue particle accelerators, to Facebook commenters posting about On the Origin of Species, to futuristic housing scenarios, to poodles falling into wormholes. These hilarious punchlines are such an amazing read during this moment,” D&Q says.