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A deadpan, delightfully nerdy collision of high literature and sci-fi tropes that feels like sharing an inside joke with your favorite librarian. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with You're all just jealous of my jetpack.
- whimsical
- cozy
- mildly existential
- intellectual
- 01
Everyone's a aliebn when ur a aliebn too
Jomny Sun
A gentle, illustrated meditation on the universal feeling of not quite belonging, and the quiet comfort of finding others who feel the same way.
- 02
Goliath
Tom Gauld
A bleakly funny and quietly tragic reimagining of a mythic battle, told from the perspective of a reluctant giant who would rather be doing paperwork.
- 03
Step Aside, Pops
Kate Beaton
A delightfully unhinged romp through history and literature where revered figures are reimagined as petty, relatable weirdos.
- 04
xkcd
Randall Munroe
A delightfully nerdy exploration of romance, sarcasm, math, and language told through minimalist stick figures.
- 05
Descender, Vol. 3
Jeff Lemire
A melancholic, beautifully painted journey into the fragile memories and hidden scars of a fractured found family.
- 06
Hark! A Vargrant
Kate Beaton
A hilarious, anachronistic romp that turns the stuffy figures of history and literature into petty, dramatic, and deeply relatable weirdos.
- 07
Epileptic
David B.
A sprawling, heavily inked descent into the labyrinth of family trauma, where childhood illness takes the shape of literal monsters.
- 08
Darth Vader and son
Jeffrey Brown
A heartwarming and hilarious collision of epic space opera stakes with the everyday exhaustion of raising a toddler.
- 09
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates
Liz Pichon
A highly visual, laugh-out-loud romp through the chaotic mind of a master doodler and excuse-maker.
- 10
Sex Criminals
Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky
A laugh-out-loud, neon-drenched romp that uses a wildly explicit premise as a Trojan horse for a tender story about intimacy and mental health.
- 11
Displacement
Lucy Knisley
A tender, watercolor-washed journey through the choppy waters of caregiving, memory, and generational love.
- 12
Adulthood Is A Myth
Sarah C. Andersen
A hilarious, deeply relatable hug for anyone who feels like three toddlers stacked in a trench coat pretending to be a grown-up.
