When observing the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim populations that call Jerusalem home, Delisle’s drawn line is both sensitive and fair, assuming nothing and drawing everything. Jerusalem showcases once more Delisle’s mastery of the travelogue. World Record Holders ranges from wistful childhood nostalgia to chagrined post-fame encounters, touching on formally ambitious visual puns and gut-busting what-ifs. It was translated by Helge Dascher and Rob Aspinall. In the fifth issue of the DC miniseries, Naomi McDuffie, also known as Powerhouse, must give her all to protect her adopted hometown from a full-scale invasion. Sina Grace is an American comic writer, artist and social media personality. His work has appeared in books by Image, Marvel, DC Comics and BOOM! Ethan Young is an American comic book writer, known for books like Nanjing: The Burning City, The Dragon Path, Space Bear and The Battles of Bridget Lee.

Jamal Campbell is a comic book artist from Toronto. He's also the artist behind the Far Sector comics, written by N.K. Jemisin, and has contributed to series like Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Justice League of America and Nightwing. Helge Dascher is a frequent translator of Delisle's comic books. She's also translated Aya by Marguerite Abouet and Clément Oubrerie, White Rapids by Pascal Blanchet and Paul Goes Fishing by Michel Rabagliati. Before he penned his famous travelogues about life in faraway countries, Pyongyang, Burma Chronicles, Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City, and Shenzhen, author Guy Delisle was an animator hoping to leave his job and become a comics artist. He tried his hand first at short stories, anecdotes, and experimental strips. Those comics are collected in the career-spanning collection World Record Holders out now from Drawn & Quarterly. There is much tongue-in-cheek wit here — thanks in no small part to translators Helge Dascher and Rob Aspinall — revealing a playfulness to Delisle that is often lost in his weightier observational humour about places like North Korea and Jerusalem. Take the story ‘Youri and Youri’, for example, where two astronauts representing our race and an alien species may or may not have switched places due to a cosmic accident after spending years in suspended animation. ‘Sweet Revenge’ documents a century-old fight between a mulberry tree and maple tree growing beside it. There’s an axe involved, and a slow battle that is supposed to end with the mulberry tree destroying its enemy within the next 38 years. There’s nothing like these tales in Delisle’s oeuvre, and it points to a path he might have walked down. Scott B. Henderson is an award-winning author and illustrator from Winnipeg. He's previously collaborated with Robertson on books like Sugar Falls, The Chief, 7 Generations and other books. He's also the artist behind the A Girl Called Echo series.Danica Brine is a comic book and children's book illustrator from Moncton, N.B. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, and on the covers of comic book series Wayward, Elephantmen and Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor. Nadia Shammas is a Palestinian American writer currently living in Toronto. Her previous work includes CORPUS: A Comic Anthology of Bodily Ailments and Ms. Marvel: Stretched Thin. There’s a reason established musicians sometimes put out collections of early demos, late into their careers. There’s a hint of vanity, of course, underpinning the assumption that someone wants to hear how they came to write a memorable song. It’s also an expression of vulnerability though, the pulling aside of a curtain to offer audiences a peek at the mysterious act of creation. World Record Holders ranges from wistful childhood nostalgia to chagrined post-fame encounters, touching on formally ambitious visual puns and gut-busting what-ifs. Delisle again and again shows how life is both exhilarating and embarrassing. Delisle visits an exhibition of his work in another country and is confronted by an angry spouse who blames him for destroying her marriage. A juvenile game of Bows and Arrows turns menacing as arrows shot straight up in the air turn into barely visible missiles of death. A coded message from space creates different reactions from different people — debates, dance festivals, gallery shows. ( From Drawn & Quarterly) Graphic novelist Guy Delisle brings readers into the heart of places both close to home and around the world

Stillwater is a mysterious town with some unusual rules: no one can die and no one can leave. This special one-shot issue of the horror series shares more chilling tales from the town, including what happens to characters who manage to free themselves — or so they think. Mariko Tamaki is an award-winning Canadian comics writer, contributing to Marvel and DC Comics, based in California. She was named comics writer of the year at the 2020 Eisner Awards. Her other books include the YA novel (you) Set Me On Fireand the graphic novels Laura Dean Keeps on Breaking Up With Me, illustrated by Rosemary Valero-O'Connell, Skim and This One Summer, which were both illustrated by Jillian Tamaki.

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Squire, a fantasy graphic novel, follows a young woman named Aiza. She's a member of the Ornu people, a subjugated group in the crumbling Bayt-Saiji Empire. With war on the horizon, Aiza enlists to train as a Squire in hopes it will lead her to Knighthood — and full citizenship. But as Aiza navigates the social and physical rigours of military training, she realizes the Empire's plans for "the greater good" may not be what's best for her people. Andrew Wheeler is an Eisner and Schuster Award-winning comic book writer from Toronto. His work can be seen in Wonder Woman, Dungeons & Dragons and Shout Out. I generally like Guy Delisle's work, but this collection of short stories from the late 1990s and early 2000s just didn't work for me. Too many of the attempts at humor rely on absurdity or nonsense, and it's almost all flights of fancy instead of the nonfiction stuff for which he has gained renown.