Missing You by Phellip Willian

Illustrated by: Melissa Garabelli



Lettered by: Deyvison Manes



Translated by: Fabio Ramos







This is a very beautiful graphic novel. The tone of the narration, as well as the soothing colours throughout the panels, draws the reader in. The dialogues are minimal but emotional. There is a young family who comes across a hurt deer and decides to take care of it and get it back on its feet. They have recently lost their mother and are struggling to appear normal. They pour all their love into this wild animal, an action that their grandmother (who happens to drop by) does not approve of. There are villains in the fringes who have some impact on the plot, but most of the focus is on tackling grief and moving on. It is not a long story, but a very deep one. Even the deer has its own story, which is equally sad, even if it cannot speak of its own emotions. It is not a book that one can assign to any particular age group. Each reader will take away something personal from it. I highly recommend it for people who like emotional graphic novels. I received an ARC thanks to NetGalley and the publishers but the review is entirely based on my own reading experience.