Strays
An enigmatic parable of the modern city, where strangers can become friends and vice versa
A young man flees a disaster at home and comes to live in the city with his sister. He makes ends meet by taking a job as a deliveryman — only to encounter a flood of old friends and past acquaintances on his daily route . . .
At first elated by the company of these waifs and strays, eventually their own desperation for work begins to trouble his conscience — but what happens when you can't deliver help to everyone?
Chris W. Kim's distinctively detailed graphic style embodies an elusively disquieting parable of modern isolation and the ties that bind — or fail to bind — society together.
ISBN: 9781910593998 | Published: 3 February 2022 | Paperback | 192 pages
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