Forces of Nature: A Book Of Drawings by Edward Steed. Drawn and Quarterly, 2024. 9781770466982. 184pp.
I’m not sure I’ve ever done this, but I take issue with the subtitle. This is a book of single-panel comics! They’re drawings, sure, but most of them have captions, and these have mostly been published in the New Yorker.
These are simply excellent. Each has just the right amount of meanness and a sense of glee. Many of my favorites feature naked people. Plus Steed’s people have large heads, so this book makes me feel less alone.
