Drawn and Quarterly 2

Short Review: Comics for the grownups. Impressive, if moody

This anthology doesn't mention whether the stories in it are created for it, a la Dark Horse Presents, or collected from books published by Drawn and Quarterly, like parts of Caliber Press's Negative Burn. It's strange for most of them seem to allow sequels/prequels, and I certainly wouldn't mind seeing them.

• Rates Of Exchange

  Story and Art by David Mazzucchelli

  An sort-of auto-bio story about living in Paris. It's more a collection of highlights, which is probably the best way to do auto-bio. Interesting, and loove that Mazzucchelli art!

• Eleanor

  Story and Art by Eric Drooker

  Poignant 1-page tale of one old woman's day.

• The Ghost of Whitechapel
  Story by Fromental
  Art by Loustal

  An adaptation of the story by Marel Cox, this is a dark little tale of lives gone to desperation.

• More Than Coincidence?

  Story and Art by Maurice Vellekoop

  Two engaging character portraits, told in parallel over two pages.

• It Was the War of the Trenches

  Story and Art by Jacques Tardi

  A disturbing tale of one man lost in the trenches in World War One. Mortality everywhere, this is strong stuff.