Graphic Novel Review: Saint Catherine by Anna Meyer

Posted on September 4, 2025 at 6:24 am by Gene Ambaum

Saint Catherine by Anna Meyer. 23rd Street, 2025. 9781250364371. 362pp. Includes “Extras” at the back: a note from the author plus photos and more.

Catherine never skips Mass. Never! Her mom always reminds her to go. But she’s kind of secretive about it with her friends and her boyfriend, Manolo.

Catherine feels like something terrible will happen if she doesn’t go. Then one day she heads to Staten Island with Manolo instead of to church. There she gets bitten by a squirrel and wonders if it’s an omen. She and Manolo go into an old church to look around, and it’s there that Catherine first sees a bunch of black blobs; Manolo sees nothing. Later, at home, after a nap, Catherine wakes up to find that the blobs of darkness are talking to her (and only her). One has a giant eye. It introduces itself as Vassago, Prince of Hell, and it’s not alone.

Are the demons real? How can she get rid of them? And will anyone believe her if she tells them what she’s seeing?

This is an entertaining, twenty-something coming-of-age graphic novel. My favorite thing about it is that Catherine lives a normal life; she makes one mistake and then tries to turn things around. Her story feels realistic and complicated, especially her relationships with Manolo and her mother. Worth noting: Meyer’s art is fantastic.