Shadow Life

Another winner of a graphic novel. How often do we see older, queer protags in a graphic novel? Not often!
Here we meet Kumiko. Death has come for Kumiko, but guess what? She doesn't want to go and she will outsmart the little evil minions of death around every bend.
But Kumiko is getting older, her body is failing her and she may need to lean on an old friend for support. What she doesn't want to do is involve her kids-because they will send her back to the senior care home.

Vacuum up all your worries

I enjoyed the premise and the plot but the artwork is lax, to put it kindly.

A great look at getting old and reflecting on the life you lived. The protagonist here, Kumiko, refuses to give in to old age. She's insistent to live on her own, despite the difficulty & protests of her children, and also engages in a very real fight against the manifestation of death. I really enjoyed how the book only touched on Kumiko's past, referencing events that made her who she is today instead of being bogged down in flashbacks.

I don't think every supernatural element worked for me, but I definitely recommend this book to anyone who thinks it sounds even slightly interesting.