Blankets is a graphic novel that has emerged as a modern classic story of love and loss since first being published in 2003. This winter, Drawn & Quarterly has republished it in both paperback and hardcover editions. It's a coming of age memoir about the traumas of childhood, faith, and burgeoning first love. Set against the backdrop of icy, white Midwestern winters we see Thompson as a young boy growing up in a poor, strict religious household. He is bullied at school and powerless at home. He turns to drawing and Christianity, only to question his faith as the book unfolds. Beautifully rendered in pen and ink, Thompson's story is engrossing and incredibly accessible in its treatment of childhood, religion, and close relationships.
