That’s part of what makes the book so compelling: its sheer relatability, and ability to hold just the right amount of tongue-in-cheek. It leaves him feeling like an actor on stage, playing a part written by someone else, with everyone around him doing their bit to avoid ruining the illusion of normalcy. He can’t seem to connect with people around him in ways that seem anything but superficial. There is a little bit of Nick in all of us, irrespective of whether we fit into his millennial demographic or an older one. This may have something to do with where we all are, as a race, desperate for little moments of happiness on social media, ready to celebrate the smallest of victories in the face of a world where bad news doesn’t seem to stop coming. The black and grey panels burst forth into colour, and the effect is surprisingly moving. There is a simple but effective trick that Will McPhail deploys whenever Nick Moss, the 20-something protagonist of his debut graphic novel, In., opens up to the world around him.
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